25 Stock Top Picks and 4 ETF (Jan 4-10)

Opinion about AMD-Q: A year ago, everyone thought that AMD was the next best competitor to NVDA. Lost second place to AVGO. Production issues, as so earnings disappointed in February. Coming back, production for GPUs back in place. They'll come back.

Opinion about V-N: Reliable name. Vast network, trusted brand, unmatched scale. Move from cash to digital payments. Consumer spending remains pretty solid in US. Cross-border transactions remain strong. Pretty capital light, which means very strong free cashflows. About 13% annual growth rate, paying a slight premium for the name. Recently bounced off 200-day MA very nicely,…

Opinion about GIB.A-T: Global operations; with Canada representing ~15% of revenue, US ~30%, 44-45% in Europe and UK. Outsourcing (~55% of the business) has long-term contracts, so that's defensive and not as cyclical. Consulting side tends to be more economically sensitive. Stock's pulled back ~17% from highs in February. About 14% of revenue is from doing…

Opinion about CPG-T: Great company. Looking at the chart, big wall of resistance it just couldn't get through. Then it broke out. If you own it, hold. If it pulls back to the neckline, he'd be all over it.

Opinion about SUBC-NO: (A Top Pick Jan 08/19, Up 13%) We are starting to see a bit of a recovery in the oil price and in the demand. This is an interesting company to watch.

Opinion about PXT-T: Yield is 13%. Dividend not sustainable. Great candidate for tax-loss selling, and buy another high yielder (such as WCP) with the proceeds. WCP has meaningfully better assets, reliable management, with no Colombian geopolitical risk. 

Opinion about KEL-T: Has deep assets, which they won't sell for 9-12 months, as they add others. He can't own every midcap, though this is good.

Opinion about ENB-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research Q1 EPS of $1.03 beat estimates of 96c; revenue of $18.5B beat estimates handily. EBITDA of $5.82B beat estimates by 4.9%. 2025 guidance was affirmed. It was a broad 'beat' across the board. EBITDA rose 18%. EPS rose 12%. Distributable cash rose…

Opinion about FDN-N: ETF recommendation? There are a number of them out there. The ones he uses add diversification and are used primarily as a short term trading vehicle for him. He mostly uses SOXX, IGV and FDN.

Opinion about EWZ-N: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research We are not experts on Brazil, and it has certainly had some economic issues of late. Still, the Brazil market is nicely ahead of the US this year, and positive on the year. EWZ is up 10.17% YTD. Certainly for investors looking…

Opinion about AMLP-N: Above $35, has sold all exposure to AMLP. Closer to $30, it is a good place to enter for a trade. Probably will do well buying dips and selling rallies in the near term. Maximum upside is probably $40. Long term, there are some challenges.

Opinion about XLV-N: He's overweight healthcare and within that is overweight biotech and pharma. There's a reversion to the mean after a brutal election year, but that's always the case. Relief comes when presidential policies are not as dire as expected. These stock have tremendous valuations and pay good dividends and there's growth with aging…

Opinion about AMC-N: It reports Tuesday. The CEO is an amazing salesman and he bets he will tell a good story that his movie chain is doing very well.

Opinion about DIS-N: Reported a top and bottom line beat, more streaming subs and announced a new theme park in Abu Dhabi. Shares are surging 10%. Most important is that market sentiment has been depressed for so long, so this report changes that sentiment. Subs on streaming were strong. He likes this report.

Opinion about H-N: Today they reported a strong earnings ebay. Corporate events are up 8%, showing that business travel is coming back. Shares jumped 10% today.

Opinion about MTN-N: (A Top Pick Jul 18/22, Up 7%) Expecting further growth of travel.Poor winter conditions impacting share price.Very strong assets with best ski hills in the business.Strong free cash flow with steady dividend.Good value proposition with season's pass.Stock price currently undervalued - good time to buy. 

Opinion about ATZ-T: So early in its growth phase. Square footage growth about 10-15% for next 5 years, and add that to same-store sales growth of ~5-6%. Under-penetrated in US.

Opinion about HD-N: Owns it because interest rates are coming down by year's end and there's a 5-year super cycle.

Opinion about RCL-N: The completion of new cruise ships will constrain supply and be positive for cruise ships' pricing power. Is -25% from highs and trades at 14x PE.

Opinion about C-N: Financial sector offers great promise, though it's reacted to current markets by pricing in a potential recession. Slower economic growth would not be good for banks. Absent a recession, with consumer confidence returning and unleashing M&A, the sector provides a good opportunity.A less expensive choice further down the food chain from the…

Opinion about BNS-T: Likes it. Their exposure in Latin America offers exposure to copper and other minerals. Management is shifting focus from Latin America to outside that area. He sees success here, and the stock is priced well now. The yield is generous and safe. This could be a core holding.

Opinion about BAM-N: The Brookfield stocks have done well recently. BAM can be decent for calls. You can sell the $60 call to April for $1.20; you're adding 2% yield and still leaving upside.

Opinion about TD-T: Coming out of a really vulnerable time with money laundering. Settled case, implemented new protocols. US assets capped; but TD shifted some assets around, giving them space to grow without running afoul of the cap. New CEO is very committed to turning over a new leaf.

Opinion about T-N: Long-term outlook is hard to say. Stock's doing well by putting 2 satellite companies together, thereby creating value. He owns a bit. Big run in a short time.

Opinion about AI-FP: (A Top Pick Jul 31/18, Up 10%) A core name, still likes it and they own it. Industrial gas company, everything from oxygen for hospital to hydrogen needed to refine oil. Made a major acquisition in the U.S in 2016, heavily weigthed to the U.S. Reports in Euros so it uses U.S…

Opinion about HRT-T: Higher costs thwarted profitability. Move on.

Opinion about TECK.B-T: They dropped their coal business to become a pure metals play. The company has changed. They're pulled down along with industrials, given tariffs. Now is a buying opportunity. He might add to his holding.

Opinion about ABT-N: Their forward PE suggests an explosion, coming from their diabetes device, Libra. A fine CEO who will settle their lawsuits. Is up 17% this year.

Opinion about BBD.B-T: Very focused on a single segment, private aviation. Increasingly, more revenues are coming from after-market parts and service. Bigger addressable market opportunities with the bigger installed base of its planes. Growing opportunity in small, but high-margin, segment where they adapt a plane's chassis to reconnaissance planes of NATO allies. Deleveraging, big free cashflow.…