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Loews corporation is a diversified company with three publicly-traded subsidiaries: cna financial corporation (nyse: cna), diamond offshore drilling, inc. (nyse: do) and boardwalk pipeline partners, lp (nyse: bwp); and one wholly owned subsidiary, loews hotels & resorts. for more information please visit www.loews.com. at loews, we don’t show movies, at least not anymore, and we can’t help with your home improvement needs – but we can offer you a distinctive opportunity to join one of the largest diversified companies in the world. as with any great company, our success is directly linked to the strength of our team. we work closely with our employees to create a progressive, informal and rewarding work environment in which they can thrive and succeed. our team of corporate employees perform a wide range of functions, working together to provide strategic direction and services to loews and our four subsidiaries. Social media mentions are up 150% in the past 24h.

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TOP PICK
Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly

We reiterate this company that is bringing AI integration to customers of Microsoft across multiple platforms including AWS and Google Cloud.  We like that cash reserves are growing, whiles shares are aggressively bought back and debt is retired.  It trades at 17x earnings and supports a ROE over 90%.  Its modest dividend is backed by a payout ratio under 50% of cash flow.  We recommend trailing up the stop (from $14.00) to $15.50, looking to achieve $22 — upside potential of 22%.  Yield 2.8%

(Analysts’ price target is $21.75)
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TOP PICK
Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly

We reiterate this reinsurance company as a TOP PICK.  Earnings will be released by month's end, so we will see if the company will be able to continue its EPS growth rates that it has seen over the past five years.  It trades at 6x earnings, 1.2x book and supports a ROE of 23%.  Its dividend is backed by a payout ratio under 15% of cash flow.  We continue to recommend a stop at $344, looking to achieve $430 -- upside potential of 17%.  Yield 1.8%

(Analysts’ price target is $430.83)
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Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly

We reiterate PKI, one of the largest independent fuel retailers in North America, as a TOP PICK.  We note the company is prudently using some cash reserves to retire debt, but it still maintains a dividend payout ratio under 55% of cashflow.  We continue to recommend a stop at $41, looking to achieve $54 -- upside potential of 24%.  Yield 3.1% 

(Analysts’ price target is $54.25)
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(A Top Pick Mar 05/24, Down 9.4%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly

Our PAST TOP PICK with LYV has triggered its stop at $89.  To remain disciplined, we recommend covering the position at this time.  

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(A Top Pick Mar 05/24, Down 8.2%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly

Our PAST TOP PICK with CNHI has triggered its stop at $11.50.  To remain disciplined, we recommend covering the position at this time.  When combined with our previous recommendations, this will result in a net investment loss of 5%.  

COMMENT
Canada is a great place to invest.

Yes. He heard a speaker last week, who defined risk as what remains after you've accounted for all the risk you can think of. 

There's quite a bit of risk in the world right now with respect to geopolitical disruption. Conflict in Middle East is escalating instead of abating. The invasion of Ukraine is in its third year now and going strong. US election year, and a lot is riding on those results. 

Canada, relative to the rest of the world right now, is economically and politically stable. Inflation's coming down, so the bite of higher rates is beginning to take effect. At around 16x earnings, valuation multiples of the TSX continue to be very attractive relative to many markets around the world. Whereas the S&P 500 trades at about 22-23x earnings. TSX has a great yield of about 3.1%, compared to the S&P 500 at less than half of that.

COMMENT
Telco sector.

He's finding a lot of opportunities in the interest-sensitive stocks, which includes telcos, banks, and utilities. These groups tend to have higher dividend yields so, in a higher rate environment, investors shift funds from these higher-yielding equities to fixed income for the better-perceived risk. This shift has made the higher-dividend payers attractive.

Energy sector continues to be very defensive. High dividend yields by returning cash to shareholders through share buybacks. Energy share prices are supported by the higher price of the commodity, oil.

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COMMENT
Investing strategy now.

Lots of moving parts in the global economy. Want to invest in high-quality companies with strong balance sheets. Have a diversified portfolio. For more on portfolio diversification, go to his article for the National Post at goodreid.com.

BUY ON WEAKNESS

Globally diversified, with 50% of revenue from US. Profitability is 20% ROE, considerably higher than market average of 12% in Canada, and US average of 14%. More leverage than he's comfortable with. Share price has moved sideways for a couple of years. Virtually no yield, so you need capital appreciation to create alpha. 20x PE, quite expensive for a real estate company. He'd be interested around $120.

BUY

Trades at 7x earnings. Very profitable. Yield is 10%.

BUY ON WEAKNESS

Volatile profitability, typical for a cyclical commodity company. Profitability stronger in recent years. Well managed balance sheet over the last decade, with minimal debt. Inexpensive valuation, as earnings have moved higher on the back of elevated commodity prices. Upgrades continue to push share price higher. He'd be interested around $20.