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Today, The Monthly Gems by Allan Tong and Michael Hakes - CFA, MBA commented about whether KSI.V, LLL.TO, UNH, F, ZM, AZN, EADSY, ATZ.TO, HPS.A.TO, BNS.TO, NFLX, UBER, NVDA, DASH, NTR.TO, AMZN, WCP.TO, VDY.TO, MSFT are stocks to buy or sell.

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Curated by Allan Tong since 2019.
99+ opinions with 4.15 rating.

TOP PICK

Once upon a time, Microsoft was regarded as the leader in AI among the Mag 7. Then, Alphabet stole their crown by launching Gemini 3. Yes, Wall Street is fickle, but the prudent investor should not ignore MSFT. Azure is still growing at 40%, its overall top line at 23%, the company is swimming in $25 billion in cash and buying back shares, and AI is embedded in its offerings. Bears point to Microsoft's 34x PE, which is indeed high. MSFT's post-Covid chart shows that the stock tops out around 36-37x. So, there may be a little more upside before the stock bounces off that ceiling.

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VDY holds only Canadian high payers, 57% of them being banks and 25% energy. The banks have been ripping in 2025 with CIBC, for instance, reaching new highs. If your bank outlook is positive for 2026 and you don't see an uptick in mortgage defaults, then VDY looks good. The Canadian prime rate is currently 4.4%, based on the Bank of Canada's overnight of 2.25%, far lower than in the U.S. and is probably staving off a recession in this country (for now).

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Oil is unlikely to do much in the coming 12 months as OPEC+ threatens to open the taps, but WCP is undervalued. The stock has been climbing since it merged with Veren (Crescent Point Energy). WCP boasts good cash flow, production is up while capex is declining. If the stock does nothing, at least collect the 6.24% dividend yield. WCP trades at 10x PE, half the industry's 20.1x and boasts a profit margin of 20.18%, well ahead of the sector's 12.62%.

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Curated by Allan Tong since 2019.
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Specifically, Amazon is alleged to be coercing vendors into buying more and more advertising or else their listings will be obscured on the retailer's platform. There are also allegations of punishing vendors for offering lower prices on other websites. One can't help but wonder if the same alleged practices happen in other countries. Fair to say that such practices are offensive and antithetical to capitalism. If that doesn't bother you, then ask why Amazon is lagging in the AI race, how Microsoft's cloud division, Azure, is growing faster than Amazon's AWS, and will Amazon shares keep lagging their Mag 7 peers.

COMMENT

As long as 2025 holds, we'll witness a rare threepeat of double-digit earning gains. But the easy money is over after that multiple expansion plus earnings growth. 2026 will rely on earnings execution by leveraging businesses through gen-AI. Watch financials and healthcare for productivity gains. The million-dollar question is whether the consumer will be resilient. Some manufacturing numbers were weak, while the labour market is okay. Also watch inflation--what will the US Fed do, given de-globalization and tariff uncertainty. Rates will come down in Canada and the U.S. in 2026, which will support the market. He tries to look past the noise coming from America. 2026 earnings estimate is 9-18% growth, a wide margin, depending on the consumer and productivity.

HOLD

A heavyweight in agriculture. They dominate the wholesale space in potash, nitrogen and phosphate sold through a massive retail network directly to farmers. Shares are up 25% the past year, a nice move, as the potash market finally tightens due to production cuts by peers. Fertilizer prices have stabilized. They execute well and cut costs ($200 million). Are leaning on retail network to sell proprietary products. Valuation of 13x PE is in-line with the average. Hold on.

COMMENT

Is on his radar. He owns Uber, which also delivers food. Shares have been choppy. They tried to buy Deliveroo, so they can expand to UK, Europe and Middle East. DASH is expensive, lacking earnings and has some EBITDA.

COMMENT

Demand remains insatiable. They delivered an excellent quarter, far exceeding expectations. Trades at 39x PE and is growing dramatically at 55% revenue growth. If so, then next year EPS growth would be 61%. Is still margin expansion. People are starting to buy chips from Google and Broadcom, which may replace Nvidia's, so this could reduce NVDA's chip prices. Those chip-buyers have to see revenues from using those chips, though.

BUY

Has owned this a long time and would buy now during weakness. They could hit $10 billion EBITDA in 2026, up 25% from 2025. Weaknes comes from news about robo-taxis (by Tesla and Waymo). Waymo is partnering with Uber in some markets, but also going alone in others. Not sure if Uber will use Waymo for taxis. Uber has launched robo-taxis on its own in Abu Dhabi. Is positive on Uber.

BUY ON WEAKNESS

Has owned it before. Is the definite leader. Are two strong drivers: cracking down on password sharers, and rolling out the ad tier. Also, they offer live events like WWE. Trades at 40-45x earnings on 15% revenue growth. Not cheap, but are best in class. Would buy below $90.

BUY

All banks are expected to report good numbers this week. BNS has jumped from $65 to $96. Is the turnarounds story in Canadian banks. Trades at 13x PE. The plans by the new CEO are starting to work. Likes it here. Pays a 4.5% dividend, higher than peers.

BUY

Is strongly leveraged to the US data centre build. They supply energy transformers, crucial for those centres.

PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Nov 01/24, Up 143%)

Trimmed, because he had a big weight. Nice expansion in the price. They are still expanding in the U.S. with a long runway. Margins recovered as did supply chains. Are opening flagship stores in place like Fifth Avenue. It has become more expensive, but need flawless execution for shares to continue higher. Execution has been there. They face competition, but ATZ is new to Americans.

PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Nov 01/24, Up 46%)

A long-term hold. They had a software glitch to their A320s and a production issue with a few A320s. The street is worried they won't meet their production targets, so shares have been weak lately. They are back to pre-Covid production levels. Demand is very strong, through the 2030s. Would buy it here.

PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Nov 01/24, Up 31%)

Are best in class innovators in pharma drugs. A good performer in the past year. They aim $80 billion revenue by 2030 or 7% annual growth. Their drug pipeline looks positive, given good trial data. Still likes it.

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