Michael Sprung
President at Sprung Investment Management
Member since: Oct '00 · 4275 Opinions
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| 3.78 | 161 21.41% | 192 25.53% | 96 12.77% | 175 23.27% | 128 17.02% | ||
| 1 Month | 4.14 | 8 4.62% | 54 31.21% | 52 30.06% | 55 31.79% | 4 2.31% | |
| 6 Months | 2.91 | 22 13.02% | 51 30.18% | 17 10.06% | 52 30.77% | 27 15.98% | |
| 12 Months | 2.98 | 37 22.29% | 35 21.08% | 17 10.24% | 38 22.89% | 39 23.49% | |
| 2 Years | 4.54 | 45 29.80% | 38 25.17% | 7 4.64% | 24 15.89% | 37 24.50% | |
| 5 Years | 4.34 | 49 52.69% | 14 15.05% | 3 3.23% | 6 6.45% | 21 22.58% |
Stock Opinions by Michael Sprung
The current record-breaking rally reminds him of the dotcom bubble of the late-1990s and usually these periods don't end too well. These prices reflect a gambling, rather than an investing, mindset. He looks at the cyclically adjusted PE on a 10-year basis which is now quite high. Canadian looks pretty well priced vs. the US; perhaps there's some safety in that. This rally will drive people more towards value stocks. Stocks with high multiples that have run up have the furthest to fall. Be more defensive now, so you won't be hurt too badly when the market falls. He doesn't think the US wants to tariff themselves into inflation, but they want a different trade deal with Canada and Mexico.
One of the Canadian superstars. Historic PE has always been a little high for him, but the CEO has done a great job buying companies. As for AI, he sees a lot of money going into AI and won't see a lot of revenues for a while. AI can write software, but it takes a lot of skill to put it all together.CSU will continue to exploit this. It's still too pricey for him, but growth investors should consider this.
The shares have gone down, and so have his shares. The market is looking past 2025. The wireless market has seen strong competition, and the markets hope this stabilizes in the future, perhaps from less immigration. BCE surprised many with its US acquisition which could add 500,000 customers. Pays a good 5.5% dividend. Isn't much downside from here.
The short-seller alleges that GSY is taking on riskier loans as consumer are more pressured in this market. GSY is managed well, has been around many years, so is certain that they have many reserves to protect them from riskier loans. Expects share to at least partially recover. The PE is too high for him.
Is surprised it's done so well amid tariffs. Will be a survivor. Still trading under book value, with an ROE of 8-9%. Don't own this for yield but for expansion in business. The PE is over 20x, a little high, but expects this to drop a lot.
