BlackBerry (BB.TO)

It's got to catch up to its valuation. They've migrated from a hardware to software business fantastically. But the new business takes longer to grow. Problem was that this stock got ahead of the fundementals. Down the road, this could get sorted out, but not now.

This has been range bound. He has an underweight position on this stock. This is very volatile. If it moves out of this range, it could have a lot of upside. He is confident that it will break out.

Moving from device to software producer. Has a problem when companies are in transition. Stock has pulled back, to a pretty compelling level. Not a bad place to add. (Analysts’ price target is $15.17.)

CEO Chen has done a great job in turning this company around or at least halting its decline. He's transitioned BB from handsets into software, especially among the carmakers (self-driving cars). Is this big enough though? Trading at very high multiples, 3x book. It's unlikely to offer big earnings for several years. BB is more attractive to growth than value investors.

A real success story. Most thought it was dead in the water, now poised to benefit from Chen’s management. Someone might take a run at it for its patents. Still speculative. Tough business. Sees it as surviving and doing better. May have a tougher time in a recession.

(A Top Pick Sep 26/17, Up 13%) He still likes it. They have a lot of debt but a lot of cash in the bank. This is a good long term play. He does not like John Chen's pay package. But he is happy to hold it.

He recommended it when it traded for its cash value. It tripled after that. He has been waiting for current management to produce earnings. There are lots of promises. It should have potential with self driving cars. He threw in the towel and gave up on it.

It is very speculative. It is difficult to make a decision based on fundamentals because it is still changing.

The $13 area is key technical support going back to 2015. He would prefer Fairfax Financial, who has a significant holding in BB-T. (Analysts’ price target is $11.49 US)

Thinks it has turned the corner. Cash in the bank, but still a speculative stock. Changed entire structure, and now into apps and software, quite successfully. Could still be taken out when market believes that Blackberry is a survivor. Headed for higher earnings. Much more conservative asset now than 6-12 months ago.

He thinks there are much better choices than this. It is an encryption software company that has done a good job to extend its product life. He would rather own Apple, Adobe or others.

He bought in over $10, but did well. He does not like the pay package for the CEO. Numbers are coming out tomorrow.

(A Top Pick April 2/18 Up 15%) It is a high volatility holding. He thinks it will return to $17-$18, where he would sell it, after having bought it on a trend line low.