Q: Thanks for your response on ECN revenues. Would you please advise consensus earnings for the two years 18 and 19 as once again I have too wide a variance - between - 0.14 and + 0.68 stated for the current year, to make an investment decision.
Q: My impression is that 5i has been quite bullish on ECN over time - so the recent price surge triggered additional research, only to find that 2018 and 2019 revenue estimates were well below current levels, -40%, which is a potential significant disconnect with respect to price appreciation for that period. Do you concur and what would be the impact of continuing rate rises.
Q: Hi Group - looking at buying a stock in the financial sector looking for most growth with lease risk. Also div would be good but not imperative. Presently own both TD + Nova Scotia. Also BOA + C in the US. I was thinking that JP Morgan or Visa would be good choices Canadian banks are not acting well even after their recent stellar earning. The us appears to be a better choice. Maybe an insurance company works here ? Than for your advise
Could you please provide a relative comparison between Home capital group and Equitable group and in your opinion which is the better investment at this time?
Q: I will be on holiday for a month in July, and rather than selling and going away I was considering increasing my positions in solid blue chip stocks. Canadian and US financials have not done well recently. What about Visa and MA? Any other suggestions?
Q: RBC direct investing is offering a private placement at $76.15 while the last trade was at $78.24, does it make sense to place an expression of interest. Secondly what does the following mean. " Please be advised that if you participate in this new issue offering, RBC Direct Investing will receive a selling concession equal to C$1.43 per share"
If i expressed interest in owning 1000 shares would i actually get less? Please help me understand the math and logic behind this?
Q: Even with the 125M buy back, wouldn't it be a good time to take advantage of the recent drop considering they have 986M of FCF right now? All of the metrics are cheap compared to other banks when looking on Morning Star.
Would it be a good idea to average down my cost or do you think it would drop more?
Q: What are your thoughts on BNS at these prices and the negative sentiment around a few things (expense increase, acquisition today SP down 2.5% afterhours, and Russia)? I own the stock but have been looking closely at it lately and wondering if I should be sticking with it, buying more, or moving elsewhere. I feel the south american presence adds diversity but also risk. The market is clearly beating BNS up more than the other banks for a few reasons. Most concerning is when I look at the top 4 biggest banks in size (BNS being 3rd), BNS has performed the worst over 1yr, 2yr, and 5yr periods. Looking at that I'm not seeing the higher dividend being worth the lack of performance. What am I missing?
Q: Good morning,
Just a noticed a sudden one day drop in the price of TF. Can you please provide me your opinion on this MIC and are any other MICs that you would prefer in lieu of TF for income in a TFS or RRSP account. Thank you.
Franco
Q: I have had this stock now for more than 6 months and it does not seem to go anywhere. I know that the exchange rate has not been favorable but still there seem to be no action. Do I keep it?
Margita