TC Energy (TRP.TO)

Wouldn't be in a rush to buy this. If you have a portfolio that is filled with telcos and REITs, he would definitely stay away from pipelines. You are going to see the pipelines under pressure as interest rates go up. This one gives you about 4.5% dividend yield. Doesn't see a lot of growth potential in terms of share price in the near term.

He likes this company. It gives a good Canadian source dividend, and a company that is more than Canada on an energy standpoint. They’ve diversified into the US, so it's not just a Canadian pipeline. There are some catalysts in the next little while. The stock has been stuck around $60. Typically, you buy at $60 and sell at $65 so it looks interesting. Has a good 4% dividend yield that should grow. Probably $65-$70 is the next range for this stock.

On the growth/pipelines/utilities/telecom group, you are looking for guys that can grow earnings so that they can grow dividends. This company fits. There was a big US acquisition in 2016, which really helped. Although Energy East is now defunct, you get the dividend yield of 4%, along with the demonstrative plan of growth including the dividend over the next 5-7 years. A great place to hide, particularly in this environment where everything looks and feels a bit expensive. (Analysts’ price target is $72.)

This had everything going for it in the past couple of years. One thing that is looking a little more questionable is their growth plan going forward. With their Columbia acquisition, they have lots of growth in the US, but in Canada they have the LNG pipelines, which look to be suspect at best. He hopes that Keystone XL gets done. Even if that doesn’t go, the company has a great infrastructure program with all the natural gas pipelines they can build. There is probably not as much opportunity from these prices as there is with others.

(A Top Pick Nov 11/16. Up 7%.) A toll business, the product goes through the pipe and they collect the toll. Dividend yield of 4%. Still a Buy.

It has been one of the stronger names in that space. They will grow the dividend 8-10% over the next few years. He has PPL-T instead, where you get more yield.

TRP-T vs. ENB-T. TRP-T has generation as well as transmission. ENB has more retail as well as wholesale transmission. They are both favoured by income seekers. When there was talk of increasing interest rates at the BOC, these stocks tended to go down. This makes him nervous about the pipelines and utilities. He owns TRP-T and feels everyone should own one of them. You won’t go too far wrong with either one.

(Market Call Minute) If it pulled back $2 more it would be in buy territory.

Headlines today are all about Brascan Keystone. As a long-term investor, you want to ask yourself if you want to own a major North American mover of an energy commodity. This company fills that bill quite nicely. With their most recent acquisition of Columbia, they have a really good play on the whole North American energy infrastructure. Reasonably hedged between oil and natural gas. A great place to play in the dividend growth we have seen for 50 years, and will probably see down the road as well. A little pricey relative to Enbridge (ENB-T), but this is a great long-term ownership, particularly since we are not going to build a lot of new pipelines. Dividend yield of 3.9%.

Pipelines have had their problems politically, but the Keystone looks like it is on its way. This is going to give them another big source of revenue over time. He considers pipelines as utilities. Revenues are pretty predictable. (See Top Picks.)

It is a really good company. It is a low return-on-capital company, but it is expected to be. It is at a decent valuation, has a good dividend yield with a decent payout ratio. He would like to see the leverage down a little.

This company has done something very unique in not dealing in Canada any more, but moving into the US. This has made a really large acquisition, so you should see some really good growth in the next little while. This acquisition allows them to make more acquisitions down the road. Great dividend yield.

There is just not enough going on for him to stick around. It is going to be interest sensitive, and he has been reducing his exposure to these names. Has a decent dividend of about 4%, but the stock is not cheap.

A growth dividend payer. For pipelines, there is such a lead time in construction, contracts, etc. This has basically laid out 8%-10% earnings growth over each of the next 5 years with commensurate dividend growth. If you get that and you keep the current valuation, you are going to get 5 years of compound 12% a year or something. It’ll probably end up less, because rates are going to go up. A relatively safe way to park some money. Dividend yield of 4%. (Analysts’ price target is $72.)

The prospects for this company with Keystone has improved significantly. Trump’s positive approach to this is not going to go away. The States they are involved with seem to have a positive attitude towards it.