Investment Q&A

Q: If oil sector re-bounce,which stocks have more upside.What is your outlook for crude oil in 2019? thank you.

Q: I have owned VII just long enough to catch the slide. Looking at your July answer on this stock, would you recommend jumping ship or buy in. This is a small holding.

Q: Good day guys!
Question on weighting in different sector:
I am currently over weight on energy 17% (VET, ENB, ZCL,EFX,PKI,VII) and underweight on industry 4% (on has NFI), if I want to trim it, which stock would you recommend to sale in energy and add in industry? Thanks!

Q: Your top recommendation for an oil and gas producer in Canada from Tou,VII,Arx,Vet.
Looking for best growth recovery.

Q: How do you feel about VII at this price?

Q: Would you sell VII to crystallize a 39% gain and with the proceeds purchase PSK or some other equity in the same sector

Q: What are your future expectations regarding this name? looks like the recent capital announcement was not perceived well by investors. Thanks!

Q: Gentlemen
If commodity prices continue at current levels for the foreseeable future, what would be your current ranking, please, of these energy names.... in order of best to worst, to hold for future growth?
I hold for both income and growth.

Q: Hi Peter & Team;
VII is now down 15% on the news of missed production for 2017. This is the only energy stock that I own and represents 2.5% of my portfolio. I am down about 35%. Should I hold and see what happens in 2018 or dump it? I am reluctant to buy another energy stock if I sell.
Cheers
Ron

Q: Any news as to why VII is down +10% today?

Q: In my search for investing ideas, I was reading the equity holdings of the CPPIB with the belief that a bunch of really smart people are investing the CPP funds. Was very surprised to see that the largest Canadian equity holding, by market cap, as at 03/31/2017, was Seven Generations.

Seems like the CPP managers are making a huge bet on Canadian energy; is that a smart thing?

Q: In the event that the price of oil falls dramatically this year, how would you rank the following six companies with respect to their ability to withstand a prolonged and precipitous decline: VII, ARX, BIR, TOG, VET, CPG ? Would any of them be cause for concern, or would you keep holding? Also, what are the main factors you take into consideration when making this kind of determination (balance sheet, market cap, oil vs gas exposure, etc)? Thanks for your reply.

Q: Can you please help prioritize these energy stocks I am considering. Thanks.

Q: buying opportunities for these? What is your short and long term outlook on these stocks? Thanks so much!!

Q: Please provide your comments on VII's latest report. The share price has been dropping! Is it a buy, hold or sale! Thanks!

Q: Neither of my oils are getting any traction of late. Would you attribute this to current dollar weakness or are we still looking at us money leaving Canadian stocks?

Q: Both my oils seem to be lagging their piers currently. Any reason why that you can see.

Q: Hello 5i.
Pushed send on this question Jan 30. Resending.

Hello 5i
I have a couple oil investments(PSK/CPG) and have been using pipelines for Energy sector exposure.

As I have been watching the chatter on 5i about energy growth stocks and with today's pull back, I have been looking to enter positions of producers....possible VII(significant asset in the ground), TOU(after purchase from Shell), RRX(a 5i focus stock).

Would you please comment on preference from above or other from universe - related to search for growth from today's price , political situation and oil/gas price environment?

Peters and Co indicate expectation for $40 oil price going into summer. How would you balance this information in purchases today?

Thanks
Dave

Q: What are your thoughts on investing in this company and their potential shift in focus to Petrochemicals?

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.