Investment Q&A

Q: CPX stock has done pretty well lately, better than many of its utility peers. Do you still regard it as a so-so buy?

Q: Hello 5i team,

Today's Globe & Mail:
http://gold.globeinvestor.com/servlet/ArticleNews/story/RTGAM/20180531/ellipsis_OK5KOAGTGVAVZNM33Q4DTLYU4U/stocks/news

Two analysts re-rated Descartes Systems following release of 1st Qtr earning. One analyst (Laurentian Bank), re-rated the stock to "Hold from Buy" on valuation concerns and a slight miss on adjusted earning while all other metrics were higher than analysts' estimates, and then went on and commented on the company's strong potential growth going forward and increased his target to US $32.50. The other analyst (Canaccord), rated the stock a "Buy" and increased his target to US $35.00 from US $34.00. The analyst commented on the company's consistency, M&A activity providing the company's with faster growth segments with expected EBITDA growth of 15% suggesting the stock deserves a premium. Meanwhile the market reacted by selling down the stock with a mid-day drop of CAD $2.00. What gives? Please help me understand what drives markets in the short term and what is your recommendation on Descartes going forward.

Thank you!

Q: I have held these two stocks for a number of years and I am a great deal under water on both.Would you recommend selling these at this time and move on to GC or DOO or maybe some other stocks you may suggest.
Regards Allen

Q: I would like your opinion on Altagas receipts - what are current prospects?

Thank you!

Q: It looks like Alaris doesn’t cover it’s dividend currently. Wanted to make sure I was correct. If so how long could they maintain their divided before having to cut?

Q: So now it makes sense why it crashed with no "news" I mean no news for us, but the promoters of the stock, new well in advance of all the inside maneuvers and took their profits , while dumb money are .. well dump money. Pretty much all health care stocks have been a disaster: PHM, CXR, PLI, CRH. The only way to make money on this type of stocks is to be early and leave once everybody is talking about them.

Q: Hi Peter
What your thoughts on BNS acquisition .Heavy discount on the stock $2.09 from todays close after a discount from this weeks earning release total 4 plus$ heavy hit for shareholders .
I am very interested in your opinion on this acquisition
Kind Regards
Stan.

Q: Hi Team,
My question is China Mobile (CHL) and China Mobile HK (CHLKF) are they the same company - one listed in China and one listed in Hong Kong ?
I understand you are not specialize in US ADR, I sure hope you can have an answer for my question.
But if no, I understand !
Thanks as Always ,
Tak

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: What stocks would you suggest for the cyber security space in Canada and/or US? Thanks again.

Q: RHT at $1.50 is a good entry price or still expensive.? Thanks

Q: Greetings 5i,

I sock away a bit of cash for the summer months as i find there is always a few opportunities to pick up a good companies at a discount. I limit this to a small portion of my portfolio but would like your recommendations on your top 5 CDn (growth) and 5 top US Dividend Payers (need US income) that you would pick up on a dip or low volume during the summer months? Last August was a great example of picking up really good names at a discount. I realize there are no guarantees that we will see the same market but always on the lookout to pick good long term names to add to my portfolio. In the past i have picked up Visa, JPM this way.

Thanks for your advice.

Q: MU was downgraded today by Morgan Stanley. I have done very well with MU thanks to 5I. Any concerns with this downgrade. Is it time time to take profits and move on. Great service!!

Q: Hi. Can you please comment on the quarter ? Down 8% this morning. Would you be comfortable adding on the dip?
Thanks
Karim


Thx

Q: Hi!
In assessing a company's debt, is it better to look at current ratio or debt/equity? What is the advantage of one over the other?
Thanks!

Q: Would you please comment on the impact to their business model and future share price of the two recent announcements by FLY-X that it is certified for Inmarsat SB-S platform on May 24, 2018 and their receipt of Canadian Patent for FLYHTStream announced on May 30, 2018. The share price is up almost 13% on higher than average volumes today on this last news. Thanks

Q: Hi 5i

Could you give me your thoughts on this stock?
Also which portfolio would you recommend putting it in?(income,balanced or growth).
My son is thinking about adding this to his portfolio.
I might be interested in picking up a half position.

Q: I would like your thoughts on earning for rht and vhi.

Q: Hi Peter,
Ten Peaks comprises approximately 2% of my portfolio. I am down approximately 10%. I am wondering whether I should sell and take my loss or hold on to it. I like to invest for the long term and don't mind carrying the stock if there's a chance that it will recover.
Looking forward to your advice.
Jane

Q: Hello,
Would you please comment on Iridium in terms of risk for a young 25 year old, and it's debt level, and positive as well as negative attributes as well as anything else which you can think of.

Thank you for the great service.

Best Regards,

Elaine