Investment Q&A

Q: I am a retired, conservative, dividend-income investor with a well balanced portfolio. I am considering a switch from CJ into PEY.

For background, I own full positions in ALA, AQN, FTS, TRP and half positions in WCP and CJ.

RBC has had an Outperform rating on CJ for several quarters, but it has been lagging. Should I give it more time?

Is PEY a better fit into my portfolio, for diversification of gas vs oil, small vs mid vs large cap, and consistent long term growth?

Thanks, Steve

Q: I've written previously about overhauling a friend's poorly diversified portfolio. I re-worked 2/3 of it in the summer and that's going well but I left most of his energy holdings in place because the sector was rallying even though I wasn't a fan of many of the stocks.

I re-assessed yesterday and we're now selling KWH.UN, the disastrous CPG, and PGF while keeping small positions in ERF and VSN.

In a 7 figure portfolio that has pipelines but no other energy producers what companies would you suggest are best primed to grow assuming oil prices gradually rise. Dividends a bonus of course. In my own portfolio I have WCP, PEY, ALA, KEY and SGY.

Thank you!

Q: Hi,

What are your thoughts on today's hit to QSR & the results? Is this a buying opportunity or a warning? My portfolio distribution lies somewhere between your balanced & income portfolios.

Thx, Gord.

Q: Hi,

I didn't see any news specific to Peyto today but it took a big hit. You thoughts?

Thx, Gord

Q: What is your outlook for natural gas? Which company would you recommend?

Q: Hi team: there is a prediction that it will be a cold winter, it could benefit the above gas stocks which I have in a half position, how would you rank the above in terms of 1)safety and 2) potential upside ? Thanks Micahel
the stocks I have interests are: Altagas, Toumaline, arc energy, peyto and keyera (Ala, Tou, Arx, Pey, Key), thanks team
Michael

Q: Of my two oil companies, WCP and SGY, I am even on WCP and down 35% on SGY, which is less than 2% of my portfolio. I'd like to add to my oil holdings while it appears to be trading at the lower end of a range. My gut wants to average down on Surge, but me brain says to add another holding, I'd appreciate an opinion and other option if deemed appropriate?

Q: Your thoughts on Enerplus would be appreciated.
Thanks so much.

Q: Hello,
Do you still have a positive outlook for these 3 companies (2 year outlook). I currently own these 3 stocks and I am tempted to take some profit but do not need the money at the moment. Sector allocation is still fine.

Also, with oil now at $42, can you please share your short term outlook. Should we expect some increased volatilty over the next few months ? Thank you.

Q: With the very hot summer some energy companys will likely show good results providing for the increase in cooling demand. Which would benefit the most. Altagas is my only energy related stock 3% of portfolio

Q: Hi 5i; I sold all my natural gas stocks well over a year ago and would now like to get back in, slowly. Can you suggest a couple of stocks I should consider? Many thanks for your advice.

Q: With gas price increase and coming heating season, which of these companies would you recommend? If your favorite is any other company, please mention. Thanks

Q: Hi,
My only energy exposure is WCP and TOU each at 4% (total 8% of portfolio)

(A) In the current economic environment, considering I am targeting growth, what % would you recommend for energy exposure?
(b) Do you like these two holdings for covering and diversifying my energy exposure? or are there alternatives you think might be better at this point? When I compare charts for TOU vs. PEY, for instance, my untrained eye seems to show that PEY is acting better than TOU over the last year.

Thank you

Q: Hi Peter;
I am looking to purchase two energy stocks that have a majority of their portfolio in natural gas, a medium and a large cap. Would Birchcliff Energy (BIR) and VII Seven Gen do the trick? If not, which ones would you recommend?
Thanks,
Ron

Q: What Canadian natural gas company would benefit the most from a natural gas price hike? And a close second?
Thanks
Jean

Q: I currently have 6 oil and gas stocks in a well diversified portfolio (PEY,RE,SU,SGY,TOU,WCP) and would like to high grade the list to 3-4 names by either selling some or all of them and replacing them with other names if necessary. What would you suggest? Thanks and keep up the excellent work.

Q: Could i please have your opinion and ranking on the following gas weighted companies. Would this be a realistic time for an investment in one or two of these companies or is there still alot of downside risk. Thanks

Q: I have a good proportion of my portfolio in the US, so its value is very dependent on the US$/CAN$ exchange rate. Now I would like to increase my investment in energy with a view to a hedge against the rising CAN$. Can you recommend two reliable dividend paying stocks whose value is highly correlated to the CAN$, and which preferably have some growth potential too. I already own SU and CNQ.
Thanks for your help.
Chris

Q: I would like to increase my oil and gas exposure. I currently own Peyto and up a bit on it. Could you recommend one or two others to add that should do well assuming price of oil goes up.

Q: Any idea why Peyto has performed so much better than other oil companies? Down 15% over the last year which is isn't too bad compared to others. I know Peyto is primarily a gas producer.
1) Have natural gas prices been more stable than oil over the last year?
2) Has the production of natural gas been more stable? (Less dramatic increase from the shale plays and also harder for the house of Saud to flood the market from their own reserves)?
3) Is the demand for gas more constant than oil? I assume domestic house consumption, power plants and industrial users are the biggest users with long term purchase orders.
I am thinking of buying more PEY to increase my weighting to about 3.5%. The only other pure energy company I own is VET with a 2% weighting. (I also own some CMG which is a bit of a mixed bag).
I like the dividend percentage. What is the current pay-out ratio of PEY?
Deduct as many question credits as you wish - and thank you.