Canadian National R.R., TFI International Inc and More at 52-week Highs (Oct 14-20)

A long drive ahead of it. Not the best brands in their dealership package. Overextended, so it's having a garage sale. Exposed to the west, which is struggling. Canadian consumer is one of the most indebted in the OECD. Economic cycle is still questionable. An alternative is APR.UN, with about an 8% yield. They own…

In general terms still on a downtrend. Bearish big picture. Could get back into the 20 dollars.

This has great assets globally. The biggest sourcing platform for organic foods. It is really hard to get an organic designation. It takes 3 years for a farm to convert. They spent a lot of time putting together assets and it hasn’t been managed well. The company did a strategic review, brought in an investor…

(A Top Pick Nov 19/18, Down 6%) A craft brewing company that also receives outsourcing from bigger brewing companies. A house of brands type company. Strong management team that has grown revenue successfully. A small cap stock that isn’t well followed by investors. A potential takeover candidate.

Telemedicine is a very hot space, but can't accept the valuations (he's a value investor). They make good acquisitions. Many revenues come from clinics. All tech companies have sky-high valuations, betting on future sales and earnings. Not for the feint of heart. The valuation is too high.

Hard to believe that in a middle of a recession, their products would be in high demand. But they are. The stimulus cheques are being spent as discretionary income. Scores well on momentum and valuation, but volatile. High beta. Earnings outlook is reasonable. Don't sell it here.

The dividend was very high, almost too high. The dividend was illuminated and the stock price took a hit. They are active in the alcohol space and marijuana. Have been raising money, and could be a potential acquisition for Aurora.

This has done well. Originally, he had thought it was a concept stock, but they’ve proved their concept is working. He is not ready to invest yet.

In a patent dispute with Citrix (CTXS-Q), which looks like it is going their way but the same thing happen to him or five years ago when one of the judges derailed the whole process. Now back on track, but Citrix has a lot of firepower and money so they can delay it. Long, drawn…

It's like they're building the discount brokerage arm for Royal Bank--they have a partnership with a huge Italian bank, Sanpaolo, and are thoroughly testing that system--testing is almost complete and they're awaiting government approval. Once the Italian government approves them by end-September, the new discount brokerage system could lead to a spin-out by the end…

Any smaller tech company could always be integrated into a larger company. As long as they continue to grow and meet and beat estimates, the stock should do fine. Many of their customers were shut down for a few months earlier this year. It has a lot of heavy lifting to do, but a lot…

The AGM is tomorrow. They provide e-commerce software to big companies like Sobey's, just like Shopify does for smaller ones. Also, they enable suppliers to bid on government contracts; MDF just won a big contract in this business in the UK. 80% of their sales are recurring, but it trades at only 1.5x recurring revenues…

Renewable space is attractive, a secular growth theme. You want exposure to the sector. Stock price has run up, so wait for a pullback. Good long-term play. Yield is 1.6%.

Likes it. OK growth rate. Expensive. AQN and FTS are trading at better levels with nice growth rates and dividend growth. Pretty safe area, but a mistake to buy at the top of the range.

It has been on fire this year (up 30%). Hydro Quebec is buying 10% of the stock. He would stay on the sidelines since it has rallied just based on a strategic alliance with Hydro Quebec.

He's overexposed in Boralex, Innergex and AQN, so he doesn't own this one, but he would buy this. A good company. NPI has more overseas and offshore wind operations than its peers. Offshore wind energy is riskier given saltwater erosion. NPI's dividend should rise over time. Money is moving into renewable energy as a whole.…

His model price is $21.20, or a 25% upside. They are paying a 94% payout ratio. This will pay out all the income through to Dec '21. He would wait for a positive transit before buying. It is at the top of the zone. At the $13/14 level he would be a buyer and would…

A beneficiary of the pandemic. There is increased freight, online shopping and shipping. They have a beneficial position by aggregating a number of different shippers. Their contracts are fairly long term, offering stability.

Corporate debt level? Companies need working capital to grow. Shareholders want to participate as much as possible, so they prefer the company to use debt. Too much debt can be challenging for cyclical stocks. CLR-T debt service is challenging. With sales growth expected to be lower next year, it too is challenging. Net debt to…

CNR-T vs. CP-T. It has always been a coin flip. He has always chosen CNR-T. You can't go wrong with either of them and they both continue to raise their dividends. He owns more CNR-T than CP-T.

CNR-T vs. CP-T. It has always been a coin flip. He has always chosen CNR-T. You can't go wrong with either of them and they both continue to raise their dividends. He owns more CNR-T than CP-T.

Pays a modest dividend. Stock has performed well. The auction business is performing well, while a good economy is helping them.

Benefiting from shift in consumer spending to the home. Doorknobs, cabinet hardware. Undergoing a positive rerating by the market. Strong consumer tailwinds as people forced to stay home. Good business model. Lots of growth runway. Half of revenue growth comes from accretive acquisitions. Margins have upside. Yield is 0.73%. (Analysts’ price target is $35.00)

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A very well run company with a pristine track record. It pays a low yield, and he looks for higher ones. He needs a sustained income. If the company pays a low yield, you expect the company to somehow raise its share price. Tailwinds for TIH are rising infrastructure spends in Quebec and Ontario plus…

They did well, but then missed some quarters. (So has NFI-T.) Margins have dropped in the bus space. He exited 18 months ago. Cities may be holding back on bus orders as they decide on whether to buy e-buses or not. There may be pent-up demand.

Forest products and home builders have done quite well over the last little bit. We are in the seasonal period for forest products and home building until the beginning of February. Charts looks positive. There is no resistance, the next level of resistance is around $20 or so. This is more of a momentum play…

He prefers services companies to producers. Existing wells decline quickly. Services companies have gear that you don’t have to worry about it declining. Insiders have been buying more recently. This one could be the last one standing.

Will be processing tailings as well as reenergizing an open pit. Not crazy about the grades in either the tailings or the pits. Has some merits.

They build RNG facilities. Companies pay a huge premium for this. They're at the forefront. There are legs to this. There's big-time execution risk. He's watching to see how it executes. If it does well, it will be around a while.

In tough shape. They made the wrong bet on natural gas. Sell it and buy elsewhere. But it will pay off over five years.

Operates in Trinidad. It is a highly prolific energy producing region with an 80% success rate. TXP-X have four wells they are drilling and had two successful natural gas discoveries and will be drilling the other two later this year. (Analysts’ price target is $1.27)

A re-capitalization of the older company. It has started to come back. They signed a contract to get pellet supply, that seems favourable. They have some valuable land holdings in Hamilton. A nice risk-reward for some people on a small scale. He does not see enough safety around the dividend to recommend to his clients.

Where it goes from here will depend on what they get from more drill results. Initial indications were very positive.

He doesn’t follow this company, but generic comments on graphite is that if you are keen on Elon Musk and Tesla, you should be keen on graphite. There is literally more graphite in lithium ion batteries than there is lithium. However, graphite is not all the same. You want really, really course graphite for batteries.…

Doesn't like the sole risk exploration. If the story develops the people behind the company have the financial connections. The terrain is legendary gold ground. he can not make the data work for hi to buy it.

They have probably found the richest new silver discovery in the last 20 years, in central Mexico. They own 44% of it. Given the pullback from last week, this is a great time. They don't need leverage to silver.

He is not attracted to small mines. However, if the company is able to ‘steal’ assets at a market bottom like this then the shareholders will do extremely well in a rebound.

Has nat gas exposure--and he's bearish on all nat gas stocks. Market cap is way too low for investors to really care for in this sector.

They have had a fantastic track record on the exploration front. They bought a shut in zinc mine and then the price of zinc dropped. He would stay away from it until they delineate new zones they can extract ore from.

Started drilling in Red Lake, Ontario. It's sometimes best for a junior not to drill as the stock can do better on the potential rather than the actual drill results. Wait for the drill results before buying.

(A Top Pick Apr 24/18, Up 21%) Organic growth is 9-11% annually for the least few years, excluding acquisitions. Impressive. They just had a great quarter. They're doing the right things and setting themselves up to be the premiere benefits company.

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Don't buy cannabis stocks here. Their earnings just aren't there. You can buy good value companies at discounts to book value so why go for this one. Move on. It is an opportunity to upgrade your portfolio.

He has been looking at this as it has become more attractive now. A mid-tier producer that has stagnated when a partnership did not materialize. They are involved in the specialty pharmacy business which could grow into the mainstream in the future. They could be bought out in the future.

Would be concerned about the payout. Seeing a devaluation. He thinks the market’s already turned, but you see it in the financials first because of rising interest rates. The derivatives are the problem, especially with Deutsche Bank with lots of exposure to Italy and Turkey.

It's currently in the midst of a potential merger with Air Canada. COVID has also decreased air travel significantly. Current cash positions will help the company weather the crisis. However, they will probably burn through their cash by the end of this year. There is also competition from private companies who can undersell them by…

It was doing everything well and they were going to sell the business before the pandemic. Now, the business is ruined. With social distancing and lack of good movies, it is un-investable.

He bought this in December and it's been on a tear, because Rio Tinto exercised three options on their property (https://thestarphoenix.com/business/mining/star-diamond-corp-to-start-trenching-operations-at-fort-a-la-corne-sites). DIAM has been grinding through this project for 20 years; it's low-grade, but a very large diamond deposit. There's been a dispute with Rio Tinto (https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/star-diamond-says-rio-tinto-hasnt-complied-with-agreement-on-project-near-prince-albert). The details aren't public, but it's probably over…