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Q: Aerospace service, repairs, parts and maintenance for existing airline fleets is a likely growth area for many years as the ability of airplane manufacturers to satisfy market needs is hampered. Can you offer 3 or 4 of the larger companies in this area likely to benefit from this growth, provide some direction as to current valuation, level of debt, insider ownership, share buyback activity and provide a single recommendation that is your pick for best of breed in this area. Finally would you buy that pick at the current share price for a 3 year hold. Love the question and looking forward to your answer!!! Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Ken on April 02, 2024
Q: Hi Team,
I am debating initiating a position in CTS (Converge). How much confidence do you have in the name? Do you see them being extremely successful in a 10yr time frame? If so; I need to raise funds to buy the name hence trim one or a combination of names. Which of the following would you suggest trimming (or combination of) in order to buy CTS: Well, ATS, TTD,META, CRM. I would only be interested in trimming names in which you think CTS has more potential for SP appreciation. Thanks!

Shane
Read Answer Asked by Shane on April 02, 2024
Q: I am sitting on some of this at a higher ACB and have had it for some time. I like the income, but the price has been in a decline. The culprit high interest rates with them being heavily leveraged, looks like they aren't growing enough to overcome. Looks like they will not be increasing the dividend this year which is not a good sign given their history. I do have patience and some cash. I also think they have a solid tenant base, the business seems to make sense. Would you buy down hanging on hope of interest rate cuts or would you dump and look at another name?
Read Answer Asked by Ken on April 02, 2024
Q: Hi team,

Grateful if you could provide a list of what you see as the best canadian and the best U.S. blue chips at this time for building a solid portfolio with a growing future. It would help to know what guided your choices.

Deduct as many credits as you see fit.

Gratefully,

Jacques IDS
Read Answer Asked by Jacques on April 02, 2024
Q: Thank you for answering my earlier question on the screening criteria for Options. Your customary comprehensive and measured answer has an inbuilt framework for an article by itself! Your words of caution is appreciated.

Using the criteria that you have outlined in that answer i.e. Mkt cap 10 B+, Good cash position and sales and earnings growth, positive cash flow and reasonable volatility and momentum, can you give me 5 stocks for writing covered calls?

Where I get stumped is that some good companies give paltry premiums! Hence this question!

Always appreciate your insight.
Read Answer Asked by Savalai on April 02, 2024
Q: Hi 5i,
I've owned WELL since the fall of 2020, have bought and sold along the way and I'm now left with a few thousand shares and a net loss of 24% in the name. To some extent due to optimistic forecasts from 5i I've thought that enough of a turnaround might be just around the corner to at least get back to even, and perhaps even make some money - but the longer nothing changes the more my optimism wanes. So, a few questions:
A fella on BNN the other day had VHI as a top pick. Are it and WELL competitors and do their respective addressable markets portend growth?,
If you had to choose one over the other now for a 3 year TFSA hold, which would you go with for some CDN healthcare exposure, and why?
Is there another name that you would choose over both of them?
Thanks 5i, I look forward to your thoughts.
Peter
Read Answer Asked by Peter on April 01, 2024
Q: Hi 5i
Do you know when the deal is expected to close and how long would you expect these guys to wait to see if other offers may be forth coming.

Take over price of $34 US is about $46 canadian... SP currently sitting $43.75 canadian. Would you expect shares to trade up to the deal level.

If one wants to capture the full offer price, would one simply wait till the deal closes......
How would that work.

thx
Read Answer Asked by jim on April 01, 2024
Q: Happy Easter.
Are HMM & HPS related ? Do you favor 1 over the other or would you put new $ 50/50 ? How (what tickers) would you split your infrastucture allotment overall ?
In addition to base metals etc, we have STN, AOS, PAVE, NUE, BN. Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Paul on April 01, 2024
Q: Dir.un is one of u favourites in the REIT sector.Mar 28 closed at $13.08,1yr H $15.13,1yr L 11.53.On Mar 27,A Moffs,real estate specialist, on Market Call picked it as a Top Pick,citing 27% discount to NAV,very low 36% debt/asset and strong growth etc.Please comment.Buy,Add or Hold. What is a good entry price?Txs for u usual great services & views.
Read Answer Asked by Peter on April 01, 2024
Q: Am considering taking a position in one of these companies that I believe are in similar type businesses. How would you rank them and why? And would you be a buyer now or prefer to wait based on recent earnings and current stock momentum?
Read Answer Asked by John on April 01, 2024
Q: Greetings 5i team,
What are your favorite Canadian small cap, growth stocks, in order of preference, right now.
Thank you
SP
Read Answer Asked by Steve on April 01, 2024
Q: Based on my TD Webroker Analyst ratings, ANGIE STOROZYNSKI and Analyst with Seaport Global has a 4.5 star rating as a result of her PERFORMANCE WIN-LOSS RATE
84 Out of 128 Successful Ratings(66%) and an Average Return Per Rating
+12.0%

Now I know generally we're not supposed to take analyst ratings that much into account with maybe the exception of "..are the analysts ratings trending up or down".

Is that the theory I should be be taking with analysts ratings? What's 5i philosopy on analysts ratings and do you take note of any prominent analysts in the investment field?

Those questions aside Neil Kalton from Wells Fargo with a similar rating but an average of half of Angie's came out with a rating for Nextera Energy NEE on the same day as her. His is for a target price of $85 and hers is for $44. It seems mind boggling how two analysts can have both and upside of 30% percent and a downside of 30% on the same stock on the same day being the most recent analyst opinions on the stock??? What is your price point for NEE today, Is it a buy, sell or hold. What price would you get in at because I'd like to average down on the position I have on it now. Thanks for the help to clear things up.

Hope everyone has a good Easter Weekend.

Cheers


Read Answer Asked by James on April 01, 2024