Airbus (EADSY-OTC)

(A Top Pick Mar 24/21, Up 18%) Still bullish as Airbus is well-positioned to benefit from the recovery in air travel this year and beyond. They still benefit from an oligopoly with Boeing. Also, when Covid hit, the average age of airplanes in the industry hit all time highs, so planes were already old. The airlines look for fuel efficiency in new planes they buy (reducing carbon emission is a major driving), so this could be a key competitive advantage for Airbus.

(A Top Pick Aug 19/19, Down 46%) He still likes it. He doesn't know when air traffic will resume, including business travel. A vaccine or herd immunity will encourage travel. Boeing, their biggest competitor, is still struggling with the 737 Max. Hold onto this, because when air traffic returns this stock will easily triple. (Stay away from Boeing.)

The aerospace sector has been hit hard. However, he thinks carriers will need to go to new planes eventually and buyers will avoid Boeing. Yield 0%

They are attracting more buying orders. It is a natural beneficiary of the issues Boeing is having. The purchases are multi-year and the deliveries are multi-year. He thinks they will be okay longer term. He prefers the bigger seats for long haul flights. This is definitely a trade here and an opportunity.

(A Top Pick Sep 18/18, Up 10%) It's benefitted from Boeing's woes. He bought Airbus a year or so ago at $28.The Airbus 320 is outselling the 737 Max. They have a great backlog of planes. However, there's a rumour that Trump may slap tariffs on Airbus for receiving government subsidies.

This is a recent acquisition. The backlog of orders for Boeing and Airbus is tremendous. He thinks China will favor Airbus over Boeing in future orders. He thinks the Bombardier acquisition gives them an advantage over Boeing across the fleet. They are also setting up a new maintenance service, which might take over work currently done by the airlines. This is a good extension for a capital goods seller. Yield 1.4%. (Analysts’ price target is €120.57)