Investment Q&A

Q: I have been researching Crius in great depth and I cannot find the cause of the price freefall. I am beginning to think there Crius might be impacted by the new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission guidelines on pipeline and electricity transmission line profits. Still, it seems a stretch the Commission would destroy an industry.
Can you help a drowning investor?
With great appreciation.
ED

Q: Good morning 5i
Missing from my notes is the reason for opening a position in crius energy. I thought it was on a positive comment or portfolio inclusion at 5i. But I can find neither direct reference.

Would you please remind me of the attractiveness of kwh ......recognizing this is not a fortis or Brookfield size/risk type company.

What is it that is not working and dragging the stock price down?

Thanks
Dave

Q: Hi Peter, bought more GUD today and have a quick curiosity question on what they do with all the cash reserves while they wait. It looks like ~$788M vs 142.8M shares = ~$5.52/share. I'm assuming that with that magnitude of funds they'd get a pretty decent rate/month; but is that what they do ? Also, what size ($) of company would/could they target with the amount of cash they have ? And, is the thought that any purchase would be NA based or does that matter ? Thanks.

Q: One of the BNN guest mentioned that his calculation shows that ENB could drop to 33.84 where it would be a buy. For now he staying away from this stock! Also this morning another advisor strongly suggested to stay away from ENB !
Could I have your opinion please.

Q: Please provide reasoning for short trades on SIS? Please also provide some rationale of assets growing faster than revenue. I like the company and have invested behind it however starting to look a little lofty.

Q: Good afternoon,
Earnings are coming up next week on ATD. It hasn't done anything since july 2015 what can we expect. It's everybody's darling but ?
Your view ?
Thanks !

Q: An earlier question on TOY mentioned the downgrade (BMO) as being a possible factor in the decline in stock price. Just to balance the ledger and as can be seen below, while there was one downgrade, there were in fact 6 upgrades. This is why last week's decline seems to be pretty irrational, especially given how quickly TOY recovered following the initial Toys R Us negative news from a couple of months ago.
As always, keep up the great work.

3/9/2018 Raymond James Financial Boost Price Target Outperform C$57.00 -> C$65.00
3/9/2018 CIBC Boost Price Target C$58.00 -> C$63.00
3/9/2018 Royal Bank of Canada Boost Price Target Outperform C$61.00 -> C$66.00
3/9/2018 TD Securities Boost Price Target Buy C$61.00 -> C$69.00
3/9/2018 BMO Capital Markets Downgrade Outperform -> Market Perform
3/8/2018 National Bank Financial Boost Price Target Outperform C$63.00 -> C$65.00
3/6/2018 Canaccord Genuity Boost Price Target C$53.00 -> C$63.00

Q: I note a recent article in the Globe to the effect that the OTEX CEO sold nearly 40% f his holdings and 3 other executives also reduced considerably. Any reason for this or cause for concern?? Than ks Jim.

Q: Can I have your thoughts on NWC's earnings? Seems like hurricane aftermath and US tax changes are a drag.

Q: Hi wanting to build a income portfolio using etfs which ones would you use thanks

Q: Income Portfolio: Of all the stocks in your income portfolio, which are the best buys right now, for a long term hold. And, are there others you also recommend?
Yields over 4% are preferred, and some dividend growth.

Q: I'm interested in taking a position in Photon Controls. Can you confirm my calculations that they have 30 cents per share in cash?

Also, is there anything in the earnings report that raises any red flags for you?

And do you have the same level of confidence in the company, after reading their earnings report that you had 24 hours ago?

Q: In your reply to Jeff you said that TOY did not quantify exposure to Toy R Us,& yet it said no carryover impact into 2019.In my humble opinion,Toy must know the potential loss.I wonder what is the impact on its share price,which has already dropped from $61.76(new high) to current $54.34.When is a good entry point? Thanks for u usual great services & views.

Q: Hi 5iR, This is not a question just a comment on TOY. 5iR I think you need to adjust your thinking on TOY. An increasing number of kids today do not play with toys. They play with their devices. As a grandparent I watch my grandchildren spend hours on their devices, not toys....it drives me nuts...... Since TOY is not in the software business, I would be a seller of TOY not a buyer. Cheers, Chris

Q: What do you think about Magna and Lyft plan? It seems to have increased the stock price. Is Magna too expensive to buy today?
Thank you

Q: Any idea why enb is down 5% today?

Thanks
Mike

Q: If they missed earnings by a wide margin, .62 vs expected .91, and also missed badly on revenue, would you know why the stock is up over 3% and not down big?

Q: What are your thoughts on selling WSP Global for Savaria?
Looking for more dividend growth (revenue and earnings as well).
WSP's earnings didn't look as good as Savaria's did.
Thank you,
Adam

Q: what are your thoughts on WSP earings

Q: Good morning Peter, Ryan & Team,

I am looking at my international and american exposure. Can you give me a rough idea about what percentage of companies in the balanced portfolio have american and international exposure and how significant it is? Does that typically play to your portfolio country allocation? For example, I have 20% american equities, but X percentage of Canadian equities from the balanced portfolio get the majority of their revenue from the US, would you consider that a (20 + x) american exposure?

Thanks for your time,

Wes