COMMENT
It is a family run company and one of the biggest industrial pump manufacturers in the world, but have treaded water and gone sideways. This partly because it is a small to medium cap stock and a good part of the their business services the oil and gas industry. The company is very well run and they show good growth prospects. The market may latch onto this stock in the trend from growth to value.
HOLD
Pipelines. It is a 6.4% yield and is a safe dividend. Their problem is that some pipelines are sort-of in limbo. Environmentalists are trying to get a pipeline of theirs closed own. He thinks all of this will get resolved.
HOLD
They still have the keystone XL issue but all else is going okay. Investors are drawn to this stock for the yield and growing dividend. It is not a cheap stock anymore. People are driving it up. It is all yield-driven.
DON'T BUY
Other than for short term traders, it should be avoided and always should have been.
DON'T BUY
Cannabis stocks are continuing to go down. They went up on hype and spiked around the time it became legal in Canada. They are having trouble getting their product out and displacing the black market. There is nothing to keep these stocks from going lower. There is tax loss selling coming.
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Sep 25/18, Down 35%) He sold at $48 and took some loss. He thought the new free trade agreement would benefit the auto industry and it has not been ratified yet. Their agricultural business has been hit by China not buying our grains.
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Sep 25/18, Down 52%) It is an auto parts wholesaler in Canada and Britain and an auto paint distributor in the US, where they are having some problems. They were to do a strategic review but they have not done it yet. He moved on.
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Sep 25/18, Down 10%) It is a great company but we had a terrible spring in North America so inventories build up. Long term he thinks it is great.
HOLD
He is luke warm on Canadian banks. He owns BNS-T and CWB-T. It has not been the best run bank historically. The dividend is safe unless something horrific happens. It will probably continue to grow its dividend.
BUY
Gold. He bought in the last few months. (FNV-T)
DON'T BUY
Life insurance companies have not done that well. This company owns Great West Life, which has been a disappointment.
HOLD
The stock has really been hurt. Most of its assets are outside of Canada. The dividend is huge and continues to be paid. It is safe and cash flow will cover it. Everything he sees says it is okay. But it is not without risk.
DON'T BUY
It has been a controversial stock because it has been losing market share. It was trying to get its Asian subsidiary public. People hoped a really good valuation on their Asian assets would help. They took a lot of debt on.
BUY
Regional Banks. He owns two. See his Top Picks today. He likes the regional banks. As we swing to value stocks, money should flow back into regional banks.
BUY
Payment processing companies have good prospects. The trend will continue to be good. They are expensive, however.