Stock has done well and the assets have done well, with lower interest rates primarily driving the value with occupancies relatively benign. Sees the whole group in a peak valuation and would stay clear. He has no real estate holdings.
Has had a great run, primarily on the US acquisition. Last numbers were pretty good. Margins were a little lower than expected on the gasoline business. Primarily an acquisition story. They've got to a size now where they need a meaningful acquisition, but there doesn't appear to be a target out there. Trades at 18 X earnings which is a little rich on an operating basis.
Recent symbol resulting from Sprint acquiring Nextel. Has a small local exchange which will be spun out making it 100% pure wireless. Attractive valuation. Rising free cash flows.
In the major pharmaceutical companies you see low multiple stocks yielding 4/5% and it may look like a good bet. Use caution as it is a risky bet. Revenues over the last couple of years have been under pressure. On this one, about 3/4 of their earnings is being paid out in dividends.
The outlook is high single digit earnings growth over the cycle with nice dividends. Has been impacted because of the integration of their credit card acquisition and people are worried about it. Approaching 5% yield which is very attractive. This is his 1st choice with Citigroup (C-N) being his second.
The outlook is high single digit earnings growth over the cycle with nice dividends. 1st choice would be Bank of America (BAC-N) with Citigroup being second.
A mid size health insurance company and it's all about cost containment. Premiums should be growing faster than costs. Have been able to react when costs have been rising. Trades around 14 X's and growing about the same pace. Had pulled back recently due to an acquisition they had done.
Doesn't know what to make on the big auto companies. If unions roll back on some of their demands at General Motors (GM-N) you could see the same thing happening at this company. The industry is under siege. They're losing shares to the Japanese all the time.
Doing a great job of reformatting their stores in what they call a 20/20 concept which is basically getting more square footage. Same store sales of 3% to 4%. Has done a good job in the financial services area. Thinks they can grow earnings 12/15% over the next 5 years.
A great company with a great asset. Long track record of adding value. In the very short term, would be surprised if it moved significantly up from this point unless there was a spike in oil prices. The 1st phase of Horizon, which comes on about 3 years from now, much of that is discounted in the $40 range.