Today, Peter Hodson and The Panic-Proof Portfolio (Stockchase Research) commented about whether BRK.B-N, MSFT-Q, BKNG-Q, CAL-N, GENI-N, EXP-N, SRAD-Q, LSPD-T, FNV-T, EIF-T, T-T, BCE-T, CLS-T, TSLA-Q, ROAD-Q, CLBT-Q, FOUR-N, TFII-T, GSY-T, PRL-T, VRN-T, WCP-T, FTS-T, AQN-T, SIS-T, RDDT-N are stocks to buy or sell.
The problem is this trades on sentiment, not fundamentals. Of course, the issue now is Musk. Probably, enough people not buying their cars will impact their sales. Also, a Chinese competitor is outselling Tesla. The valuation remains a premium, but would you own such a company at this level with slower sales and this sentiment? He's rather see Tesla at $200 then take a look at it, and even then would buy a tranche.
The most-hated stock in the past year. Everyone expects them to cut their dividend, which is under review now. The worst is probably over. It remains a regulated utility with good cash flow, which is what investors want in this market now. So, BCE can do well by default. It doesn't take much good news or rate cuts to lift this stock.
It was doing well, until people started questioning their dividend last week. But Telus raised their dividend last November, and they know what they're doing with their future business. This has gotten much cheaper in recent months. If the rest of the market is negative, this and BCE could look a lot better. Trades cheaply, pays dividends and works in a protected industry.
Their transportation business in the far north is largely a monopoly. They've bought some fine companies and pay a good dividend, but leaves little cash. So when they buy a company, they do an equity issue. Some of their businesses are highly protected with a moat, good. But their industrial business carries economic/tariff risk. Dividend, valuation and management are all good. An income, not a growth stock.
They don't take on production and environmental risks, being a royalty company. They just cash the cheques, but their valuation has always been high. They took a big hit when their Panama gold operation was shut down; maybe that mine will reopen. Is in a volatile sector. Great balance sheet and history. Likes it and the sector now.
Gambling and drinking are good investments in bad markets. They do in-game betting and other betting. They have a solid business outside North America, with market share so high they can't buy anymore companies in those markets. They're starting to move into the US. Earnings are great. Had a fine quarter. Shares rallied this past week while the market slumped. But the PE is very high. Hold $400 million cash and could buyback lots of shares.
(Analysts’ price target is $26.08)They do sports data, like Sportradar, but most of their business is in the US. They do things like fraud detection in sports gambling. Only $2 billion market cap and will make their first profit this year and hit a new high this week. Business is good in sports gambling which is strong in recessions. True, there's more competition, but so is this overall pie.
(Analysts’ price target is $12.18)
They use AI to investigate things like cell phone records for police forces. They do data analysis for police, a sticky business. Good margins and growth. Enjoys a moderate moat. Could be a takeover target.