Air Canada, Couche-Tard & More at 52-week Highs and Lows (Feb 6-12)

Airlines have struggled through pandemic. Expecting recovery with post pandemic travel. Lots of pent up demand for travel. First quarter was a loss for the company. Stock is down 15% YTD. Lifting of Federal mask mandate is good for the business.

(A Top Pick Oct 01/20, Up 38%) Great company that continues to hold. Provides high level of income. Proven model of increasing invested capital. Good track record for long term investors. Diversified across many countries and asset classes.

Great defensive company. Subscription-based services to legal, accounting, and tax. Even in a recession, those sectors need access to data to do their jobs. It's all about owning it at the right price. Strong numbers last quarter. Always trades expensively. Intellectual assets have high returns with low capex. Not a bad entry here around $125.…

Management sees great opportunities ahead. Wants to make more renewable landfill gas sites. Benefits from higher oil prices. Defensive, safe. Excellent management, clean balance sheet. He expects double-digit revenue growth for many years. Also a reopening play. The dual listing is a gift to Canadian investors. (Analysts’ price target is $178.80)

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)

Focused on office space in Canada. Challenging sector with Covid-19 and shift in work preferences. Trading at wide discount to net asset value. Steering clear of office space (not sure on future of demand). Stuck at 45% utilization rate in office space. Company does have good buildings (if alternative uses are found).

Allan Tong’s Discover Picks BPY.UN is anchored by diverse holdings across sectors, including industrial, retail and commercial properties, and across countries. Of course, we all know what happened next to the world, which wiped out the retail and office property markets. BYP.UN shares have slid around 7.5% since that call, but the 7% dividend has…

Largest REIT in Canada. Trades at discount to net asset value. Diversified retail, but has 3/4 of assets in retail. Growing industrial section of portfolio. Is a defensive name with solid yield and growing cash flow. Excellent management team.

Canadian Tire Reit. 92% of rent comes from Canadian Tire and almost 70% of the stock is owned by Canadian Tire. Stable 5% yield. Premium to NAV.

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Likes transition company is making into many assets. Looking into USA sunbelt and industrial assets. Selling office spaces and re-developing others. Work in progress and success will depend on management execution. Hold shares if already own.

Highest immigration to maritime provinces in Canada ever(own lots of properties in maritimes). Excellent dividend yield with discount to net asset value. Superior return to buying a GIC. Would recommend buying.

It is a subject of a takeover and you might consider holding it until the close of the take out transaction. You could also move to another apartment REIT. Your upside is capped from here with NVU.UN-T.

Best way to get exposure to industrial real estate in Canada. Toronto and Montreal - best real estate markets in North America (increasing rent levels). Rents going up ~35-60% percent. Trading at discount to asset value(under valued). Presenting good buying opportunity. Good management team.

This would be a hold for him, if not a sell. It has US grocery stores in small centres. It has an external management contract, which he feels is not in alignment with share holders.

(A Top Pick Jun 14/18, Up 59%) It is another example of an undervalued tech company in Canada. It was taken out by MS-N just over a month ago.

Residential property management and services - California Closets. It has room to grow in the U.S. Acquisition and organic growth should be good. It is volatile but its business is good over the long term. Buy 2 Hold 3 Sell 0 (Analysts’ price target is $187.10)

Focuses on industrial real estate. On path to 90% industrial properties this year. 50% asset growth this year. Focus on secondary markets like London, Ontario(Canada). Trading at discount to net asset value.

Has long liked this, as it has been compounding and making money for shareholders for decade. They just sorted an issue with the competition bureau over a mid-sized acquisition. See what the quarter reports after today's bell. A fine operator. They use gasoline selling to sell high-margin items like candy and hot dogs. Great operators…

Considering inflation A past pick. They cater to customer needs, not their wants (that was the pandemic age), especially with high inflation and a slowing economy. There is a consumer trade-down theme in North America, so No Frills and discount grocers will benefit. They also have a great private label program and pharmacy operation. They…

Struggling with core Timmie's franchise in Canada. Limited inroads in US. Tim's accounts for around 40% of EBITDA operating profit. Not much menu innovation. Traffic hasn't recovered to pre-Covid levels. Interest rate hikes dampen fire power for further acquisitions. Don't buy.

A safe place to invest--groceries in remote areas of Canada. Stocks are pricey vs. historic multiples, because they are defensive and stable. If you own, hold on or take some profits. Good to hold this in an uncertain world. They're well-managed.

Key to any utility is you have to factor the inflation rate into your return. If inflation gets sticky, around 5-6%, you'll have a negative rate of return. You want to get this on sale, especially important if you hold it in a taxable account. If inflation goes back to 3-4%, it's not that big…

A good dividend play. The yield is at 4.6%. People tend to focus on the tech side of green stocks, but this has utilities that have consistent income. They are a potential takeover target for Brookfield so the price has recently shot up. Could get decent returns.

A lot of success is tied to Gaz Metro in Québec, but they also have some wind farms that have recently come online in the last year or 2, and giving good returns to the company. Recent earnings were solid and they raised the dividend by 3.7%, and plan to raise it 4% next year.…

Has owned this for a long time. Their outsourcing business is based on long-term contracts. Cybersecurity and digitizing businesses offer good demand. Has a strong balance sheet. They grow by acquisition, though they haven't made a big one in a few years, because valuations have been high in targets. They've been doing small acquisitions. They…

Very large decline. Think about it in the context of the year 2000. The ones that survived had positive operating leverage, growth, and great business models. Those are the ones you want to own for years. Too early to decide. Stay away, but watch it.

Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. Dividend yield of 2.3%. Good growth driven by acquisition of NetMotion. Management increased FY2023 guidance. Long-term tailwinds from remote access requirements.

(A Top Pick Feb 25/21, Up 15.3%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O’Reilly With the recent completed acquisition by AEM now official, we now consider this position closed. When combined with the previous recommendation to cover half the position, this results in a net investment gain of 22%.

One of the most senior producers of silver. Silver is better than gold, as the bulk of silver production comes from copper mines. Silver just crossed $24, and there's lots of upside. SSRM has a $28 price target. He wants something that will benefit once inflation is realized.

An interesting one. Brazil. They have some high-grade veins that they have done some work on. They are drilling and it will prove it one way or the other. There will be lots of entry points coming up.

Good vehicle to park some money while interest rates are high. Would expect yield to be around 2% in 3 to 4 months. Safe place for cash holdings.

XRE vs. IYR Totally different products because of the country, given XRE is Canada and IYR is the US. XRE top 31% investments are in retail. IYR has only 9% retail. For residential, it's 25% XRE and only 15% IYR. Largest holding in IYR is AMT. IYR is more diversified, less exposed to retail which…

An ETF that holds short-term bank papers that are hard to buy individually. An alternative to not earning any money in a bank account. The fact that it shot up was a warning that it markets were in trouble.

XUT is market cap, ZUT is equal weighted. ZUT gives you more exposure to smaller players. HOG gives you more pipeline and energy services business, which acts similarly to utilities. It also hedges you on the downside. Could be a compliment to the other utility ETFs.

Basically it's an ETF version of a mutual fund. All fixed-income and pays a yield over 3%. You can park money here until you figure what to invest in next.

ZJK-T vs. ZHY-T. High yield is a sexy name for junk bonds. They are the worst quality bonds. In a downturn these companies will not be able to pay back their bond holders first. If equities fall 20%, high yield bonds fall 13%. There is more risk for a portfolio.

Defensive telecom and cable. Regional. Dominant cable operator. New cell phone competitor with 21% market share, but the fastest growing. Small sports/entertainment division. No commodity exposure and minimal wage inflation, as it's capital- and tech-intensive. Strong balance sheet. Interesting reinvestment catalysts out of Rogers-Shaw deal. Yield is 4.11%. (Analysts’ price target is $35.31)

(A Top Pick Aug 26/21, Down 5%) Last year, he considered this safe with some upside, but that hasn't happened. The Rogers deal has gone slower than expected, but it should close. He sold half his position at $38.50 last March, at a $22 ACB. The deal should close at end-2023.

Shale gas in the US. A spin out from Bankers Petroleum (BNK-T). There is a lot of potential excitement but it just doesn't have the same management quality team. Just too risky in the market at this point.

Is positive on energy sector. Good company that has had a turnaround. Return of capital (dividends and buybacks) is good for investors. Overall, is a good business going forward. Believes will be a continued need for fossil fuels.

He stayed away because they went to the states to make acquisitions. He did not know why the Americans would not already take these assets. He stays away from it.

Latest FDX report gave pause. Pretty good handle on the markets in which they compete. Pullback may be a good opportunity. Well managed. Transformed themselves.

Owns 7% of company shares. Remains committed to company. Company has 19% free cash flow yield, and is trading at 2.5x free cash flow yield. Share price should appreciate 60% or 4-5x. Expecting company to be bought be someone.

Sees no change to the dividend theory. The 3 Irish business millionaires actually control the company and are holding it long-term for the dividends. The company has some costs going on disadvantaging it. The diamond sector itself has not produced really stellar performance. This is a “wait and see”.

They have a done a deal with a private equity company, effectively taking the company private. Their hard rock lithium project is challenged due to the infrastructure constraints -- including rail and power. They needed more money, creating an opportunity for the private equity company.

It looks interesting, but is too small for his funds. It has under-performed for the past few years. They are in the right place at the right time, but we need to see some good drill results soon.

Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. They have been growing their top-line quickly over the last quarters. Net profit margins are improving. Although debt is quite elevated, they have cash balances and equity positions that are decent. Valuation is cheap and future growth estimates are good.A smaller size so could see…

He covers the stock and owns it. The business is doing well. They are a leader in their space. There was a big investor out of China that fell on hard times and has had to sell shares. It may be poised for a turnaround.

Has an old mine outside of Los Angeles that was run in the 1930s. Closed down during the Second World War and they are doing open pit mining in the area. Has some issues, but at these gold prices, it will probably start to work again. Under followed. Highly speculative.

They made wood pellets which are used in biomass generation facilities. He has owned this, but it's volatile due to management and operational issues. Wood pellets are vulnerable to fire, which is what happened last year. Their backlog in Japan and Korea is robust is good, but he doesn't like their concentration risk in a…

All asset managers are being decimated. This trades at a premium. It no longer trades with the gold price. But he likes this sector, though prefers Sprott's peers like AGF. Now is not a bad time to enter this space.

Too small for his firm. Cyber hacking is an ongoing threat. Clearly, a growing market. Still, the interest rate environment will be toxic for tech.

A play that could be triple / quadruple. Optical chips for next, next generation. 100 Gig data rates. High risk.

Where you talk about a bear or bull ETF that is levered, they have no future. You are supposed to trade them on a day to day basis or possible a weekly basis. They are guaranteed to lose over the long term because of the way the gains are translated over night. These are a…

Leverage play for natural gas. Clearly getting a breakout in the short term. Thinks oil is capped out and natural gas should trade relative to oil. Can see front month natural gas contracts going for $5. Forward pricing looks like there is room into next year to move further up. An okay way to do…