Jaime Carrasco
North American Palladium
PDL-T
PAST TOP PICK
Mar 15, 2019
(A Top Pick Jun 22/18, Up 57%) The Chinese and Russians have stopped selling us palladium and so now we have a problem. Palladium pricing has gone from $800 last August to $1500 today.
He owns this personally. It ranks #3 on his list of 700 stocks. Commodity prices are trading near new highs. They had a 22% earnings surprise. Things look good. Payout ratio is only 1% -- lots of room to grow the dividend. Yield 2.6%
Had a beautiful run-up this past year and he kept selling it during this period. He still holds it. There are few palladium producers. PDL continues to re-organize its company. Be patient. Palladium has already had its move, though prices may rise a little further.
We had a good rally in the gold area this year already. Palladium used to be part of that complex. Stocks had a good lift. You should trade commodities and don't fall in love with them. Don't think these are long term investments.
Undervalued? In mining this one has been doing well. However, it has a short mine life, only about 8 years, so he sees it as a one asset company. He would stay away.
The company has come up against technical resistance at 1.5 times book value. The upside potential is 124%, his model says. The book value is $11 and acts as the floor for the share price. It paid a special one-time dividend recently. A very strong balance sheet. You would not get massacred buying it here.
Palladium has gone up in price. It is used in catalytic converters. The demand has goes up with the movement away from diesel engines. He thinks the stock will continue to do well. He thinks there is still lots of good opportunity.
An amazing move over the last little while. Wouldn't chase it right here. Signalling a loss of control over the paper market, and eventually the commodity will reflect much higher inflationary prices. He's keeping his eye on copper.