Investment Q&A

Q: I own a small amount ( about .5% each) in these varied areas of the above stocks. My balanced portfolio is a bit short on cash for other purposes. Would you rank these as you can, for possible sale and recommended keepers for adding to, in this market? Long time subscriber and thank you for putting it all our there.

Q: Any idea when the semi conductor space may pick up again for AAOI and PHO? I'd like to top these up as I am down quite a bit but don't want to do it too soon.

Q: At what point do you sell the stock or double up on your share count. The ‘fundamentals haven’t changed’,only peoples perception on its stock price has changed and I have a 5 year hold. I have contemplated waiting for another sharp drop and buy additional shares - like double my present position. OR I thought that if the stock hit the 200 day moving average I would sell. FYI - I bought the stock at $40 ish and sold at $80 ish. Bought again at $100 ish and sold at $150 ish. Finally I bought it again at $180 ish and still own the stock. Like all of us I have owned stocks that went up and down dramatically only to hold on to long, ie Valient.

Clayton

Q: Palo Alto has identified Zscaler as their competition and ripped the company somewhat on an earnings call. The CEO of Zscaler fired back on CNBC with comments such as the below. My question is whether this is a buy with potential based on your knowledge and comments below. It has gone from nearly $90 to $51 in a few months despite seemingly doing well.

"Zscaler, which came public in the first half of 2018, offers cloud security software for IT professionals to monitor network traffic and protect data. The company surprised analyst estimates by turning a small profit in four straight quarters.

Revenue grew by more than 53% in its July quarter and is expected to near $90 million in the current quarter, according to FactSet.

“The market is coming to us. We’re seeing a lot of growth,” Chaudhry said. “We crossed 400 off the Global 2,000 companies as our customers, so [we are] very bullish about the opportunity.”

Q: Hello 5i Team,

I was too late buying into both Roku and Pays and am now considerably underwater on both. Are either worth the long wait for a rebound, or is it time to cut and run? Thank you.

Brad

Q: Maybe increased sales & profits for PHO at hand.
https://www.ino.com/blog/2019/09/semiconductor-sector-a-market-economic-leader/?id=13A801&mktcode=blogclick#.XYY-USV7n60

Q: Hello Team,
Could you give me your opinion on this company and is it a buy at this time.
Thank You,
Barry

Q: Lots of negative news regarding Roku lately. Has your opinion on changed? Do you see increased competition as a major hurdle moving forward?
Thank you

Q: Roku is down around 20% today, what do you make of this. A buying opportunity??

Q: What would 5i's top 3 ways to invest in the coming 5G in Canada and the US - thank you.

Q: Can I have your opinion on the poor performance of PAT lately and do you think it is being set up for a take over by one of its partners. Thanks

Q: Buying opportunity for Baylin today? Thanks.

Q: If i was looking for a company with 'picks and shovels ' exposure to the chip space, would you recommend PHO or ASML?
Thanks.

Q: Would like to take a position in either Aspen Technology or Verisk Analytics. Any advice of which one would be your preference and if you think it's an investment with potential for 2-3 year hold. Appreciate your exceptional service.

Q: Considering all the companies involved and getting involved in streaming: NFLX, Amazon Prime, ROKU, DIS, APPL Comcast, FB - which is your best pick or is there an ETF one could buy?
Thank you.

Q: What do you think about the competitors of lightspeed ? Do you believe lightspeed has a better platform and is there a "moat" around their products ?

I see a lot of restaurants particularly the ones in the MTY group (baton rouge) using Maitre'D solutions, which is a direct competitor of lightspeed.

Thanks

Q: I bought Square in October last year after the CFO left. I’m down on the stock but still like it. Because the rest of my portfolio has risen this is now slightly <1% position. I want to add to the position up to 2% but don’t want to throw good money after bad. How do you like square over the next 5 years?

Q: Hi Team,

If I were to pick one which one would you pick and why?

Thanks!

Q: Hi there,

Which of these stocks would you be adding to or starting a position in and why? All have pulled back to some extent so my question is which have the most upside assuming I can handle volatility? I am okay with a response suggesting to buy all 5 if you can please explain why each has come down too much and has room to go up. Deduct as you see fit and thanks!

Q: I have watched KXS for a long time and have traded in and out of this name in the last two years. Right now I'm out. This is one frustrating stock to own, so much promise and yet delivered so little. I thought the previous "announced" deal with Toyota was going to be KXS's "company maker", yet we never hear anything on it again (what happened to that deal, anyway). Now we have the Honda announcement of the very same kind of deal. Will it frizzle out like the Toyota deal? Or this one is for real? What's you take on KXS overall? Can I give it another try? Are there other promising tech stocks you can recommend? I just clear out of my SHOP position and have quite a bit of cash waiting to be re-deployed. Thanks.