Investment Q&A

Q: Your opinion please. Is it dependent on NAFTA ?

Q: What stocks would you suggest for the cyber security space in Canada and/or US? Thanks again.

Q: Greetings 5i,

I sock away a bit of cash for the summer months as i find there is always a few opportunities to pick up a good companies at a discount. I limit this to a small portion of my portfolio but would like your recommendations on your top 5 CDn (growth) and 5 top US Dividend Payers (need US income) that you would pick up on a dip or low volume during the summer months? Last August was a great example of picking up really good names at a discount. I realize there are no guarantees that we will see the same market but always on the lookout to pick good long term names to add to my portfolio. In the past i have picked up Visa, JPM this way.

Thanks for your advice.

Q: MU was downgraded today by Morgan Stanley. I have done very well with MU thanks to 5I. Any concerns with this downgrade. Is it time time to take profits and move on. Great service!!

Q: Hi. Can you please comment on the quarter ? Down 8% this morning. Would you be comfortable adding on the dip?
Thanks
Karim


Thx

Q: Hello,
Would you please comment on Iridium in terms of risk for a young 25 year old, and it's debt level, and positive as well as negative attributes as well as anything else which you can think of.

Thank you for the great service.

Best Regards,

Elaine

Q: I have a .5% position in this in a cash account. I could use the tax loss, but it seems to recover. Would there be a better place to reinvest, not necessarily the same field.what is your update on this name. I appreciate your advice.
Thank you.

Q: What are your thoughts on this company. Stock is near a 52 week low and some analysts seem to think this one has some upside. Targets are in the $ 140.00 to $150.00 USD range.

Q: Peter and His Wonder Team
GES just released 1st Quarter Report. Considering this company is restructuring how would you rate this report.
Is it an improvement. Your thoughts please.

Q: I have had this stock now for more than 6 months and it does not seem to go anywhere. I know that the exchange rate has not been favorable but still there seem to be no action. Do I keep it?
Margita

Q: Hello 5i,
May I have your take on Box earnings please?
Crystal ball aside, what are your price, earnings expectations within the next year?
Still a hold? Add more? 2% position currently.

Q: Hi 5i team,
Interested in your thoughts on BOX's Q1/2019 results and guidance. Thinking of easing into a position and would appreciate your comments. Would this be good timing? Thanks,
Martha

Q: Can you comment on US stocks L Brand and IFF please?

Thanks,
Adam

Q: What are your thoughts on Roku being a takeover target

Q: Hi team,

I go to the U.S. largely for tech, as you likely know from my questions. I have a small (for me) position in ROKU. I have some profits in TTD that I am now considering using to top up ROKU. There were always a mix of opinions on ROKU but now it seems that analysts are warming up to it. ROKU is moving away from hardware sales and more into platform services or a gateway for over the top services. Some analysts are saying it is gaining a lot of traction, picking up advertising dollars and is currently undervalued.

As an aside, late last week, Citron closed its short position and went long on ROKU. I hate all these guys when they are shorting my stocks but for some reason I don’t find them so bad when they go long. Citron also says that ROKU would make a nice tidy acquisition for NFLX to get into the advertising space where it is now lacking. I have SPOT as well if NFLX goes the musical route but am wondering about your views on the prospects for ROKU from here?

Thanks again,

dave

Q: I am considering purchasing this company based on the potential upside. What do you think of this company at this point

Thanks

Q: Along the same lines as my previous question about FNMA, does SLM (Sallie Mae) offer superior quality? Conceptually, I am optimistic for its prospects, given the state of the interest rate; however, it was "tarred with the same brush as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac" at one time. Is it an Investment or, more properly, a speculation at this point?

Q: Greetings,
I see you believe ISRG to be one of the best managed companies in the US. I take that as a strong recommendation! Are they managed similar to CSU ie they don’t issue stock and the executives are made to purchase company shares? They appear to have little competition so I conclude they must develop their own technology instead of buying other companies to acquire their technology. How would you asses their growth - is it driven primarily due to organic growth or acquisitions? They appear to have a large cash hoard - are they buying back shares, planning to introduce a dividend or keeping it in reserve for acquisitions? You note growth is likely to be muted for the next 2 to 3 years so, all things being equal, is it reasonable to expect the share price to languish for the next 24 months or so?
Thanks
Jim

Q: Hi 5I,
Could I have a general opinion on this US REIT, specifically, as a new position for income - would timing (considering interest rates) or valuation be of concern. This is expected to be for a roughly 3-5 year holding, possibly longer.

Thanks for your insight
Mike

Q: Goodmorning 5i,
I have noted your positive views on Premium Brands and have been considering purchasing it. I don't want to have too many stocks and so I have thought of selling Conagra in order to purchase it. This is also because companies like Conagra seem to be having trouble negotiating the change in habits and diets of people today. Although analysts seem to think it has a little brighter future at the moment. I generally have a well diversified and relatively conservative portfolio. My concern is that pbh seems to be quite narrowly focused in comparison to a company like CAG. Do you think this would be a reasonable switch?
thanks for the great service, as always