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Has since sold shares due to strength in share price.
Sees better upside in Enerplus.
Likes company - expecting ~50% upside.
Quality company over all.
Good for long term shale investors in USA. 

Owns ~9% of company.
Quality company.
Good exposure to "Fish bone" drilling.
Not on institutional investor radar.
Expecting share price to rise to ~$16. 

Better names in market.
Will face issue of paper sellers with recent sale.
Shares not cheap enough.

Excellent company with safe dividend.
Conservative balance sheet with strong management team.
~7% dividend yield.
Owns shares in company.
Expecting share upside. 
Trading at discount to PrairieSky Royalty.
Company needs to prove that they can acquire assets. 

Owns shares in company.
Prefers names with more exposure to oil.
Expecting 75% of free cash flow returned to shareholders going forward.
Good management team and reserves.
Higher exposure to gas.

UMC is a Taiwanese company, operating as a semiconductor wafer foundry, and is now trading at 11x times' Forward P/E. In the last five years, sales grew around 10% on average, mostly organic growth. The balance sheet is strong, with a net cash of Taiwan NT115B(or around $3.7B). The company has been reinvesting heavily to pursue organic growth, while dividends also grew at an impressive pace over the last few years. However, the semiconductor industry is quite cyclical. Based on consensus estimates, sales are expected to decline by 24% in FY 2023, and then recover to around 12%-15% over the next few years. Overall, solid company, cheap valuation, strong balance sheet, and we like the name. Keep in mind we do not follow international names closely, however. 
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INE has been closely tracking to the broader 'clean energy' industry (PBW as a proxy). The PBW ETF peaked in early 2021 as 'green' stocks flourished, but the ETF and industry has since made a new 52-week low. The stock is a $2.1B company that has demonstrated strong top-line growth and a decent amount of free cash flows. It pays a solid yield of 7%, but is highly leveraged, with a net debt of $5.9B. It trades at an OK valuation of 2.0X forward sales and 1.9X book. A lot of high growth, unprofitable names have been impacted recently with renewed recession fears as bond yields spike and inflation re-accelerated in recent readings. We would like to see the company achieve profitability, and we feel that this could help support its share price, particularly as it grows its top-line at a strong rate.
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The CEO was a victim of the shareholder activist revolt, and the lawsuits are not material in any way, in our view (in fact, one doesn't even use the right company name, having copy/pasted from another lawsuit). We do think the company's dominant market share and robust technology win win out in the end. EPS (adjusted), based on consensus is expected to nearly triple next year. We are also encouraged that ILMN in 2017 received a takeover offer (from Thermo Scientific) at about 40% higher than current levels. Since then sales have nearly doubled and it has been very profitable (except for a loss expected this year). 
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Understanding sectors is not just about classification; it has a direct impact on investment strategies. Diversification, a cornerstone of smart investing, involves spreading investments across different sectors to minimize risk. By holding a mix of stocks from various sectors, investors can cushion their portfolios against a downturn affecting a single industry.

Moreover, sector analysis helps investors align their portfolio with market trends. For instance, if technology companies are thriving due to innovations, an investor might consider allocating more funds to the Information Technology sector.
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