Investment Q&A

Q: If I where to pull the trigger on one which would you prefer at this time and why. I know you like both maybe for different reasons ? VET had a good run in the past year PEY has not but it is moving today ? Hold SU,WCP,IPL for 6% of pf.
Thanks for the insight !

Q: Good morning, my energy exposure CPG,SU,WCP,IPL.Thinking of selling CPG and buying PEY giving my portfolio gas exposure and almost double the dividend.TD,Royal and Scotia have a target of around 45$ for PEY which is a very nice upside.Still like it ?Or would VET be better/safer ?
I started looking in deeper at the metrics, so many ! Which ones do you consider most to base your preference on a stock. Noticed that RRX has a very high netback, low debt.

Q: Hello, I have a question regarding the bounce back potential/probability of some of my energy stocks. Irregardless of the rest of my portfolio.

since the recent peak in stock values I now have a drop in these:

Sgy 23% down
Rrx 24% "
Pey 29% "
Vet. 12% "
Hwo 6% "

I've done exceeding well on all, especially sgy. Consistently however 5i lists Sgy well below vet in terms of "likeing it".

Considering selling half of my 150,000 shares of Sgy and plugging into one of the others.

What are your thoughts? If Trump/border issues clear up and oil gains, how would you list these stocks in likelihood of gaining the most by percentage? And, is "by percentage" the intelligent way to view this?

Side request - could you refrain from short forms of industry lingo. I read many answers you provide members and between typos and lingo I'm sometimes lost as to your meaning.

Many thanks, 5i has been the number one reason my portfolio has been a success. It's greatly appreciated.

Dave

Q: Just a comment re the recent Peyto question and answer. If I recall correctly, one of the issues facing Peyto is the increasing difficulty of getting pipeline space to get their product to market.

Q: Hi Peter and Staff
Eric Nuttall was far less than charitable this week on BNN discussing Peyto. Comments about CIBC also down on it this week saying dividend is not sustainable . Comments?
Thanks for all you do
Dennis

Q: I'm starting to question why I should keep holding-on to "Peyto" for its 4.7% dividend. Natural gas lost of lot of ground and Equity Clock shows that seasonally it goes much lower during the end of summer. What concerns me the most is this: Could PeyTo be impacted by Trump's BAT? GameHost has a 5% dividend. If what I want is income and insulation from the Trump's trade war, is that a smart switch?

Q: Peyto and Alta gas have fallen lately for different reasons. How secure is their dividend, and their price ? Which one would you rate better for a 5 -10 year hold ?

Q: are these reasonable buys for income and/or growth?

Q: Hey Peter and Co.
What's happening with Peyto? It was around 38 bucks in late August and now it's around 27?

Q: Peter and Team:
I hold PEY, TOU, and VET as "energy stocks" in a sector balanced portfolio.

I am down about 10% on PEY, and was thinking of making a switch to HWO. I realise one is natural gas and the other "oil services" company, but I would consider both under the energy sector of my portfolio.

What are your thoughts on this switch.

Thank you as always for a great service.

Phil

Q: Last year I believed that oil reached too far of a low and would rebound and luckily I was rewarded. My allocation into this was a measured risk with BTE, MEG and BXE. This year, while I think we will see higher prices, I do not believe the growth will be as great, perhaps hitting $60-65 by the end of the year as an optimist.

I am seeking to follow a similar pattern (1 pure gas play, 2 oil companies). I am not overly concerned with dividends nor risk (I don't believe a large plummet to $40 WTI is going to occur either). What I am concerned about is owning companies that are spending capex to drill and take advantage of these increased prices.

VII vs PEY is what I have narrowed things down to for nat gas, just curious where you see them going forward especially related to capacity increases. TOU is too much of a 'safe play' for this account.

Furthermore, are VET and WCP (intl and North American) some of the best in breed, or am I overlooking some other gems? CPG, as an example, doesn't make my cut because of their focus on maintaining rather than expanding. BTE and MEG will be okay but I think they're too focused on survival and debt rather than expanding. This is for my TFSA only so I am focused on growth.

Q: Good afternoon,
Happy New Year to all. Peyto has been on a downward path since Aug 22 of 2016. It is still recommended by 5i regularly as a natural gas energy holding. What am I missing here? A profitable position has now become a small loss.
Regards, Ted

Q: Hi Peter and Team, I know that Peyto is one of your top choice in the energy sector. How do you explain that Peyto stock has decreased by about 12% over the last 6 months? Vermilion has increased by about 40% during the exact same period. Am I missing something here? Thank you, Gervais

Q: A recent Seeking Alpha post argued that Peyto's hedges would prevent it from cashing-in on the natgas recovery. This isn't to say that Peyto didn't make the right call in writing the hedges; just that it's now growth-constrained. Under these circumstances, have other natgas plays become more attractive than PEY?

Q: Which of these 3 has the best prospects of going forward in 2017?

Q: Do you like Natural Gas over oil for next 12 months. Are tou, arx and bir large gas producers. Any others ? What are your picks ?

Q: Hi 5I, I would appreciate your opinion of eit.un and rbn.un, is the div safe, would you recommend buying. Also, which of the oil stocks above would you recommend buying, perhaps you can suggest a better one with paying dividend. Many thanks, J.A.P. Burlington

Q: Your response to Brian on Dec 15 included the following comment: "if you own 85% of your portfolio in high dividend stocks, then this is more of a concern".

I am a retired, conservative, dividend-income investor, with a pension, CPP, annuities, the above listed stocks and 3 income producing MFs (RBC Cdn Equity Income, Sentry Cdn Income, Sentry Global REIT).

I fit the 85% easily. I believe my portfolio is diversified by sector and by security. I also believe the securities have, for the most part, sustainable and growing dividends. I am a "buy-and-hold investor with reasonable tolerance for volatility.

Your comments and concerns please, along with any recommended improvements. Thanks...Steve

Q: Your Thoughts on VET , PEY , TOU.
How would you order in terms of growth potential for the next 2 years .
Thank you.
P.

Q: Please comment on PEY's & PPY's earnings release and future guidance.


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