oil and gas
PRECISION DRILLING CORP. $7.37 (Toronto symbol PD; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resource sector; Shares outstanding: 292.9 million; Market cap: $2.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.6; Dividend suspended in March 2016; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.precisiondrilling.com) provides contractdrilling services to land-based oil and gas producers, mainly in North America....
In general, stocks in the Resources & Commodities sector—as well as those in Manufacturing & Industry—expose you to above-average volatility. Those in either Finance or Utilities involve below average volatility. Consumer stocks fall in the middle.
A good way to cut your risk with Manufacturing stocks is to focus on market leaders, like the three we analyze below....
A good way to cut your risk with Manufacturing stocks is to focus on market leaders, like the three we analyze below....
Buckeye Partners L.P. saw demand for its storage terminals rise in the latest quarter as oil producers held on to their crude & waited for prices to rebound
REITMANS (CANADA) LTD., $4.47, symbol RET.A on Toronto, owns 750 women’s clothing stores across Canada.
Those outlets are divided among several brands: Reitmans (327 stores), Penningtons (130), Addition Elle (104), RW & Co. (83), Thyme Maternity (68), Smart Set (23) and Hyda (17)....
Those outlets are divided among several brands: Reitmans (327 stores), Penningtons (130), Addition Elle (104), RW & Co. (83), Thyme Maternity (68), Smart Set (23) and Hyda (17)....
ANDREW PELLER LTD., $26.93, Toronto symbol ADW.A, is Canada’s second-largest producer of wines, after Constellation Brands.
In the 2016 fiscal year, ended March 31, 2016, revenue increased 5.9%, to $334.3 million from $315.7 million in 2015. That’s mainly due to strong sales of Peller’s premium-priced brands....
In the 2016 fiscal year, ended March 31, 2016, revenue increased 5.9%, to $334.3 million from $315.7 million in 2015. That’s mainly due to strong sales of Peller’s premium-priced brands....
ISHARES MSCI BRAZIL INDEX FUND $25.87 (New York symbol EWZ; buy or sell through brokers) is an ETF that’s designed to track the Brazilian stock market.
Its top holdings are AmBev SA (beer and beverages), 10.6%; Cia Itau Unibanco Holding (banking), 10.5%; Banco Brandesco SA, 10.2%; Petrobras (oil and gas), 7.2%; Cielo SA (payment processing), 3.9%; BMF Bovespa (Brazil’s stock exchange), 3.6%; BRF SA (food), 3.4%; Ultrapar SA (gas distribution and petrochemicals), 3.1%; and Itausa Investimentos SA (financial services), 3.1%....
Its top holdings are AmBev SA (beer and beverages), 10.6%; Cia Itau Unibanco Holding (banking), 10.5%; Banco Brandesco SA, 10.2%; Petrobras (oil and gas), 7.2%; Cielo SA (payment processing), 3.9%; BMF Bovespa (Brazil’s stock exchange), 3.6%; BRF SA (food), 3.4%; Ultrapar SA (gas distribution and petrochemicals), 3.1%; and Itausa Investimentos SA (financial services), 3.1%....
VERESEN $10.07 (Toronto symbol VSN; Shares outstanding: 303.1 million; Market cap: $3.1 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 9.9%; www.vereseninc.com) owns pipelines, power plants and natural gas-processing facilities across North America....
TD BANK $57.36 (Toronto symbol TD; Shares outstanding: 1.9 billion; Market cap: $105.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 3.8%; www.td.com) is Canada’s largest bank, with $1.1 trillion in assets. It operates 1,265 branches in the U.S.—compared to 1,152 in Canada—and owns 41.01% of TD Ameritrade (New York symbol AMTD), a leading online brokerage....
We think conservative investors can hold up to 10% of their portfolios in foreign stocks. One way to do that is to buy carefully chosen exchange traded funds (ETFs) that have an overseas focus.
The best ETFs offer very low management fees and well-diversified, tax-efficient portfolios of highquality stocks....
The best ETFs offer very low management fees and well-diversified, tax-efficient portfolios of highquality stocks....
BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS L.P. $38.20 (Toronto symbol BEP.UN; Units outstanding: 265.2 million; Market cap: $10.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 6.1%; www.brookfieldrenewable.com) owns 207 hydroelectric generating stations, 37 wind farms and five natural gas-fired plants....