TRADE
An excellent company, a leader in medical diagnostics but he is not sure about current positioning. He doesn't want exposure to infectious diseases diagnostics. Wait for the area to act better and interest rates to stabilize.
COMMENT
Be careful - exited his position last year. Users can turn off tracking and therefore advertisers. It is very profitable but can they sustain earnings when people turn off tracking/advertising. Others can compete better in the advertising field.
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Jan 13/21, Up 13%) A producer of construction chemicals and adhesives. Still has strong returns and operating margins. Its products are high quality and help other companies with what they produce. Is in the process of making an acquisition. Is the beneficiary of infrastructure spending.
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Jan 13/21, Down 12%) Great company but waiting for catalyst. Makes and sells sensors for cost reduction in factories. Has been on sidelines for some time.
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Jan 13/21, Down 4%) It's an excellent company but stock hasn't done well. Possibly because investors are worried about Taiwan. Also some concern over whether we have seen the peak of the semi-conductor cycle. Can chip production grow from past peak. Largest name in emerging markets which also hold Russian equities. If holders in these markets want to raise money they may not be able to sell Russian companies and one to consider may be TSM, being the largest.
TRADE
An excellent company with a history of consolidating and making strong runs. It is still not inexpensive. Wait for interest rates to top. Went from his buy list to watch list.
TRADE
Be careful when buying ADR's due to liquidity - use a financial advisor for this. Has exposure to memory and different from other semi-conductors. Prices should recover. The whole space could trade together. Has reduced his weighting.
BUY
Owns quite a bit. Price increases with inflation shouldn't hold the buyers back. One of few global cloud platforms that allow small and mid-sized software companies to develop software, display it into the cloud and provide it to clients globally. This is a base of recurring revenue. The media and our emotions are making too much of rising interest rates and their relation to tech. Tech can improve even with rising rates.
COMMENT
Good company. Had a significant position until 2020 when he sold off. Credit card companies became well understood. There are now other payment modalities. Also it is affected by the travel business.
TOP PICK
Primary commercial property and casualty insurance. One of largest providers of re-insurance in world. Owns Burlington Northern Railroad. An improving economy is good for railroads. Exposure to agriculture, mining and forestry. Has large cash position and therefore ability to make large acquisitions and buy back stock. Owns several industrial businesses. Buy 1 Hold 2 Sell 0
TOP PICK
There is an epidemic in Diabetes and it is in this field. Also in area of Alzheimers. Has made advancements in diagnostic tools and monitoring and treating patients. This is a defensive business not affected by a slowing economy. Buy 16 Hold 8 Sell 1
TOP PICK
An integrated oil company and well positioned with exposure to refining and chemicals. These will give more consistent profitability and cash flow. No exposure to Russia. Good environmental and safety record. Has a strong balance sheet and consistently returns capital to shareholders. Good growth prospects over 10 years. Has restarted a project to build a gas pipeline to bring Israeli and potentially Egyptian gas to Europe. Could be part of the solution to Europe's reliance on Russia for gas supplies. Buy 10 Hold 11 Sell 2
DON'T BUY
Sells at 12x earning and in this market it could slip to 10x. He doesn't like the stock. The sentiment on eBay is still too bullish.
COMMENT
Pays a yield of nearly 4%. You can buy a tranche now, but they didn't have a great quarter.
COMMENT
Another sell-off today, and market outlook Today we saw the death cross in addition to Russia' bloody invasion, higher interest rates, supply chain woes and inflation. It's a terrible market, but he is looking at the positive. Health, energy and consumer products are sectors to buy. He can see energy doubling its 4% slice of the S&P. Also look at time: be patient and look past this very troubling time; the bottom could come sooner than you think.