Weyerhaeuser Co (WY-N)

Merely okay. Lacks the big dividend. Prefers Home Depot.

WY-N vs. IFP-T. WY-N often looks the most expensive at the bottom of the cycle. It does not have great momentum. It beat on the recent quarter. Its balance sheet is okay. He would prefer this to, for example, IFP-T. He would not buy either until earnings come in.

A name that is leveraged to the strength in the global economy. Traditional timber morphing into value added products, etc., but at the end of the day in many cases, it is going to depend on a strong economy. There is also some concern about the state of global trade. He likes that it has a decent dividend yield. A little bit off the radar of most investors. A good hedge on inflation going forward.

(A Top Pick June 16/16. Up 16.28%.) This is wood. It pays a 4% dividend. He wants exposure to the US housing market. The housing stock is way under historical averages.

Excellent company, high quality timber in North/South America, New Zealand and Australia. You want to hold for the long term as long as REIT regulations don’t change in the US.

He is constructive on commodities and likes wood. This company has been working for years to get out of the unprofitable areas of wood. It’s timberland, wood, levered to housing and non-residential construction in the US.

(A Top Pick Jan 17/14. Up 5.9%.) Still likes the company. This was a bit of a unique situation because it is a lumber producer, timberlands and they also own a large US homebuilder. They were divesting that homebuilder and he thought it would give a bit of a lift to the stock. Still likes it.

Would fall into the category of housing related stocks, and as US housing improves, this is poised to do very well. They own timber land, lumber business and oriented strand board. Doesn’t screen quite as cheaply as some of the Canadian lumber companies so he has focused on Canadian companies.

Has a calculated NAV of roughly $36, and would look to buy at $29. Looking at forward earnings, free cash flow and some of the things they have done structurally, they are focused on one thing, being the largest owner of timber and forest land in North America. 2.7% dividend yield.