Five aggressive picks for the long haul

We recommend that you limit aggressive holdings to 30% of your overall portfolio (10% for more conservative investors). That’s especially true in light of the recent stock market volatility.

We like the long-term outlook for these five aggressive stocks. However, only four are buys right… Read More

PRECISION DRILLING CORP. $5.43 – Toronto symbol PD

PRECISION DRILLING CORP. $5.43 (Toronto symbol PD; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resource sector; Shares outstanding: 292.9 million; Market cap: $1.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend yield: 5.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.precisiondrilling.com) provides contract drilling services to land-based oil and gas producers, mainly in North America,… Read More

Precision’s hidden asset: High-quality rigs

PRECISION DRILLING CORP. $5.43 (Toronto symbol PD; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resource sector; Shares outstanding: 292.9 million; Market cap: $1.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend yield: 5.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.precisiondrilling.com) provides contract drilling services to land-based oil and gas producers, mainly in North America,… Read More

PRECISION DRILLING CORP. $8.76 – Toronto symbol PD

PRECISION DRILLING CORP. $8.76 (Toronto symbol PD; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resource sector; Shares outstanding: 292.8 million; Market cap: $2.6 billion; Priceto- sales ratio: 1.2; Dividend yield: 3.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.precisiondrilling.com) provides contract drilling services to land-based oil and gas producers, mainly in… Read More

Specialized services help offset oil risk

These four companies provide hard-to-replace services to oil and gas producers. That gives them a big advantage, particularly as oil prices have started to recover. Crude’s recent gains should also spur their earnings and give them more room for dividend hikes.

SNC-LAVALIN GROUP INC. $46… Read More

PRECISION DRILLING CORP. $7.69 – Toronto symbol PD

PRECISION DRILLING CORP. $7.69 (Toronto symbol PD; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resource sector; Shares outstanding: 292.8 million; Market cap: $2.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.9; Dividend yield: 3.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.precisiondrilling.com) plans to spend $467.0 million on capital upgrades in 2015, down 38.1% from $754.9… Read More