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| TOP PICK | 45.800 | Michael Smedley | Constantly rising dividends. Yield of 2.9%. | 2008-08-01 | |
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| TOP PICK | 41.850 | David Baskin | Stock will sort of climb gradually and then take a bit of a header and that's when you buy it. This is not a growth stock; it is a stock for yield. Dividend of over 3%. | 2008-04-22 | |
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| BUY | 45.850 | Norman Levine | He is generally favourable toward utility stocks, especially where there is some growth. Good dividend yield. Feels that at some point, this will be a takeover. | 2007-05-01 | |
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| HOLD | 45.170 | John Stephenson | Not a lot of catalyst for growth. Really an interest-rate story. Feels that interest rates will come down. | 2007-04-30 | |
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| BUY | 42.460 | Norman Levine | If you are interested in the utility area, this could be a Buy. The Alberta market is a very good market. Very well run. 3% yield. | 2007-03-28 | |
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| BUY | 37.730 | David Cockfield | Pretty reasonable dividend yield and good growth rate. Interest sensitive. There is potential for growth in the dividends. A good solid stock to have in your portfolio. | 2006-07-13 | |
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| DON'T BUY | 38.600 | John Stephenson | Have had a lot of problems in terms of their earnings visibility. More and more of their earnings is dependent on market related things. | 2006-04-05 | |
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| BUY | 40.560 | Norman Levine | Favourably disposed to electrical utilities. Earnings growth is pretty good. Dividends are good and growing. You now have the possiblity of a tax change that may eliminate double taxation of dividends. | 2005-09-28 | |
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| DON'T BUY | 38.500 | John Stephenson | Would prefer AmerUS (AMH-N). The problem with a lot of the utilities is that they are really priced for perfection. It's hard in a regulated environment to see how these things will grow. This company has to buy gas which is extremely expensive and concerting it into power. | 2005-09-09 | |
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| DON'T BUY | 72.910 | Gordon Higgins, CA, MBA, CFA | A good utility trading around 18 X earnings. The major power generator in Alberta. Fairly valued. | 2005-08-11 | |
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| HOLD | 70.700 | Norman Levine | Dividend is very secure. One of the best run utility companies in Canada. | 2005-07-12 | |
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| DON'T BUY | 61.770 | Bruce Campbell | This, Fortis and Transalta have lower growths. Would buy a Power Income Trust instead which would give 7/8% versus 4/5%. | 2005-02-16 | |
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| BUY | 60.400 | David Baskin | Q: Coming into an inheritance. What is a buy for a long term hold that pays dividends? A: Good long term hold. 2/3 of gains over time are made from dividends. | 2005-01-17 | |
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| BUY | 58.890 | David Baskin | Prefers owning this over Atco. | 2004-11-15 | |
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| DON'T BUY | 52.570 | Gordon Higgins, CA, MBA, CFA | With a 16 X earnings multiple, you won't see any upside. Dividends. | 2004-07-23 | |
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| BUY | 56.350 | Ian Nakamoto | Wouldn't be their top pick for dividend yield. The first companies where he can see the yield increasing. An OK investment. | 2004-05-07 | |
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| DON'T BUY | 57.110 | John Stephenson | Pretty much peaked out at this point. Doesn't expect much upside. | 2003-11-27 | |
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| WEAK BUY | 57.000 | David Cockfield | Would rather have a TransCanada pipeline. Not a bad yield but there are probably better ones. | 2003-10-31 | |
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| BUY | 57.470 | John Stephenson | A very good company, but relatively light trader. Diversified story with a gas pipeline, power development assets as well as the utilities. | 2003-10-16 | |
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| HOLD | 53.000 | David Baskin | | 2003-05-28 | |
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| BUY | 45.210 | David Baskin | Dividend should be secure. A new stock issue diluted the share price. Well managed. | 2003-04-04 | |
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| DON'T BUY | 57.720 | John Zechner | Money moved in for the dividends. If interest rates go up, investors will start to leave. | 2002-06-06 | |
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| TOP PICK | 51.750 | David Baskin | Reliable company. Strong balance sheet. Good dividend. | 2001-10-01 | |
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| WEAK BUY | 50.760 | Richard Stone | Utility stocks are OK for a defensive position currently. Nothing dramatic is happening on this stock, but nothing negative either. | 2001-09-04 | |
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| BUY | 50.500 | John McColl | Prefers this and Emera over Trans Alta. A more conservative stock. | 2001-07-24 | |
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| BUY | 53.250 | David Baskin | A core holding. Good energy stock and good dividends. | 2001-04-09 | |
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| BUY | 53.000 | Eric Bushell | Should be an exciting stock. Supplying California with hydro and should continue for some time. | 2001-02-15 | |
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