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We picked computer outsourcing specialist CGI as your #1 Aggressive Buy for 2023. This is the seventh year in a row that we’ve selected CGI as a top buy, and our readers have profited from the stock’s 119% rise over that time. Compare that to the 31% gain for the S&P/TSX Composite Index.


The company tends to fuel its growth with acquisitions....
A: Ascent Solar Technologies Inc., $0.12, symbol ASTI on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 49.9 million; Market cap: $6.0 million; www.ascentsolar.com), provides thin-film solar panels aimed at installations that don’t allow for use of a rigid product.

Ascent moved its shares to the Nasdaq exchange in August 2022 from the Over-the-Counter market.

Thin-film panels convert light energy into electrical energy just like traditional systems, but their thin-film solar panels use flexible second-generation silicon cells to do it....
A: Post Holdings Inc., $86.41, symbol POST on New York (Shares outstanding: 63.7 million; Market cap: $5.5 billion; Consumer sector; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.postholdings.com), is a leading maker of cereals and packaged foods....
A: Expedia Group Inc., $106.90, symbol EXPE on Nasdaq, (Shares outstanding: 142.6 million; Market cap: $15.8 billion; Consumer sector; TSINetwork Rating: Average; http://www.expediagroup.com) operates the world’s largest travel booking platform....
Our first question this week comes from a member who wonders about the future of travel-booking giant Expedia Group. The stock comes with an interesting background.

The company was founded by Microsoft in 1995. In 1999, Microsoft handed Expedia out to its own shareholders as a spinoff....
TECNOGLASS INC., $40.75, symbol TGLS on New York, is a leading producer of architectural glass, windows, and associated aluminum products serving the multi-family, single-family, and commercial end markets. Tecnoglass is the second largest glass fabricator serving the U.S....
COMPUTER MODELLING GROUP LTD., $7.04, remains a buy. The company (symbol CMG on Toronto) offers software and consulting services to help conventional oil and gas producers create 3D models of reservoirs. That lets them squeeze more out of those holes using advanced recovery techniques such as injecting steam or chemicals....
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, $124.06, Toronto symbol RY, is a buy.

Canada’s largest bank by market capitalization is raising your quarterly dividend by 2.3%. Starting with the August 2023 payment, investors will receive $1.35 a share instead of $1.32....
HP INC., $30.55, New York symbol HPQ, is a hold.

Demand for the company’s personal computers and printers jumped during COVID-19 lockdowns due to the shift to remote work and learning. However, sales continue to drop as the pandemic eases.

In HP’s fiscal 2023 second quarter, ended April 30, 2023, revenue fell 21.7%, to $12.91 billion from $16.49 billion a year earlier....
CAE INC., $28.80, Toronto symbol CAE, remains a buy for long-term gains.

The company is a leading maker of flight simulators for commercial and military aircraft. It also operates pilot-training schools in over 35 countries and makes mannequins and other medical-simulators for training health professionals.

CAE continues to gain as air travel volumes return to pre-pandemic levels....