Two speculatives to hold, two to sell

COMPTON PETROLEUM $0.80 (Toronto symbol CMT; SI Rating: Speculative) (403-237-9400; www.comptonpetroleum.com; Shares outstanding: 125.6 million; Market cap: $100.5 million) explores for oil and natural gas in western Canada. Its $829.3-million debt is over eight times its $100.5-million market cap. However, most of its debt is… Read More

SHORE GOLD $3.80 Toronto Symbol SGF

SHORE GOLD $3.80 (Toronto symbol SGF; SI Rating: Start-up) (306-664-2202; www.shoregold.com; Shares outstanding: 182.7 million; Market cap: $694.3 million) owns 100% of the Star diamond project in the Fort a la Corne area of Saskatchewan, which hosts one of the most extensive kimberlite fields in… Read More

Shore Gold $5.86 – Toronto symbol SGF

SHORE GOLD $5.86 (Toronto symbol SGF; SI Rating: Start-up) (306-664-2202; www.shoregold.com; Shares outstanding: 177.2 million; Market cap: $1.0 billion) owns 100% of the Star diamond project in the Fort a la Corne area of northern Saskatchewan, an area that hosts one of the most extensive… Read More

Top Diamond Picks With Risk to Match

Investing in diamond exploration stocks is risky. It’s a long way between the exploration phase and the commercial production phase when they begin to produce diamonds for sale and possibly start making money. There’s often a long lag between signs of progress, and share prices… Read More