Investment Q&A

Q: Hi, Oil and Gas sector has come under pressure for past two weeks, with above equities declining 20-30% from their respective highs. Volatility in oil and gas prices could be a reason and other days, it could simply be in sympathy with general markets.
This is in the backdrop of analysts forecasting very strong cash flow generation by all these companies, resulting in outsized shareholder returns and much higher equity prices. We have 10% weighting in the sector ( Not including 5.5% ENB ). Based on the geo-political, demand/supply and other relevant factors, do you believe, this sector still has legs, say another 6-12 months or longer and equities should recover over time. Also, what would cause, in your opinion, for market to change course for this sector, in near future. Thank You

Q: With oil still 100$ plus and Natural Gas up- what is the big drop in energy stocks as CVE,TOU etc-seems like demand with air travel-etc is still there-Refiners made money at 50$ or are theuy overvalued ? opinion

Q: Hi, A follow up to my question earlier. Do you think, the sharp drop in oil price on Friday and recent weakness in Oil and Gas equities could have been triggered by recession fears ? If this is one of the reasons, with more rate hikes in the cards and probability of a recession going up, in your view, how is the Energy sector likely to hold ? How does a retail investor position for next 6-12 months ? Thanks again

Q: I currently own ENB, PPL, TRP and Topaz energy as my exposure to this sector. I am considering adding FRU. Any concerns ?

Ken

Q: I have doubled my money on Tou, should I sell it or hold on?

Q: I heard to a podcast recently talking about natural gas being the key to reducing coal use. I'm curious if there any Canadian names that are primarily involved in natural gas with little involvement in crude oil? Pipeline or gas transportation companies?

Can you recommend an ETF to play natural gas in either the US or Canada?

Thanks!

Q: want to have your opinion on Fru.to , the stock is up from the lows but nowhere near the 2014 highs even if oil price have skyrocket thx

Q: As a follow up to my last question, do you think Keyera is better than Pembina in the sense that it is almost exclusively natural gas processing, storage, etc. vs Pembina that has more exposure to oil. I understand that Keyera is much smaller, but given that I also own Enbridge size is not my biggest concern as long as its big enough.

Thanks,
Jason

Q: Hi! I'm researching midstream companies. They all have a lot of debt given the capital intensive nature of the business. How do you evaluate if it is too much debt. All the ratios seems high, but they're like that for all the companies. For example, PPL has LTD of $10 billion and total equity of $14 billion, almost 70%! KEY has LTD of $3.7 billion or there about and not equity since it is in a deficit position. Help please!

Jason

Q: Good day team,

First things first, thanks for your steady advice during this downturn. A calming voice is very much appreciated.

My portfolio so far is adequately diversified. Believe it or not it is still up on the year. I have some play money which Im planning on using to make a bet against commodities, in particular copper and/or oil and gas. One idea comes to mind is buying puts against TECK. Any other suggestions? Either stocks or ETFs?

Q: Hi! Looking for 2 midstream companies for my dividend portfolio. I will use ENB for one pick and would like your recommendation for another option with a good dividend and some future dividend growth.

Thanks,
Jason

Q: I presently own Surge Energy and Tamarack Energy. Both are up multiples from their 52 week lows. Surge is starting a 3.5% dividend on July 15th.
Both are down a bit during this selloff. Would you add to either or have they gone up so much in the past twelve months that it is a bit greedy to expect either/both to continue rising. Josef Schachter said Surge could go to $13 (it did), then possibly $20 and eventually $40 in 2-3 years.
Tamarack is more solid but has had an awesome year, as well. Are they peaking now?
Thanks.

Q: Which Canadian energy companies have the most sustainable dividends with the best prospects for dividend increases? Might they hold up in a slow growth stagflationary world?

Q: Ukraine’s State Energy Company Keeps Russian Gas Flowing as War Rages
An uneasy alliance between Ukraine’s Naftogaz and its Russian counterpart sustains gas supply to Europe and fills government coffers on both sides of the fighting.
Peter; Just saw this on my WSJ - maybe this is why NG is off so sharply. Rod

Q: I am considering taking a position in both of the above equities. Would you consider this a prudent buy or are they too similar in nature, i.e. overlapping. Both do not seem to have done too well, even prior to the present market downturn.

Thanks, David

Q: Can you please comment on the investment potential /outlook for Southern Energy….
Thx Kim

Q: I would appreciate your latest opinion on AAV? If you are not impressed with it, could you please suggest some competitors that you would choose instead? I wanted to use it for my TFSA. Thanks for your service.

Q: 5I team: From many previous answers with regards to oil stocks I gathered that white cap was rated quite well in the oil sector. Recently I am not so sure. I typically carry something on margin and currently it happens to be white cap . Paid 12.50 per share so today down 4% at this moment and not sure to crystallize a loss. Under my scenario on margin would you advise any other options in same or other sector . Can you advise sell or hold or top choices for replacement? I do own mg, enb, and ntr. and vrif, for diversification.Any thought much appreciated.Tks Larry

Q: In a recession which should perform better oil or natural gas producers as it looks like this war is going to drag on?
Please rank the the natural gas production in Arc ,Cnq,tourmaline
Thank you

Q: What would be a good proxy for this stock?