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WESTJET AIRLINES $12.60 (Toronto symbol WJA; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (1-877-493-7853; www.westjet.com; Shares outstanding: 139.4 million; Market cap: $1.8 billion; No dividends paid) has just signed an interline agreement with Dubai’s Emirates airline.
Under these agreements, two airlines cooperate on flights and baggage handling. WestJet has similar arrangements with Air France, China Airways of Taiwan, China Eastern, Alitalia, Korean Air, Australia’s …read more »
TIM HORTONS $49.52 (Toronto symbol THI; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (905-845-6511; www.timhortons.com; Shares outstanding: 161.4 million; Market cap: $8.0 billion; Dividend yield: 1.4%) operates 3,189 coffee-and-donut shops in Canada and 622 in the U.S. Franchisees operate 99.4% of its stores.
Tim Hortons earned $95.5 million in the three months ended July 3, 2011. That’s up 1.5% from $94.1 million a year earlier. …read more »
MOSAID TECHNOLOGIES INC. $42.27 (Toronto symbol MSD; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (613-599-9539; www.mosaid.com; Shares outstanding: 12.1 million; Market cap: $511.5 million; Dividend yield: 2.4%) received a hostile, $38.00-a-share, all-cash takeover offer from Wi-LAN Inc. (symbol WIN on Toronto) on August 17, 2011.
Mosaid Technologies mainly licenses computer chip and telecommunications technology, including patents for technology used in smartphones and laptops.
Wi-LAN has …read more »
BOMBARDIER INC. (Toronto symbols BBD.A $4.10 and BBD.B $4.01; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 1.7 billion; Market cap: $6.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.4; Dividend yield: 2.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.bombardier.com) is the world’s third-largest commercial-aircraft maker, behind Boeing and Airbus. It is also the world’s largest passenger railcar manufacturer.
In the three months ended July 31, 2011, …read more »
TRANSCONTINENTAL INC. $12 (Toronto symbol TCL.A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 81.0 million; Market cap: $972.0 million; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.5; Dividend yield: 4.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.transcontinental.com) is the largest commercial printer in Canada, and the fourth-largest in North America. Its printing operations provide two-thirds of its revenue.
The remaining third comes from publishing over 170 newspapers and magazines. …read more »
DUNDEE CORP. $23 (Toronto symbol DC.A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 64.8 million; Market cap: $1.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.3; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.dundeecorp.com) is a holding company with subsidiaries in three main areas: wealth management, real estate and resources. The Goodman family controls 83.3% of the company’s votes through multiple-voting shares.
In February 2011, Dundee …read more »
PRECISION DRILLING CORP. $11 (www.precisiondrilling.com) has paid an undisclosed sum for Axis Energy Services Holding Inc. Based in Calgary, privately held Axis specializes in directional drilling services that help energy exploration companies extract more oil and natural gas from hard-to-reach reservoirs. This purchase will add to Precision’s drilling expertise and help it win more contracts. Buy.
SNC-LAVALIN GROUP INC. $46 (www.snclavalin.com) …read more »
Investors often focus on when to sell aggressive stocks when prices go down. However, you also need to consider when to sell after strong moves up by hot small cap stocks.
Hot small cap stocks: An aggressive stock in your portfolio goes up by 300% or 400%. What should you do?
Our “sell-half” rule says that if a speculative stock you own …read more »
DOREL INDUSTRIES $23.55 (Toronto symbol DII.B; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (514-731-0000; www.dorel.com;Shares outstanding: 32.8 million; Market cap: $729.3 million; Dividend yield: 2.5%) makes a wide range of products, including ready-to-assemble home and office furniture; juvenile products, such as car seats, strollers, high chairs, toddler beds and cribs; home furnishings, including chairs, tables, bunk beds, futons and step stools; and recreational …read more »
THE CHURCHILL CORP. $13.98 (Toronto symbol CUQ: TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (780-454-3667; www.churchillcorporation.com; Shares outstanding: 24.6 million; Market cap: $338.2 million; Dividend yield: 3.4%) continues to win new contracts for its Stuart Olson Dominion Construction division.
The latest is a $98-million deal to build an office tower in B.C. The company expects to begin construction in March 2012, and should finish the …read more »
Aggressive Investing
Aggressive investing stock picks can give you bigger gains than conservative selections. But they can also give you bigger losses. Aggressive stocks tend to be more highly leveraged and more volatile than conservative stocks. This can be caused by many factors, including a higher level of the risk in their industry or particular situation. Pat McKeough looks for aggressive stocks that have hidden value, or value that attracts less investor attention than it deserves. This gives buyers a bargain, and may also attract takeover bids.
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