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One of the cheapest of the big 5 banks. Yield is probably one of the lowest as well as the price to cash flow. Given what they have done with the target receivables recently and given the focus on building up the credit card businesses, he sees this as an opportunity to benefit in 2 ways. First, the cost of capital for these entities will decline and secondly, given the competitive space in mortgages and consumer borrowing, it’s a great way to boost long-term earnings. He sees a 10% upside in the next 12 months plus the 3.76% dividend.
US housing stocks. Longer-term, if you believe the J.P. Morgan (JPM-N) projections, there is a long way to go in housing. He wouldn’t buy a housing stock like a homebuilder but would prefer related stocks that would benefit such as Home Depot (HD-N). However, this is gone up a bit too much for him so buy this on a pull back. He has also been looking at Watts Water Technology (WTS-N) but it also has to pull back to around $30-$33.
Markets. In the short-term, he is cautious and is awaiting the US presidential election as well as the composition of the house. This is crucial on whether they can reach a compromise on the fiscal cliff between the election and the sitting of the new Congress. Has a longer-term bullish outlook for the US, which is supported by the improvement seen in housing, the continuation of the auto production and feels that bottoming in China is going to help.