List by First Name |
List by Last Name |
Address
120 Adelaide Street West
Suite 2400, P.O. Box 23
Toronto, ON
M5H 1T1
Contact Info
Telephone: 1(416)304-6825
Toll Free: 1(416)628-3769
Email:
| Date | Signal | Symbol | Company | Opinion | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-07 | N/A | A Commentary | A Comment -- General Comments From an Expert |
Markets. Largely a liquidity driven market. Investors are sick and tired of not making money in bank deposits and US treasuries so are coming to stocks, especially dividend paying ones. We’ll probably see this going for quite a while but there might be some corrections here and there. Fundamentals of the economy have been pretty weak. Growth is positive which is good and he thinks it is going to get better. Gains we are seeing are more than what he expected. There are long-term challenges which we should not ignore. The market favours larger cap, growth oriented, blue chip dividend playing stocks and this is how he is positioning himself. Tweet finance |
Price: $0.020 Subject: NORTH AMERICAN - LARGE Bias: OPTIMISTIC Owned: _N/A |
| 2013-03-07 | N/A | A Commentary | A Comment -- General Comments From an Expert |
What is your view on US banks versus Canadian and do you have a favourite U.S. Bank? On valuations, clearly the US banks are a lot cheaper, but for good reasons. Our economy had performed better and regulations had been more stringent. Canadian banks continue to be good plays. However, for better upside, you probably want to be in some of the US banks. J.P. Morgan (JPM-N) and Wells Fargo (WFC-N) would be 2 of the names that he would go to. Tweet finance |
Price: $0.020 Subject: NORTH AMERICAN - LARGE Bias: OPTIMISTIC Owned: _N/A |
| 2013-03-07 | WATCH | ATP-T | Atlantic Power Corp. |
A couple of contracts have expired so the price they were getting for power generation will be a lot lower. Because of this, it was prudent to cut the distribution to make it sustainable however the market was not expecting the magnitude of the cuts. His sense is that things will clear up in the next week or so and that would be the time to look at it. Could be a takeover target if it became really cheap. Tweet finance |
Price: $5.700 Subject: NORTH AMERICAN - LARGE Bias: OPTIMISTIC Owned: No |
| 2013-03-07 | BUY | BA-T | Bell Aliant |
A more defensive name in the telecoms sector. Have a lot of rural areas which is more defensive. There is always a potential takeout by Bell Canada (BCE-T) the parent. Not looking for a lot of upside but the dividend is safe. Payout ratio is a little bit high for his taste but this is safe for the next couple of years. Tweet finance |
Price: $27.050 Subject: NORTH AMERICAN - LARGE Bias: OPTIMISTIC Owned: Yes |
| 2013-03-07 | BUY | BAC-N | Bank of America |
Exposed to the US economy and to the extent that this is recovering, this bank will do well. Still pretty cheap compared to Canadian banks. Feels US banks from this point will have good upside. Tweet finance |
Price: $12.260 Subject: NORTH AMERICAN - LARGE Bias: OPTIMISTIC Owned: No |
| 2013-03-07 | BUY on WEAKNESS | CAT-N | Caterpillar |
China’s economy has been slowing over the last couple of years and, in fact it bottomed last summer. Now it is coming back but the issue is, how quickly. His take is that it will be in the 7.5 %-8% range so the growth rate for this company will be slower. Has exposure to the housing market in the US as well, which is doing very well. Good name to own but be careful picking your entry point. Tweet finance |
Price: $89.650 Subject: NORTH AMERICAN - LARGE Bias: OPTIMISTIC Owned: No |
| 2013-03-07 | BUY | CFX-T | Canfor Pulp Products |
Just reinstated their dividend last quarter because results have been better on the pulp side. Clearly the dividend will be able to grow. Also, could be a takeout candidate by Canfor Corp (CFP-T), their parent. Tweet finance |
Price: $11.050 Subject: NORTH AMERICAN - LARGE Bias: OPTIMISTIC Owned: Yes |
| 2013-03-07 | BUY | CLQ-T | Canada Lithium Corp. |
Has just recently been buying this. Have a mine in Québec. There is clearly a demand for lithium. Once the company is up and running, they will make decent gains from here. Tweet finance |
Price: $0.700 Subject: NORTH AMERICAN - LARGE Bias: OPTIMISTIC Owned: Yes |
| 2013-03-07 | HOLD | DELL-Q | Dell Computers |
PC market has come under a lot of pressure and this company has not been able to come up with a solution. Michael Dell wants to take the company private and has made an offer of $13.65 a share. Big shareholders are asking for more. If he owned, he would probably hang on. Tweet finance |
Price: $14.220 Subject: NORTH AMERICAN - LARGE Bias: OPTIMISTIC Owned: No |
| 2013-03-07 | DON'T BUY | EMP.A-T | Empire Company (A) |
A conglomerate but primarily the business is Sobey’s supermarkets. They will be distributing groceries on behalf of Target (TGT-N). He is cautious on the whole sector. Tweet finance |
Price: $64.710 Subject: NORTH AMERICAN - LARGE Bias: OPTIMISTIC Owned: Unknown |
| 2013-03-07 | BUY | FCX-N | Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold |
Made some big moves into energy recently, which is disappointing to most institutional investors. In any case, it is still the biggest producer of copper with good exposure to gold. Not expensive. Not his preferred holding in copper anymore. Tweet finance |
Price: $33.080 Subject: NORTH AMERICAN - LARGE Bias: OPTIMISTIC Owned: Unknown |
| 2013-03-07 | HOLD | FTS-T | Fortis Inc. |
Nice and steady. Have been increasing dividends every year for a long time. Looking at their underlying businesses, it is clear they are not a fast growing business. Big growth comes from acquisitions, which is getting expensive. 3.6% dividend. Tweet finance |
Price: $33.700 Subject: NORTH AMERICAN - LARGE Bias: OPTIMISTIC Owned: Yes |
| 2013-03-07 | TOP PICK | GRT.UN-T | Granite REIT |
(A Top Pick March 1/12. Up 12.71%.) Just reported a good quarter. Everything is on track. They are renewing their leases with Magna (MG-T) but diversifying away from them by making some acquisitions. Under-levered balance sheet. Dividend of 5.27%. Can do a way more in the next few years which will really grow the dividends. Tweet finance |
Price: $38.980 Subject: NORTH AMERICAN - LARGE Bias: OPTIMISTIC Owned: Yes |
| 2013-03-07 | TOP PICK | JE-T | Just Energy Group |
SHORT. Has respect for what they have done growing the company in their revenues and customer base but fundamentally it is being overvalued. Everyone thinks it is a utility company. Do door-to-door sales for locking in gas and electricity prices and hedge on making margins. Have 4 million customers and lose about a quarter of their customers every year through non-renewal of contracts. Dividend yield of 15.78% which is unsustainable. Payout is way over 100%. Tweet finance |
Price: $7.830 Subject: NORTH AMERICAN - LARGE Bias: OPTIMISTIC Owned: Yes |
| 2013-03-07 | BUY on WEAKNESS | KO-N | Coca-Cola Company |
Have been focused on carbonated soft drinks but had been able to adapt to the times and bring on more products. You can’t argue with their execution and their brand value. However, it is not a cheap stock. Probably fairly valued and he wouldn’t be rushing in. Would wait for a setback and try to get it 10%-15% lower. Tweet finance |
Price: $39.120 Subject: NORTH AMERICAN - LARGE Bias: OPTIMISTIC Owned: Unknown |