Investment Q&A

Q: Without looking at any other factors, which of the above 3 stocks have the best potential for growth over the next 6 months and your reason for that pick.
Thank you Ian

Q: Thanks to your excellent recommendations 2020 has been a record year for my family’s portfolio. Thank-You.
However, I feel like I need to consolidate some of the tech companies I own so when their prices rise I will have more torque. Which of the above companies would you suggest I merge, drop, or even add? Growth is my only objective.
Enjoy the holidays.

Q: what do you mean by" a transition in shareholder base" for Real? could it be that institutional sellers feel the stock has lost momentum or there is short term problems with the financial metrics? thanks for the clarification Richard

Q: After REAL's bad Q, should I continue to hold or would I get a better chance at quicker growth from NVEI? (I realize while both are Tech, services and markets are different)

Q: how many large Canadian and US banks and insurance companies use the services of Real and what are their names? who are Real's biggest competitors? what percent of revenues are in US funds v. CAD. thanks Richard

Q: For a 3- 5 year hold,please list the following companies,best first, for their potential to generate capital gains:bbtv,kxs,dnd,dcbo,real and nvei.Thanks.

Q: Would you average down ? if so what would you look for to do so? Thanks for great job

Q: The average P/E of my stock and ETF portfolio (63) reflects the tech/momentum binge I've been on since Spring 2020. I'm considerably overweight in tech yet I'm finding it difficult to jettison or trim any of my names in that sector. Can you please help by identifying 5 of these that you're less bullish on compared to the others? I have a reasonably long investment horizon and good risk tolerance (5 yrs until my children's post-secondary education and ~20 until retirement). Thanks again.

Q: I'm curious your thoughts on the threat Redfin presents to Real Matters. In Redfin's investor presentation they mention their "Title Forward" service is part of their long term goal to provide a "Complete Solution" to a homebuyer. Do you think RDFN will begin to eat REAL's lunch by being in contact with a buyer earlier in the home buying process?

Thanks for your thoughts on this.

Q: Hi Peter, Ryan and team,

There are 8 stocks in my TFSA. REAL is 5% and LSPD also is 5% of the value of my TFSA. Which of the 2 stocks do you think I should buy more of?

A more broader question, is 8 stocks in a TFSA too many? Should I try to amalgamate to 5-6 stocks?

Thanks.

Q: KSX SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING A BIT. REAL MATTERS SLIGHTLY LOOKING LIKE A GOOD VALUE STOCK COMBINED WITH GROWTH WHICH ONE DO YOU THINK HAS THE BEST PROSPECTS 1 YEAR OUT

Q: what is the forecast EPS for 2021 for xbc well and real? if losses are projected has management forecast a future date when their respective companies might achieve profitably? thanks Richard

Q: Hi Team!

I have been picking away at Cargojet and Real Matters today and over the last few weeks. What would be a reasonable purchase price range going forward for these 2 stocks?

Based on some recent Q&A over the last month(s), you still seem to have a good opinion of them going into 2021 and beyond, once we get thru some potential tax loss selling.
Wrt CJ, e-commerce will potentially only strengthen post covid as people will have gotten used to purchasing online and thus deliverables is a necessity. In one answer you indicated CJ could/should increase EPS by 5x next year, thus my keen interest!
I have also owned DSG for years as a complimentary e-commerce play.

Wrt REAL, while their last quarter results may have disappointed a few, I'd prefer to take a longer term view out to 2022-2025. They have some interesting projects that should come to fruition by then and will likely have increased their market penetration as well. I also appreciate that they have been buying back shares the last several weeks as the stock drifted lower. Gives us a little bit more confidence that the recent quarter may have been a one time blip.

Cheers,
SteveMc

Q: Down 30% . Bought in September because of strong Real Estate market. Good financials of the company.
Reasons for market sell-off: My assumptions are that people are taking profits, some are selling into tax loss season and others over fear of the raging pandemic south of the border and what that might do to the US economy for the next year or so.
Finally there is perhaps, a few dollars of downside left to go including any chance for a Santa Clause rally before any chance of recovery.
What is your educated estimate of the situation and likely future scenario? Sorry for being long-winded. Stephen S

Q: Hi team,
Real has been a falling knife since the last earnings release. I own it in 2 different accounts and are down 20-30% on them.Should I continue to hold out for better days, or should I sell one of my positions and replace it with something else? My plan was to hold for long term as it seems like a good company with good growth prospects. If you do suggest selling part of my position , what would be your top stock to buy today either US or cnd for growth to replace it with ? Thanks
Shane

Q: Hi,
I am trying to look at the stocks I own , not merely as 'stocks" but rather as an investment in a good business. When I look at it that why, I am inclined not to sell indiscriminately irrespective if the stocks have gone up or not. Generally, if I do sell, I realize that I had made a terrible mistake in doing so, after the fact.
To my limited knowledge I do look to 5i for guidance.
Would you consider the stocks I have listed , to be those that represent "good businesses" and that are worth holding even 5 or 10 years out?

Thanks

Q: Hi 5i,
Could I please get your opinion as to the relative growth prospects of AT vs. REAL over the next 2 years assuming that life (hopefully...)normalizes somewhat, and the reasons for your conclusions including your assessment of the foreseeable risks each faces.
Thanks!
Peter

Q: What is the difference between these two? I read recommendations but I'm unsure which one to consider - both?
You recommended the Cnd one plus Lightspeed...I invested much more in Lightspeed thank goodness.

Q: Just a note regarding those posters worried about the share price decline, it is noted today that the Company bought back approx 1M shares since November 10. Spent about 20M.

Q: I have looked at REAL recently with the idea of investing in the company. What gives me pause is that the company shares have been in a steady down slope for the past 4 months and insider selling has been non stop over this period. Given this, especially the insider selling , could you please provide rationale for buying shares when people in the know have been steadily selling their shares. Thanks