Investment Q&A

Q: How would you rank the listed names for buying today for a growth oriented investors?

Q: Hello Team,

Considering the facts that:
Lumentum (LITE) is the High-Alpha play. It has the most momentum and the most critical technology (OCS), but it is currently considered "high risk/high reward" due to its vertical price chart.

Coherent (COHR) is the Catch-up play. It is favored by analysts who see "underappreciated upside." If Coherent can prove it is winning a larger share of the 1.6T transceiver market in its next earnings call (early 2026), its stock could "gap up" to match Lumentum's valuation.

For a 10 year investment, would you prioritize one over another? Or would you buy both?

Thank you for help all of us become richer and more informed in 2025. I wish you all at 5i a merry holiday season and a happy 2026. :)

Q: Hello team,
Based on a bit of research I have done, I would like to buy these companies in the following order: ASML, SMCI, ANET, AMD, AVGO, SITM, ARM, PWR, PLTR

I am buying them to further focus my portfolio on AI for the next 5-10 years. I already have the hyeprscalers and the usual AI suspects but, somehow, I missed on the companies listed above.

Please deduct as many credits as needed for the following questions:
What do you think of this list?
Would change the order based on their resent declines/Valuation?
Would you drop any of the above based on their excessive valuation which may not meet the expected growth in next 5-10 years?
Would you wait a bit more before you buy or just proceed today?
Is there a better company that can substitute any of the above based on moat in AI? Any other company that you think I should also consider?

Thank you as always for your invaluable help and insight. (Without you I would have quit investing a long time ago!)

Q: I own shares in this company, but I get vibes of the last .doc bust. I hear bubble, I see bubble, but I also see major strategic AI infrastructure investments.

Is this still a hold for the next three years <very hard question>?

Q: NYSE Coherent Corp. (COHR)

How many other competitors are doing the same thing as COHR?

Do they have a moat.

Thank you.

Q: Big sell off yesterday (Thursday). Justified? Are things this bad? Buy, hold or sell and why?

Q: Hi,
What are the pros and cons to own LITE at the moment? Is it a buy or a wait-and-see right now? Thanks again.

Q: Hi Research Team

I"m interested in Tech companies with good to great Free Cash Flow going forward?
Does your team have a list of 10 U.S. Tech companies and 5 Canadian Tech companies that would fall into this criteria?
Thanks
Cal

Q: Can you comment on Coherent deciding to walk away from the offer by LITE and to pay a 217M penalty fee. LITE is up substantially since the announcement. Does this mean if the deal had gone forward, it presented serious risk to LITE and the market was relieved the bidding war ended this way? How significant is the 217M fee? How do you rate LITE going forward?

Q: Hi 5i Team,
Lumentum reported preliminary 2Q result share dropped 11% yesterday.

Pls comment it’s future outlook and also your view of the Coherent acquisition announced today.
Should I continue to hold?
Thank you for your professional advice.

Q: Hello 5i team,
I'm looking for small companies in the Science & Technology field.
Could you give me names in the Health/Bio/Med sector: 3 in US, 3 in Canada
Ditto in Tech/Soft/Serv?
Thanks and keep well
Antoine

Q: I have owned Russel 2000 Growth, as per your model growth fund for several years and over the long haul it has been a good performer. Thanks so much as usual!

I have recently read a couple of different articles referencing the potential for small cap value to perhaps outperform the market over the coming period of economic growth (ever the optimist). In particular, Simon Consable's article yesterday in the Wall Street Journal "Small ‘Value’ Stocks Are Down but Not Out" These stocks are still amongst the markets biggest losers year to date. What are your thoughts on this hypothesis and would adding the Russell 2000 value be a reasonable way to play this? Are there any individual stocks that you currently like that would fit this thought that are yet to rally?

As always, thanks for the great advise and service,

John

Q: How do you rate these companies? How does future look for them? If selling one, which would go?

Q: Any news why LITE is down today? What's your take on the company - sell, hold or buy?

Q: Hi- can I have your quick analysis of this tech - its been on a tear

Q: What to do with LITE? Have small position. How much of a blow is news and downturn today? Is it overdone and eligible for a rebound?

Q: Hi 5i,
Lumentum Holding did not report great quartly result, but the stock rebounded strongly after that.

What is your thought on the future of this company?

I held this stock at a 20% loss, small position, I know you do not like average down, but in view of the momentum of the stock, would you think it is time to add a little more to a reasonable weighting?

Thank you for your great service as always.

Q: Is the price movement excessive based on the news? It probably does not help the poor sector momentum.

Q: Hi Peter and Ryan,

Pls comment on LITE quarterly earning report and outlook.

Should I continue to hold this stock?
Thanks for you advice as always.

Q: I thought LITE's earnings and guidance were very strong. The market seemed to agree and the stock was up 5-6 pre market.

Then trading happened and the stock was at one point $3 lower and finished $1.3 lower.

Can you provide an explanation from a pros POV?

Thanks

Sheldon