Investment Q&A

Q: This is about topping up a half position in ISRG. Yea would like to do it but the market price rose somewhat like a hockey stick. With that, I'm reluctant to buy ISRG at this point. Seems to me, the market price is way ahead of the fair value and so I'll park the desire to buy ISRG. Keen to get your take on my "viewpoint". But if you consider ISRG a buy, what would be your entry point at this time?.....Thanks....Tom

P.S. While Bombers are at the top of the CFL, me, cheering for Ti-Cats ......but not wagering, rather saving my coins for one day topping up ISRG.......hahahaha

Q: Its great when companies that are under short attack, such as LSPD and now also NVEI, post earnings in successive quarters to prove up their business and invalidate the short thesis. But why stop there? Why do these companies not take the opportunity to very aggressively buy back their own shares? Even if it requires adding some leverage to the balance sheet with cheap debt if needed. Reducing the float is good for earnings, good for existing shareholders and very bad for short sellers.

The passive response of Canadian companies under attack invites more attacks. Carl Ichan killed some very committed shorts in Herbalife, a truly garbage company, using more aggressive tactics.

Thanks.

Q: Of these 2 stocks, which would you recommend for a 3-5 year hold. Also, feel free to suggest a more preferred pick if you have one. Thanks

Q: I think ADF group ( DRX on tsx) is quite undervalued. The problem is that there are no comparable public Canadian companies. I recall about 5 years ago so , there was a similar type of company that was taken private. Can-Am steele or something like that. Do any of you know what company I am referring to?

Q: I'm interested in freeing up some cash in one of our RRSP accounts and, in order to do so, plan to sell one of the 3 listed companies.
Kindly advise which one you would consider disposing of first and, perhaps, a brief explanation as to why.
Thanks for the help. Richard

Q: Hi 5i,
I gather from your answers to the few questions that have been asked about it that you are not great fans of IDR for real estate exposure, and my initial question is basically why and what should I be concerned about?
If I'm reading the information correctly, IDR's 10 year growth rate (2011 - 2021) is 167%, with YTD sitting at 29%. It's annual yield meanwhile is 5.60% (or more) and it is diversified through holding residential, industrial and retail REITs in Canada (67%), USA (24%) and the UK (2%).
Could one potentially do better and risk less through holding individual REITs instead of the basket afforded by IDR and, if so, which ones would you recommend for the real estate portion of a portfolio in the current economic climate?
Thanks!
Peter

Q: Can you comment on GPRO's balance sheet, cash flow, valuation and future prospects. The company looks to have turn the corner with a bright future. Would you be buyers here?

Q: Morning 5i Team,

I currently hold a full position in OTEX and am thinking of switching to either GIB or ENGH.

I would like to get your thoughts on this and which one of GIB and ENGH would be your choice if I indeed decided to switch. Or are there others options (regardless of sectors) that would be your choice.
Cheers,
H

Q: For my more conservative/income portfolio I’d like to add a utility (already have AQN). Which would you prefer between Fortis or Emera (which I believe has a weaker balance sheet)? Or would you have a different recommendation entirely? Thanks

Q: When you go to search and you get target price, history and then analyst's recommendations on the stock on NVEI Canadian, it is rated a strong buy. On NVEI US, it is rated a moderate buy. Are these analysts doing the rating third party analysts because Spruce Point analysts have quite a different opinion about NVEI than they do. I am skeptical about the ratings of these analysts - are they the same ones who rate other stocks? Thanks

Q: What’s your opinion on Tlry at low $12s ?

Q: BEP is down 13% since November 1st. Why is it getting hit so hard?


Thanks

Q: Thoughts on this stock/growth prospects and valuation? Is it a buy?

Q: Would you consider this an opportune time to buy NVEI?
With appreciation,
Ed

Q: Hi 5i team.
Previously owned KL and AEM.
In October, sold AEM and bought more KL to keep dollar amount same when merger suggested so as to take advantage of tax loss from AEM.
Now that merger is confirmed for supposedly 1st quarter 2022, I am thinking of selling KL to take advantage of some KL tax loss and buy equivalent amount of AEM before the merger.
Question : Is it possible that an offer could still come in at a higher price for KL before the final merger or is that totally off the table. If it is possible I will hold KL till closer to merger time before taking KL tax loss. (I presume this is still legit right up until the merger. My year end is not an issue here.)

Other logistics question re website.
Will a search of questions for dually listed Canadian and US firms bring up all questions whether searching for CA or US version? eg. KL:CA

Thank you for the great service and best of the season to everyone at 5i.

Q: Dear 5i Team,

Thank you for your customary clear cut answers to my earlier questions on Energy sector. Your cautious approach has tempered my enthusiastic embrace of energy stocks and overweighting them in my portfolio.

Which in turn leads me to ask this question:

Which sector at this time you see having positive momentum? How to play that sector via an ETF? I am looking at 1 to 2 years. Should I just buy an ETF like VMO or its equivalent and forget about fine tuning? If possible please suggest alternatives to VMO. (See below!)

Also along the same lines, do you see a sector rotation, from momentum to value? (VVL) I see the 1 yr return on VVL 49% is better than VMO's (32.5% )! Am I missing something here? I thought the last year was a banner year for the momentum stocks.

Thanks in advance.

Mano

Q: Can you please rank the following four, and following four in terms of compelling buys at today’s price:

1. GOOS, DOO, RH, ATZ
2. LMT, CAE, TT, J

Thank you

Q: What price would you get in for Nvei? Many thanks

Q: I think we see the method to the shorting operation Spruce Point’s madness - taking down Canadian-based but dual-listed tech firms. First Lightspeed and now Nuvei. They seem to have developed an incredibly successful strategy. Since investors seem to suffer enormous losses on the day the short is announced, my question is this: do you see any potential further targets that one should be worried about? Constellation Software and Topicus are not dual listed, so I assume they are safe, as I believe Spruce Point is benefitting from American hedge funds piling on. Is this a fallacy? I am now worried about CGI and Descartes for example.

Q: Is there any news on this stock - quite a jump today?