Weekly 52-Week Low (or 52-Week High): BDT-T, BN-T, YES-X, SPB-T and More 52-Week Highs and Lows (Oct 09-15)

Opinion about ANRG-T: It took on a lot of debt after the IPO in 2021 and almost failed but are now re-capitalized and can turn around. The new chairman continues to buy stock. It is in the renewable natural gas sector where organic waste is turned into energy. Has $260 million in backlog and revenue…

Opinion about BBD.B-T: Pleased with performance. Continues to like. Runup this month due to contract to deliver 50 aircraft. Pure play on private aviation. A generation or half a generation ahead of competitors in medium- and long-range aircraft. It's the best on a range of metrics, and its money-is-no-object customers don't comparison shop. After-market parts…

Opinion about BDT-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research EPS of $0.50 slightly missed estimates of $0.504 and sales of $850.77M missed estimates of $946.31M. The quarter was impacted by temporary project delays as its clients adapted to rapidly chaning market conditions. Its next quarter is expected to be impacted by…

Opinion about DBM-T: Supplier to HD. Has gone down on recessionary fears. One of the big holdings in his income fund. Canada and US need to build more houses. Well run. Not a risky business. Big fat dividend yield of almost 9%.

Opinion about IMP-T: At the top of his watch list. A new CEO revamped sales and product strategy. On its way to high recurring revenues. A small company though.

Opinion about MCB-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research MCB provides services and equipment to the energy sector, such as drilling equipment and replacement parts. It also makes heavy-duty trailers. It is small at a $116M market cap, and cheap at 11.5X forward earnings. It has a decent dividend yield of…

Opinion about WFG-T: (A Top Pick Oct 17/24, Down 23%) (All the past picks today were from October, when he thought we were late cycle. His view is that we've started a new cycle, so tech and consumer discretionary risk-on names should do better.)Usually a really nice trade if you buy at Halloween, sell at…

Opinion about WSP-T: His choice in the space. About 23% compounded annual shareholder return over last decade. Bigger than peers, more global, in better verticals. Into water and environmental remediation -- things with faster growth curve. Serial acquirer.

Opinion about AD.UN-T: Good track record, meaningful insider ownership. Didn't like that it pays out most profit in distributions. Rather than retaining capital to grow, raises equity to do acquisitions. He likes companies being self-financed.

Opinion about AGF.B-T: Over the decades, they made poor acquisitions and should have accepted buy-out offers. It's now a shadow of itself, though is well run and generates cash. The only way to maximize value is to sell it (or raise the dividend each year).

Opinion about ARE-T: (A Top Pick Sep 19/24, Up 4%) It is starting to roll off the legacy projects which have fixed cost price contracts which lead to losing money. They are still having an impact but the company is getting into variable cost contracts so they can make money even with cost increases. There…

Opinion about AX.UN-T: Diversified with office, retail, industrial in both Canada and US. Institutional investors tend not to like diversified REITs. Over their skis on the balance sheet, so forced to sell assets and a lot of the best ones. Has become more of an office REIT in challenged markets.When REITs come back into favour,…

Opinion about BAM-T: BAM vs. BN Sensational performer since it was spun out. Has had a meaningful re-rating, partially resulting from controversial decision to be domiciled in the US; this allows them to be included in large US indices, benefitting from passive ETF buying. Will do well, but likely won't outpace the parent BN to…

Opinion about BN-T: (A Top Pick Aug 14/24, Up 43%) A core holding, though would wait for a pullback to add more. The underlying business is private equity. Given potential changes in 401K plans in the US, there will be more demand for private equity. Large players like this are well-positioned. Has seen strong earnings…

Opinion about BTB.UN-T: Most exposure is in Quebec. Lots of office space exposure. But could see a business turnaround. Would recommend buying and holding. 

Opinion about CF-T: Management wants to buy it out but there are two conflicting groups of shareholders. The employee shareholders want the lowest price possible while the outsider shareholders want the highest price possible. This type of conflict is not good. Value it as a whole, not on the split-up of parts.

Opinion about CIX-T: (A Top Pick Sep 11/24, Up 81%) Taken out at $32.

Opinion about CWB-T: Bought into the arbitrage. Upon closing will own NA, which is a really good bet for the long term.

Opinion about DF-T: Dividend 15 Split Corp. (DFN-T) or Dividend 15 Split Corp. II (DF-T)? Both are Split shares. The preferred share is the low risk preferred share dividend. He wouldn’t buy both, because you are looking for either growth or income. He would use one or the other and build that in your portfolio.

Opinion about DFN-T: These split shares company give you some leverage. The total return over 20 years has been 8% vs. the TSX which has done no better. Has some good dividends here, but is volatile--when the market goes bad, this really goes bad. 

Opinion about DIV-T: Royalty models do better in bear markets. Costs are nil, so it's a stable business. Well run. Mr. Lube over time has taken market share. Stock's pretty illiquid, make sure it's covering the dividend. Hold or buy. Yield around 8%.

Opinion about EFN-T: Company based on effective management of auto fleets for corporate accounts. New apps and technology is allowing for better management of business. Recent share price strength good for long term investors - but would wait to buy on weakness. Overall a strong business. 

Opinion about ENS-T: In general, he doesn't like split shares or different structures. Usually these "splits" are made up of common and preferred shares, and he's not a fan of preferreds. If he wants income, he'll just own stocks that pay dividends or buy an income product.Keep it simple. If you like ENB, then buy…

Opinion about EIT.UN-T: It is a basket of common stocks including big U.S. companies. He is not sure about it but it is doing well for the caller. Income is the focus.

Opinion about EQB-T: Good operator, good job navigating mortgage market. Concerned we're still in midst of credit cycle in Canada. Bulk of business is residential, and this will be impacted by current state of the condo market and slowdown in both housing and economy. Unlike the 6 big banks, not sure it's diversified enough to…

Opinion about FFN-T: Leverage allows them to provide such a large dividend. Typically 2:1 leverage, so you get double the bang for the buck. Lots of volatility, big ups and big downs. When markets are working, work great. Up to the board of the fund as to what distribution they pay out.Over 20 years, you'd…

Opinion about FSV-T: Compounded its way to extremely high valuation. Well run. Great serial acquirer. Trying to get into renovation and disaster restoration. Lumpy segments. Thinks roofing will be a home run.

Opinion about FSZ-T: It has been weaker in recent months with some challenges with institutional profits. Fees are tied to the asset management business and there has been pressure on fees in the industry. It will have to grow its mandates and investments longer term. Pays a nice dividend.

Opinion about FTN-T: Leverage allows them to provide such a large dividend. Typically 2:1 leverage, so you get double the bang for the buck. Lots of volatility, big ups and big downs. When markets are working, work great. Up to the board of the fund as to what distribution they pay out.Over 20 years, you'd…

Opinion about IAG-T: (A Top Pick Nov 13/20, Up 33%) Has started buying back shares and paying dividends. Financials should do well as the yield curve steepens. Valuation is not as compelling as before. Middle of the pack. Has moved to US banks and non-financial banks in Canada.

Opinion about IGM-T: Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O’Reilly With $144 billion in assets under management, we reiterate IGM as a TOP PICK.  Cash reserves are growing while shares are bought back.  It trades at 11x earnings, under 2x book and supports a respectable 12% ROE.  The robust dividend is backed by a payout ratio under…

Opinion about LBS-T: Has a degree of leverage in it. You're buying exposure to a basket of great Canadian stocks with dividends. Leverage can be in the range of 150-200%. When it's going up, it's great. But when it's going down, not so much. He wouldn't add leverage to a portfolio now with anybody's money. We're…

Opinion about LFE-T: This is a seasonal period when Lifecos in general tend to do well. This is a special vehicle where they buy a lifeco, split it up and give the capital appreciation to one half, and the dividend to the other half. Dividend yield of 19% is extremely high, and he is having…

Opinion about MFC-T: Stock's been flat and stuck at these levels for the last little while. There may have been a downgrade yesterday. Thinks it's undervalued. Great dividend yield, dividend should remain steady and increase. Steady growth company; sees ~8% going into the next few years. Price-to-book is 1.6x, fairly cheap relative to some peers.Wait…

Opinion about NA-T: Probably warrants a fresh look in the wake of its merger with CWB, a fantastic and very synergistic deal. Makes it a scale player nationally with lots of cross-selling opportunities. Capital markets business is excellent. Reports mid-week next week. Small business in Cambodia has been tricky, but not enough to move the…

Opinion about WED-X: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research WED is a Canadian investment company, specializing in providing long-term capital to businesses operating primarily within the global financial services industry. WED has performed strongly this year, up 44.87% year-to-date and 50.6% over 52-weeks. Q3 results were solid with net profit at…

Opinion about ZDC-X: Really likes it, and so do his firm's fundamental analysts. Strong fundamental story. Technicals are awesome. Good run. Add on weakness. Expect a consolidation or correction in next month or two, and that's when he'd be looking to add.

Opinion about E-T: Very high margins, using nat gas instead of diesel for generators in its power division. Power division is growing quickly. Chart is beautiful, more room to run. Anticipates a $4-5 stock.

Opinion about ENB-T: Technical analysts love to give fancy names to chart patterns 😉  The 5-year for this name is showing a cup and handle -- with that rounded bottom, perhaps a little pullback, and then a breakout and consolidation. Also a nice swing trade. Now testing the breakout point, and successfully so. Looks good.

Opinion about GEI-T: (A Top Pick Oct 17/24, Up 12%) (All the past picks today were from October, when he thought we were late cycle. His view is that we've started a new cycle, so tech and consumer discretionary risk-on names should do better.) Thought we were heading into a market peak, which is when…

Opinion about IMO-T: (A Top Pick Apr 17/25, Up 39.5%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly Our PAST TOP PICK with IMO is progressing well.  To remain disciplined, we recommend trailing up the stop (from $104) to $114 at this time.  

Opinion about KEY-T: LNG projects are growing and it will be one of the companies that benefits from the increased volume of natural gas. It made a big acquisition and has stable cash flow as a mid-stream company. Has a great future with another decade of growth.

Opinion about PPL-T: About 70% of the business is take-or-pay -- no volume risk or commodity price risk. Another 20% is on fee-for-service contracts, where there is volume risk but no commodity exposure. Rest has commodity exposure to nat gas and oil. Over 10 years, has been competitive with the TSX. Compounding total shareholder returns just…

Opinion about SES-T: (A Top Pick Apr 29/25, Up 28%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly Our PAST TOP PICK with SES had achieved its target at $17.00.  To remain disciplined, we recommend covering half the position at this time and trailing up the stop (from $13.50) to $15.00.  

Opinion about TPZ-T: Top of the heap for what he'd want to own in terms of O&G royalty companies and infrastructure.

Opinion about TRP-T: All these companies carry heavy debt. Once slip up and their cash flow is in trouble. He prefers companies with high cash flow and low capex, like Apple and Meta. Not for him, but if interest rates continue to fall in Canada, dividend stocks like this could look stable and attractive. Pays…

Opinion about ASM-T: Challenges with cartels in Mexico.Long history of development in Province.Socialist orientation of Mexican President a worry.Does not own shares at this time.Concerned about inventory & reserves.Drilling results have been fairly strong.Would prefer companies with larger reserves.

Opinion about ETG-T: In Mongolia. Fairly illiquid. He's a fairly large shareholder. Time is on your side. Development is drifting their way. He anticipates a takeover transaction at some point.

Opinion about GFG-X: Some of the people behind Gold Standard Ventures, are behind this one as well. If you follow success in this industry, you will do relatively well. They raised a lot of money for Gold Standard Ventures and it has done well. It is probably in the 8th-9th inning before it gets bought…

Opinion about KNT-T: It has done really well in developing the gold mine in Vancouver and increasing production.. Owned it in the past but not now. Likes it.

Opinion about LUG-T: Highly ranked stock acting extremely well. RSI doing well. Stock's currently in an uptrend, and gold is trending upward. Gold is consolidating around $3000. 

Opinion about MAG-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research We think MAG fits the bill. Its Mexican (safe) mine only recently went into production, and 2024 will be the first year of material revenue/cash flow for the company. The stock is acting well this year as it gets re-rated as a…

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Opinion about OR-T: (A Top Pick Mar 11/24, Up 67%) Everybody loves gold now. Still only trades at 1.1x NAV. Cheaper on valuation than AEM, and still growing. Gossip that one of its downed mines might come back, so that's a catalyst. He'll always have an allocation to gold. See his Top Picks.

Opinion about STLC-T: In the middle of a long-term range. Yesterday's news looked very positive. Good, solid support around $38. Potential to get to $50 before it stalls out, in a 3-6 month timeframe. Get out if drops below $40.

Opinion about SVM-T: Part of syndicate that brought company to markets. Financials in China a little opaque, but company has been generous to shareholders through dividends and buybacks. Would recommend buying. 

Opinion about TXG-T: (A Top Pick Jun 28/24, Up 102%) Trading ridiculously cheaply as one pit was running out. However, a new mine (70% gold, 30% copper) came in on time and on budget and has taken reserves into 2038. So they won't miss a step in production. Still at a big discount to the…

Opinion about USA-T: Junior speculative. Not profitable. At the price for gold and silver today, if a company's not profitable you have to ask why. He doesn't play penny stocks, and certainly not in the junior mining area. A very challenging asset class; he learned his lesson 35 years ago.

Opinion about ARU-X: (A Top Pick Aug 20/08. Up 22.3%.) Acquired by Kinross (K-T).

Opinion about BEW-X: Caught attention of market as numbers continued to ramp up. Very big move, now consolidating. Will probably eventually get taken out for its technology and customer base. Trades thinly. May itself be looking for a small acquisition.

Opinion about DOL-T: Beat revenue, earnings up. Is pullback of 3.5% today a buy? Believes he heard a comment that its forward guidance is uncertain, and that could be the reason it's pulled back. Earnings are one thing, but the street looks for forward guidance because that's what's going to happen next.Longer-term chart is a…

Opinion about GIL-T: With tariffs, could see the price of clothing go up. As Springsteen sang, textile jobs are not coming back to NA; clothes will still be imported. Impact on the clothing industry remains to be seen. Thinks prices will go higher, but people still need to get dressed. Onshoring will be a multi-year…

Opinion about PRMW-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. Pure-play water exposure; sustainability trend. Strong position globally; renewed water focus. Attractive valuation; good dividend. Debt recently lowered but still high. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free

Opinion about TCL.A-T: Printing is in decline. Trying to get into packaging. Stock's always been cheap, but it's not a growth market. Instead, look at DCM.

Opinion about DSG-T: Is a nichy Constellation Software, concentrating on software for supply chains. The stock has seen strong growth, but at a high multiple. Tariffs are hurting short term, but should be good long term. Too nichy for him.

Opinion about MDA-T: One of the themes he's focused on is space, a long-term secular trend. Space economy is in very early stages, and will go on for a long time. This one is fully exposed to that economy. Three basic verticals:  robotics and space operations, low-orbiting satellite systems for Wi-Fi via satellite (best-known right…

Opinion about NVEI-T: Has lagged the Canadian tech sector. Used to own, wouldn't be back in soon. On its recent partnership with ADBE, he tends to own the big payment systems like MA and Visa, big beneficiaries of the resurgence in the economy. 

Opinion about PRL-T: Only thing is that this could be a double top, meaning it failed at its old high. It's not a double top until that last low (neckline) around $25 is broken. Right now, it's a 5/10. If it bounces off support, it's fine. If not, beware.

Opinion about QUIS-X: He follows it. Has $100 million market cap, small, based in Toronto. They re-sell Microsoft Solutions and PayiQ. They rallied during Covid, then fell back to Earth. The price target is 40 cents.

Opinion about SIS-T: Doing a really good job prior to tariffs. A lot of products are FDA-regulated and not subject to tariffs. Moved some production to the US. Needs-based products to help people age safely at home. Price increases can be passed along to customers.

Opinion about VHI-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research We continue to like its prospects. It has received a couple of broker target price upgrades since its earnings, and has closed on its $75M financing. It thus has lots of cash now for growth opportunities, and EPS (consensus) is expected to…

Opinion about EXRO-X: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research The company saw a big pop in 2021 on EV hype for the Coil Drivers it sells. It has never really had significant revenues or positive free cash flows. If EV demand booms the stock could do better, but overall we are…

Opinion about YES-X: The company is into reducing carbon levels and removing sulphur from natural gas. He is a close friend to one of the company principals. An exceedingly illiquid stock.

Opinion about SPB-T: Recent acquisition got them into compressed natural gas and renewable nat gas. Belief is that propane has matured, but alternative energy is emerging as a growth area. Erratic earnings. Plunged substantially. Total compounded shareholder return for a decade is just over 1%; over 20 years, it's 0.5%. You're trading income for capital. Yield…

Opinion about NFG-X: When he looks at the charts and plans, he's unable to tie the drill holes together to make a coherent deposit. Note that his former partner and mentor, Eric Sprott, feels very differently about this one and is a very large shareholder, and he's made a lot of money being right.