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You can start buying Enbridge now,. ENB has rallied over 38% in the past year, outpacing even Royal Bank and nearly doubling the pace of the TSX. Enbridge currently trades at 21.77x PE, compared to around 16x a year ago, but nowhere near the post-Covid peak of 38.62x on March 31, 2023.

oil / gas pipelines
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Can a stock that's rallied 36% in the past year be considered a dark horse? IBM can. It outpaced the higher-profile Apple, which climbed 25.5% in the last 12 months and Alphabet by 3%. What is IBM doing right? Software. It's shed its old identity as a stodgy hardware company and tilted hard into software. True, shares dipped last October when they missed their numbers in the consulting segment, but shares jumped this week from $228 to $258 after they reported.

electrical / electronic
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Despite its expected growth, National remains cheap. It trades at 12.16x PE, compared to TD's 17.6x and Royal's 15.82x. True, NA's 3.13% dividend yield falls short of, say, BMO's 4.62%, but the projected growth makes up for this. Another plus is that National has no exposure to office real estate in the U.S., and only 8% exposure in commercial real estate there. Most of the bank's assets and operations lie in Canada. NA-T is a buy and hold.

banks
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This is no income stock at a 0.25% dividend yield, and currently DOL shares are only $12.50 below highs of $152.97. Also, the PE of 35.88x is historically stretched. DOL traded at 30.3x to end 2022 and 31.3x three years ago. However, as Stockchaser Trevor Rose notes, Dollarama is a fine long-term hold. With volatility likely in January, pick this one up on a 5-10% pullback when its valuation normalizes.

Consumer Products
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The company's market cap more than doubled to US$74.64 billion in 2024 and it currently trades at a 32.3x PE, twice as high as it was in late September 2023. With that, earnings keep climbing, from US$3.01 billion in 2022, to US$6.5 billion in 2023 and a projected US$7.57 billion this year. Q3 earnings rose 13% and sales 19%, though the company slightly missed earnings due to a one-time charge and higher costs. This is a momentum name, but like the overall market, the pace of IBKR's growth will likely slow in 2025, though there remains upside. Again, this is no income stock, paying a dividend of only 0.56%.

Financial Services
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After a flat first half to 2024, back-to-back earnings beats in July and October lifted ISRG shares from the low-$400s to the mid-$500s by the fall. The last two quarterly reports stressed that an increasing number of surgeries within the U.S. and internationally is the key driver. For instance, the company's October reported said that procedures rose 18%, beating estimates of 17.1%. The quarter before, this number climbed 14% in the U.S. and 22% abroad.

biotechnology / pharmaceutical
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Its PE sank to 34.4x after that report, close to its median average of 33.94x. Its quarter was far from a disaster, so the sell-off was an over-reaction. Year-over-year earnings actually rose 10% and sales 16%, while Azure revenues jumped 32%. MSFT pays a 0.77% dividend, so you're not buying this for income. This is one to hold long term.

computer software / processing
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Shares are basically flat over the past year do some quarterly misses, but its PE has fallen to 22.34x, below its 24.06x, making it an attractive entry point. It pays a moderate 1.72x dividend because the company is investing in expansion, which should bolster top and bottom lines in future quarters and reinforce the company's prominence in this healthy space.

specialty stores
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Fortis currently pays 4.09% and will raise that by 4.2%. The dark days of interest rate hikes are over, and the expected cuts are certainly working in Fortis' favour. A favourite of Stockchaser Trevor Rose and much of Bay Street, Fortis trades at 18.88x PE which is below its median average of 19.77x. This despite shares rallying 5.5% over the past three months.

electrical utilities
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The Well, a new and dazzling commercial-office-residential behemoth in downtown Toronto, bodes well for Allied's future mixed-use projects.
Caveat: The payout ratio of Allied's near-9% dividend yield is almost 400%, though Bay Street feels that divvy is safe. Be patient with this one. It holds more upside than down, and you can collect that 9% while you wait. 

investment companies / funds
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It must be hard playing second fiddle to the giant called Nvidia. However, AMD is also enjoying growing demand. Both both companies are equally volatile around a 1.68 beta, though AMD is perceived to be safer. AMD has enjoyed modest top- and bottom-line beats in three of its last four quarters, with one coming in-line. A good track record, even if it Nvidia eclipses it. 

electrical / electronic
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Another Canadian momentum play is the parent company of the Brookfield empire. BN shares are hitting all-time highs these days after slumping from the weight of high interest rates. It's a consistent grower and holds a wide range of assets from renewable energy to real estate. Its private equity investment have been growing around 15% annually as this segment is hot among investors, 60% of whom are institutional investors. BN is established globally and is renown for buying distressed assets at cheap prices; they have around $150 billion to play with. BN has been trading at a discount to NAV from 18-26%. 

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AEM has an established reputation for its management and assets. It's a pure gold play, pays a steady 2.08% dividend yield. Stockchasers Trevor and particularly Michael like it for its dividend, growth prospects and overall safety. Cash levels are healthy enough to buyback shares, always a good sign.

precious metals
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Debt is down, and the dividend is a healthy 3.64% based on a 55% payout ratio. True, the PE has been climbing in the past year, now just under 16x, but historically it's 17.33x. Though shares have rallied 18% so far this year, the street expects them to climb another 10% to an average price of $35.90. Note that as of this writing on the morning of August 1, shares were jumping over 2%, and analyst upgrades will likely follow. ALA is for traders and income investors alike.

oil / gas
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Also safe and steady and undervalued is this lender. It trades at 13.75x PE, slightly higher than its historic average of 12.03x, but below the industry's 15x. GSY pays a 2.33% dividend yield at a low 27.24% payout ratio. The beta, though, is a tad high at 1.93, while shares have rallied about 30% this year.

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