23 Stock Top Picks and 3 ETF (Jan 25-31)

Problems in last year. Supply chain, reduced guidance on bottom line, impacted margins. Good news is it's managing quite well, problems will slowly dissipate, better earnings, higher volumes. Compelling.

CN Rail vs. CP Rail Asked to choose between these two. It's a close call. The railway business has been very resilient over many years. CP is much more exposed to grain which had a bad year. They also made a huge acquisition of Kansas City S which is dilutive in the short term but…

It reports Thursday. Look for comments about future projections, past Omicron. Do they think business travellers will come back? Will fares rise? He's skeptical about how far Delta can go in this environment, full of Omicron worries.

Has new managers. A well-diversified industrial. He wants to know what their China exposure is. They report Tuesday and he expects good things.

Watching stock has valuation has been low the past few months. Electric bus growth is strong. Chip shortage is negatively affecting growth. Supply chain recovery will improve company.

They were a strong activist shareholder a few years ago and now hold a seat on the board. The transformation is nearly complete and recent earnings proved it is working, with a record order backlog and expanding margins. They expect solid earnings when reported in January. At some point it could be an acquisition target,…

Customized, prefabricated environmental office interior solutions. High net cash position. Significant upside because of their flexible business model. Surge in office reconfiguration taking place across North America. Top management. No dividend. (Analysts’ price target is $3.46)

Among the 10 top performers on the S&P of 2021 #9, up 123%. It's made many acquisition and returned capital to shareholders. It has a $35 breakeven price with tremendous production growth of 41%. It's cutting back on drilling and exploration which pleases Wall St.. It's likely to repeat this gain in 2022.

Always had too much debt, heavy oil, etc. and now they are going into the Clearwater play. They acquired a massive position and drilled the 2 best wells and got cashflow back in a month. Trading at material discount and changing rapidly. Committed to being a strong returner of capital. (Analysts’ price target is $4.83)

(A Top Pick Nov 20/21, Up 217%) You get leverage to a rising oil price since it is unhedged. Has differential exposure to WCS differentials. At $80 oil, they will reach their next hurdle for cashflow. Upwards of 20% of shares being retired every year. Could privatize themselves in a couple years with cashflow. Target…

Still cheap compared to the group. Balance sheet in great shape. 20% cashflow per share growth, compared to peers at 6%. Decent production growth. Nice dividend, compelling payout ratio. So much depends on the commodity price, and oil is not the future. Oil prices are pretty firm where they are. Lots of room to go.

Just beat earnings and have increased production. Cheap valuation compared to peers. But it's getting more expensive heading into 2021. There's no growth here, but that goes with the entire oil patch. The real issue is will they survive. Their balance sheet is getting better, but still high for a blue-chip name. You'll be saved…

ENB vs. TRP vs. PPL Mid-stream assets are strategic, critical, long-life, and attract high valuations. His preference would be ENB or PPL, on valuation and business mix. But he wouldn't quarrel with buying TRP.

(A Top Pick Jan 07/21, Up 22%) More in the tank. Distinct because all assets are in Colombia. Production has grown considerably. Cashflow has grown more than production. Hyper-focused on profitability. Debt free. 100's of million of cash on the balance sheet. Buys back shares. Enacted a dividend. Great management, valuation, and entry point.

Among the biggest losers on the S&P in 2021 #4, down 28%. Tricky. It could be considered a Covid, Peloton-like stock, but the other videogame companies haven't been hit as hard. Maybe it's due to ATVI delaying several new games. The elephant in the room, though is the CEO, facing a serious corporate culture viewed…

The stock has pulled back so you can enter now. Their cloud business is growing strongly at 48% YOY, with more growth ahead. The LinkedIn acquisition has given good growth and worked out. They've transition more into subscription (recurring) revenues. Buying ATVI will expand their gaming console business. Over three billion worldwide play games. ATVI…

(A Top Pick Dec 24/20, Up 12%) Has very good organic growth. Covid-19 costs will reduce. Increased demand in long term care facilities as population ages.

(A Top Pick Nov 26/20, Up 55.5%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly Our PAST TOP PICK with CVS is progressing well. We now recommend trailing up the stop (from $82) to $95. If triggered, this would all but guarantee a net investment gain of 30%, when combined with our previous recommendation to cover half.

(A Top Pick Aug 09/19, Up 10%) A cannabis company in Nevada. Like Indus, they cleaned up their situation and are turning around. They bought a large dispensary in Nevada near Reno. An overhang was owing the vendor a lot of money, but that vendor has become the new CEO has fixed that debt. CXXI…

(A Top Pick May 29/20, Up 55%) Oxygen delivery. Recurring revenue model. Very strong outlook.

Very fine company. One of the best property and casualty companies in the world. Relatively resilient, defensive business model. Long-term, he recommends it. But for short and medium performance, we're exiting a recession, so it makes sense to put more capital into cyclicals.

Taken over by Blackstone. No longer listed.

It's real estate in 28 countries. It's something different for Canadians and worth having a look.

(A Top Pick Jan 29/19, Up 1.5%) Global Risk Parity balances the risk of growth and inflation. It balances the risks to keep you level. The peak draw down was 12% -- very manageable in the context of recent volatility.

Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly We reiterate TLT as a precautionary holding, to protect in the event of another market retracement. TLT is an ETF that represents US 20 long term treasury bonds of a term of 20+ years. Yields on long term treasuries have rebounded back to 2.00% making this another good entry point.…

(A Top Pick Jan 30/19, Up 85%) They have the market's attention. Later this year there is the decision whether they start up an older mine that has been mothballed for a while.