Stock price when the opinion was issued
An infrastructure play. He came across this Quebec based company that provides services to gas and electricity companies with 80% in the North-East US. They are benefitting from a huge infrastructure program. The opportunities could grow as the US spends even more money on it. They have long established operations in the US with stellar reputations for execution and safety. No Dividend. (Analysts’ Target: $1.60)
A nice small-cap company. It is ignored in the rally at the moment. This is under new management. A service provider to the Public utility and heavy industrial markets, mainly in Québec and Ontario and eastern US. They build and maintain electrical transmission distribution grids as well as networks for gas utilities. He still likes this.
One of the leading construction and maintenance services to electrical and gas utilities. Over 80% of revenues come from the US. They will definitely benefit from more infrastructure spending, but have a huge backlog of work right now. The gas and electrical transmission lines in the US are being replaced and expanded. Made a couple of very accretive acquisitions which should start kicking in soon. Very cheap, trading at under 6X EBITDA. (Analysts’ price target is $1.38.)
(A Top Pick June 9/16. Up 6.9%.) He is very pleased with this because it has been underwater for a time. It has reconstituted itself with a management change at the top. It’s into infrastructure and electrical systems. Feels it is on the way to becoming something quite important, especially in the Northeast US where they bought a subsidiary a couple of years ago.