A company that is a little unique in Canada. A computer services company which can do your programs. There was a big fuss because they got some programs screwed up in the US. A little scary in that it is a very volatile, but the multiple is not outrageous. This is something he might consider participating in, in the future. Most of their programming is in Europe, so it is different for a Canadian company.

(Top Pick Sep 2/16, Down 3.15%)  It has great valuation and is stable.  They are doing more and more tuck-in acquisitions.  They are still on the hunt for the ‘big’ acquisition.  It is still cheap.  18% ROE.  Price momentum is starting to wane.  They can grow by acquisition. 

(A Top Pick Aug 10/16. Down 2.38%.) Has been really disappointing. Revenue growth picked up nicely and margins started to expand, outside of this one quarter, where they are starting to make some investments into the demand they are seeing. That hit margins a little. She feels the market just got a little ahead of itself. Trading at a pretty decent discount at this point.

This company benefits from the transition to the Cloud. Thinks they will benefit from a combination of acquisitions and a transition from on-premises computing to off-premises computing, which really is the Cloud. A very significant size of their business is in Europe, where a lot of companies are in the early stages of making a migration to the Cloud. (Analysts’ price target is $74.)

(Top Pick Apr 8/16, Up 6.35%) He likes the tech business. He likes what they have been able to do. They are a world leader.  He feels very strongly about CGI. He would still buy it.

Of Canadian tech stocks, this one would be right at the top. Not particularly cheap. He tends to get his tech exposure in the US, where there is more variation.

Canada’s largest IT service’s provider. They do systems/integration, business process outsourcing and consulting. Has a very wide array of clients, the largest of which would be the US government, but they also cater to big multinationals and telecoms, energy, manufacturing and retailing. They are introducing more and more of their intellectual property into their clients’ solutions. They’ve also been a very good acquirer of businesses. (Analysts’ price target is $74.00.)

A large IT services company. Half their revenues come from outsourcing from long-term contracts. The other half is systems integration and projects. A very well-run company and very global. Half their revenues come from Europe, an acquisition they did in 2012, which had very low margins. CGI improved those margins back to company levels. About 20% is from the US, 50% from Canada, and the rest from Asia. Every few years, they tend to make a large acquisition to expand their geographic scope or a particular vertical they want to be in. (Analysts’ price target is $74.)