BUY

They just guided down 35% margins on this quarter. They are probably being conservative. They have 2.2 billion users. A third of the planet. Trading at 17 times 2020 earnings. You have to own this name as long as you believe they can execute. He wrote a put today. Forced himself to own it at 170.00. He thinks there is more growth there.

COMMENT

Are we really in a rising interest rate environment? Interest rates have been raising. Bank of Canada is on their third rate raise. Having said that the ten-year bond is at 2.3% yield. Still very anemic.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick July 28/17 - Up 5%) Still cheap. Earnings are doing fine. It is a matter of when rather than if for Europe to go higher.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick July 28/17 - Up 36%.) Last quarter margins were up. They are still modeling 36% earnings growth. The name is getting a little pricey. He has lightened up a little bit. There are enough contracts around. There are enough governments that are spending.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick July 28/17 - Up 2%.) Still likes it. Balance sheet has strong firepower. Modeling 25% earnings growth. Going higher from here.

HOLD

It was a right place to be at a time. Reasonable payout ratio and an 8% dividend yield. He would wait it out. If he bought it are 30 he would hold it at 26.

BUY ON WEAKNESS

It was a top pick in its 20’s. It got to a level that he thought it was silly. Now the valuation is right. It came off with the latest data on housing.

COMMENT

They take a basket and they make a common shareholder that they give double dividend by leveraging and a preferred shareholder that they pay 5-5.5%. Sounds great but the basket of stocks has to go up significantly in a rapid way if not you lose money. This is the opposite to buy and hold.

BUY

Their productions beat but their sales didn’t, and the market got disappointed. If you believe in gold this is a good name to own. He likes the efficiencies they gained. (Analysts’ price target is $22.00)

DON'T BUY

Is it a good long-term hold? The payout ratio is 85% and creeping up which it is not that great for dividend growth. He doesn’t see a lot of growth in this name in terms of earnings. Maybe a little on cash flows. Valuation is reasonable. It wouldn’t be the preferred name in the space.

BUY

He likes these guys. They have a lot of international exposure. Well run operator. 27% production growth. Balance sheet is getting better. 6% dividend yield with an 80% payout ratio. The only problem is that it is expensive relative to its peers. If you believe oil will continue to hold or go up this is a great name to own.

BUY

He has been long on this name over the last year. There has been concerns about their model. He thinks it is going to grow a lot from here. Balance sheet continues to improve. Margins are improving. A story that has legs.

BUY

He thinks that they had done a lot. Their backlog is at a record and capable of growing from here. He sees growth at 35%. Trades at 14.9 times 2019. Cheap. Balance sheet is OK. It is a better company now than when the Chinese company wanted to acquire it and was blocked by Ottawa.

TOP PICK

He likes banks in general. If you look at banks, 80% of their return since 2010 have come on the second half of the year. There are signs of stability in Canadian housing markets. This one has better growth prospects than its peers and in line valuations. ROE is the highest its been in 4 years. Relatively drama-free. (Analysts’ price target is $111.26)

TOP PICK

They announced a new focus on disclosure on their legacy portfolio and improving their efficiency ratios and becoming a leader in digital adoption. He believes this will help narrow the valuation gap. This is heap. They model a growth of 11% on earnings. (Analysts’ price target is $29.44)