Q: What is your current opinion on the growth and utilization of this stock given its published figures?
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Q: Hi guys,
Someone asked about you opinion of CU and FTS, and in your response you preferred CU.
Do you think ACO.X is a better way of getting exposure to CU, or would you just purchase CU directly.
Thanks.
Someone asked about you opinion of CU and FTS, and in your response you preferred CU.
Do you think ACO.X is a better way of getting exposure to CU, or would you just purchase CU directly.
Thanks.
Q: Hi,
Does Metro own a chunk of Alimentation or Jean Coutu? If I were to switch from Metro to Loblaw, should I also buy the company (ATD or PJC, depending on which MRU owns) to round out the investment?
Thanks, Heather
Does Metro own a chunk of Alimentation or Jean Coutu? If I were to switch from Metro to Loblaw, should I also buy the company (ATD or PJC, depending on which MRU owns) to round out the investment?
Thanks, Heather
Q: Just curious as to why Stantec's March 31st, 2015 dividend is ineligible? Is it normal for companies to periodically make a dividend ineligible?
Q: Peter, my two real estate companies in my portfolio are CIG and FSV and I want to rebalance down to 10 or 12%. I have read your recent comments about these companies and would like your opinion as to what two or three real estate companies you would use in a balanced portfolio. I am thinking of selling both and buying some stocks with more upside.
Thanks, Stephen
Thanks, Stephen
Q: Hi, I would appreciate your comments on CSU earnings released Wednesday evening. Looks like a nice beat on EPS ($4.67 against $4.23 estimate)and EBITDA ($120 mln against $117 mln est). Currency headwind appears to have impacted organic growth rate for this quarter and 9 months period. Thanks
Q: Hi team, I recently sold MCD (in an RRSP) after the run up, and am looking to redeploy cash into a blue chip healthcare or pharma stock in the US. I'm looking for reliable dividends with capital appreciation, and planning to hold for three plus years. MRK and PFE are looking like good candidates, do you have any favourite blue chip healthcare stocks that you think would be a better fit?
Thanks, Alex
Thanks, Alex
Q: Until recently I had no healthcare exposure. My plan is to add about 4 positions in the US large cap healthcare/bio space. So far I have purchased JNJ and GILD. Can you suggest 2 or 3 other names? Based on the research reports I have read I am leaning toward CELG and AGN, but I'd appreciate your opinion. Thank-you.
Q: I am thinking about investing in 1/3 BIP.UN, 1/3 BPY.UN and 1/3 BEP.UN but I am starting to wonder why I wouldn't just invest in the parent BAM.A if I was to do this. Obviously the dividend of the parent is lower than the three individual spin offs. Do you think that the overall return of BAM.A is the same as the spinoffs generally and is it just an issue of do you want internal share price growth or do you want more as a dividend? Or is the parent somehow inherently slower growing than the spinoffs for some reason? Thx!
Q: I have $1,000,000 I want to invest in VFV & VCE and I am wondering what time frame is best to make the investments. Should it be over a 1 month or several months, tax loss selling etc. Would you have any recommendation? Thanks for your great service. Bill
Q: for those who are looking for bargains and have a horizon of at least 12 months, the sell off of various stocks which appear to be tax related sales by mutual funds because of redemptions or dressing up the fund, offer good entry points. I can think of Keslo as one such stock.
Q: This is a utility and I've heard from some notable investors that this company's management is good at capital allocation. Looking at the past 4 years they are aggressively bought back shares and refinanced their debt. However, at some point earlier this year this company's stock took a nosedive. Can you share with us your opinion on this stock and if this is a good buy?
Q: Hi Peter and team,
What is the business model. What is potential growth of the company. How much insiders own the stock. Do you think long term (3-5 years), the company will be around. Thanks.
Norwood
What is the business model. What is potential growth of the company. How much insiders own the stock. Do you think long term (3-5 years), the company will be around. Thanks.
Norwood
Q: My thinking around the recent shorting and possible near in the future shorts in the next, say month or so, is "Bring them on!"
I say this because if the companies are sound companies, then they will continue to be good holdings going forward. Nothing has changed regarding the actual companies. So these short term share price drops are Excellent opportunities to buy a new stock from one's watch list or to add some more shares to an existing holding. Or nice opportunities for some shorter term trading, such as over a few weeks are being presented.
As far as VRX is concerned over my years I have noticed that on the TSX when a company grows very rapidly and becomes the biggest on the TSX that it shortly afterwards will get knocked down in price significantly. There will be different reasons for each specific stock but it happens. The reason's may be fact based or not fact based, it does not matter. The important part is that it will happen. Think Nortel.
Stan
I say this because if the companies are sound companies, then they will continue to be good holdings going forward. Nothing has changed regarding the actual companies. So these short term share price drops are Excellent opportunities to buy a new stock from one's watch list or to add some more shares to an existing holding. Or nice opportunities for some shorter term trading, such as over a few weeks are being presented.
As far as VRX is concerned over my years I have noticed that on the TSX when a company grows very rapidly and becomes the biggest on the TSX that it shortly afterwards will get knocked down in price significantly. There will be different reasons for each specific stock but it happens. The reason's may be fact based or not fact based, it does not matter. The important part is that it will happen. Think Nortel.
Stan
Q: Is 8-9 drop in share price due to disappointing earnings warranted or an overreaction? Sell or hold a small position? Thank you.
Q: I found this lengthy article on naked shorting that was written in June this year that describes what could be happening today to the Canadian bio_techs. Publish at your discretion.
http://smithonstocks.com/illegal-naked-short-selling-appears-to-lie-at-the-heart-of-an-extensive-stock-manipulation-scheme/
http://smithonstocks.com/illegal-naked-short-selling-appears-to-lie-at-the-heart-of-an-extensive-stock-manipulation-scheme/
Q: Can you tell me what the earnings expectations are for this company. thanks.
Q: Bought bto shares at 1.60$ it seems to lag behind other gold stocks on up days and lead the way on down days. What's the deal here?
Q: Your thoughts on CVG please
Q: Hello Peter & 5i team,
These stocks are up by some 80% so far in 2015; I'm very happy but it is hard to figure that this excellent performance is mostly due to the "unlocking of value" theme.
Regards,
Antoine
These stocks are up by some 80% so far in 2015; I'm very happy but it is hard to figure that this excellent performance is mostly due to the "unlocking of value" theme.
Regards,
Antoine