BUY

Probably one of the top two banks. Ticking off all the boxes. Has one of the weakest dividend quality scores according to his model. Wells Fargo & Co (WFC-N) looks the most undervalued.

COMMENT

Signature Diversified Yield CI Funds. He typically doesn’t respond on funds as he doesn’t know their strategies. Better proxy than owning some of the dividend yielding stocks. Good asset base and diversification.

HOLD

Difficult name to analyze as two big conglomerates come together. It takes a while for synergies to play out. Lots of tailwinds. Dividend is strong.

BUY

He likes it. Has pulled back and the valuation looks very attractive now. Cleaning up some of its assets.

BUY

Good entry point. It has been a poor performer. Trend bullish on the technical. Dividend quality is not the greatest. Finance business has been performing excellently. Momentum in the manufacturing space will bode well for this company.

COMMENT

One of the leaders of the pack. Bubbly impression in terms of valuations as it is trading in multiples of potential sales and earnings. Institutional investors are staying out. He thinks there is going to be a shakeout in the whole space. Valuations could change very dramatically. Positive working capital. $40 million in sales. Could be one of the big “tobacco” companies in the future.

COMMENT

Company is in the penalty box for the last year and a half. A technology play. It is not even in the top ten cells used by youngsters. Unable to pigeonhole the valuation of the business right now. Looks good from a fundamental perspective. He doesn’t understand the business model.

HOLD

Good company. Well managed company. Have been rangebound for the last thee years. Good dividend. Few of the companies that score 100 on dividend quality on his model. Steady cash flow. Low beta dividend growth story.

DON'T BUY

You expect all lifecos to do well on a rising interest rate environment. It is surprising that we haven’t had the big trade on the lifecos. He will gravitate toward banks more than lifecos now. He feels uncomfortable with the group at the moment.

TOP PICK

One of the names in the interest sensitive space that looks the most interesting. Reporting in US dollars now. Looks like there is room for dividend growth here. Payout ratio in the mid-forties. (Analysts’ price target is $15.03)

TOP PICK

He has been a shareholder of this company for a long time. Underperformed for the last couple of years mainly for some contrarian bets the CEO has made. Just made an investment on Toys r Us that looks interesting for the Real Estate. Good cash position. Good book value. (Analysts’ price target is $746.97)

TOP PICK

Good backlog. Exposure on the oil and gas looks good. (Analysts’ price target is $69.73)