Q: How come no railroads in your equity portfolio? CNR and CP look a little better with the recent price correction and some seasonal strength coming. What's your thoughts on CN Rail value and share price upside?
Q: Just wondering your opinion of CN amending it's Normal Course Issuer Bid to allow it to buy from a "Third Party" from Sept 16th - Oct 23rd its own shares for cancellation....
MONTREAL, Sept. 11, 2015 /CNW/ - CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) announced today that the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) has accepted CN's amended notice of intention to make a Normal Course Issuer Bid (the Bid). The notice has been amended to permit the repurchase by CN of its common shares under a specific share repurchase program (the Program) during the term of the Bid. The purchases will form part of CN's Bid for up to 28 million shares announced on Oct. 21, 2014.
CN will enter into an agreement (Agreement) with a third party to repurchase its common shares through daily purchases that will take place from Sept. 16 to Oct. 23, 2015. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, and subject to the terms of an issuer bid exemption order issued by the Ontario Securities Commission (Order), the third party will purchase CN's common shares on the open market in accordance with the rules applicable to the Bid. The price that CN will pay for any common shares purchased by it from the third party under the Agreement will be negotiated by CN and the third party and will be at a discount to the prevailing market price of CN's common shares on the TSX at the time of the purchase. Information regarding the number of common shares purchased and aggregate purchase price will be available on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) at www.sedar.com following the completion of the Program.
Is this just a way for CNR to repurchase more shares in a shorter period than it would be allowed to do on it's own?
Also I see the results of the "Program" will/does not get reported to SEDAR until it is over, just prior to CN reporting its 3rd Quarter results. Do you have any idea who this Third Party might be?
Q: CNR appears to be trading at a discount price. Do you agree? What would you think of me adding this stock to my portfolio that more or less replicates your balanced equity portfolio? If I were to replace one of your suggested stocks for CNR which one would you recommend I change? Also can you comment on holding railway stocks in general now and if Canadian Pacific would be a better pick than CNR. Thanks for all you do. You are awesome!
Q: Hello 5i team. In portfolio I hold 3 banks (TD, RY, LB) & 2 pipelines (ENB & IPL). I am thinking of selling RY, LB & IPL and buying CNR & FSV for diversification. Can I get your thoughts please.
Q: Hi team:
what is the volume of short position on this stock as compared to a month and 3 months ago? I wonder if the hedge fund managers in the US are shorting on this stock ? (Besides the change in fundamentals)
Thanks!
Q: What do CNR's future prospects, and of North American railways as long term investments in general. Could you suggest any other well priced investments in either the transportation or infrastructure sectors that are priced well, provide growth at a reasonable price and decent dividends that have a chance to grow consistently Thanks again for the unbiased advice.
Q: I see the rail stocks down a lot today along with Trinity. How much do you think lower oil prices will affect these stocks going forward. Will there likely be curtailed production from the oil field?
Thanks
Dave
Q: This is for the person who accidentally bought CNR on the New York exchange instead of Toronto. With dual-listed stocks, you can have it moved from the US side of your account to the Canadian side, or vice versa. You will therefore not lose anything on currency conversions. I have done this in my TD Waterhouse account both ways. As well, if you have a Canadian stock you want to sell, and were going to convert the proceeds to US cash, if the stock in dual-listed, just transfer it to the US side to sell. That way, you avoid the 2-3% currency conversion fee that TD Waterhouse charges.
Q: Regarding John's CNR question (October 29, 2014 (asked by John )).
If John wants to hold his CNR position back in CDN dollars, most brokerages will journal the shares over to the Canadian side if you give them a call and ask. HTH
Q: Peter: On an attempt to buy 100 shares CNR I hit the wrong button & bought in NY with Cdn dollars. To sell now would mean taking a hit on the exchange rate. It has kept pace with the TSE since. Does NYC & TSE usually keep pace when stocks are on both exchanges? Please advise (All Thumbs) Thanks
Q: Hi Peter and Team,
Pls give your view on CNR at this level, a good entry point?
Do they carry large portion of business in the US which by means of strong dollar that affect it's profit?
Thanks
Q: Hi Peter,
HCG, AYA, MG, KEY, ALA and CNR all have pulled back quite significantly. Is this a good entry point to start a new position? Should I be concerned with housing market, rising interest rates that will potentially hurt these stocks? Which one do you prefer the most from these 5 names? Thanks in advance for your feedback.
Q: Hi, what is your opinion on the railroads CNR and CP? The returns have been phenomenal. What is your opinion on their valuation and future growth? They always seem fairly valued or expensive but that is what I thought a couple years ago and they have doubled again since.Have you considered for your portfolio? Thanks.
Q: Hello Peter,
Thanks for your prompt replies and expert advice. I was listening to BNN last night, and interesting points were made. I have two questions:When companies buy back stock, the EPS goes up which is good for the stock; however, does it not reduce the book value. I was looking at CNR and the stock is trading over 4 times book. If this is the case, how is it that CNR keeps ticking higher (is it because it has a high barrier to entry and investors feel there is safety in the stock). Second question that came up is that the bank stocks have not hit a top. What metric would suggest a top in the banks? Is it if the PE goes over 15? Thanks again