Q: Hi Peter,Patheon has been a lightly traded stock until more recently.My concern about the Transferable Rights offering today is for a short period to Dec 28/12.Do you think there will be much of market to sell the Rights that are only active for about 5 weeks in a thinly traded stock? My experience with options in Toronto market has not been good in terms of spread and liquidity. Thanks,George
Q: Good afternoon,
Some very astute investors (eg. Rick Rule) seem to like Altius (ALS) a great deal. However the stock has not performed for a very considerable period. Would you retain a position in this company?
Thank you.
Q: Would you have an update on BCE. Wondering if i should take my gains now as i see the value appears to be on par with the price and the stock price seems to be stagnant at the moment. Any expectation for a rise in price in the near term?
Q: Hi Peter and the 5i team. What about CFP-T and forestry stocks in general. Seems like housing is recovering in the US. The charts certainly look good on CFP but maybe a pullback buying opportunity?
Q: I do a yearly review of my portfolio and stocks I may be interested in buying for the future. This year I decided to add EPS, dividend payout and profit margin to other metrics I look at. Please help me understand how companies can continually pay out more than they take in, especially when their profit margins are low or in the negative. An example I was looking at was BPF.UN. The web site I was looking at shows EPS as -0.15, dividend payout 1.18 and profit margin as -6.48.
Q: Beta. You were asked where to find Beta. He might look at his brokerage firm. FYI, my Investors Edge account lists beta (under the performance screen) for about 90% of the stocks that I follow.
Q: Peter, what is going on with CUS do you think. Even to-day when everything is up-even ECI-this one is still headed down. Anything I read looks positive long term. My neighbour is an engineer at the plant here in BC and he is quite positive on the company and owns a lot of shares. Should I buy more at some pont? Thank you...JP
Like your opinion on WU. It is a company in which some of the best investors have a stake. It recently dropped to its 52 week low. Is it a good buy or avoid. Thanks
Q: Peter; With all the recent emphasis on the U.S. becoming a major energy superpower in a short time do you see any way to hedge Canadian energy stocks with the purchase of the oil and gas players in the new Bakken fields? Thanks.
Q: With respect to MHR and HRX, what are your thoughts on buying shares to take advantage of the special dividend and if it makes sense to do so, which company would you prefer. Thank you.
Q: How do I identify low beta and high beta dividdend growth stocks in Canada?
I am looking for 30 to 50 names across different sectors but a combination of low and high beta.
Q: My question is about Student Transportation.This stock lists two dates re: their dividend. It has an ex div date of 11/28/12 and a payout date of 12/17/12. Would you still get the dividend payout if you sold after the ex dividend date? Thank you. I appreciate all that I am able to learn from 5i. It really broadens my thinking.
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Q: Hi Peter- What do you think of companies such as NLY-N and AGNC-N? Do you think that the dividend is stable? I have had them for a couple years and it worked out fine so far.