Summary This ADP Stock Analysis is based on FY 2017 results as at June 30, 2017 and FY2018 projections. ADP is currently the 3rd most heavily shorted company in the data processing and outsourced services sector. Pershing Square Capital Management L.P. has accumulated an 8% stake and has put forth an amended proposal in an [...]
Summary This Enbridge stock analysis is based on Q2 2017 results and management's forecast for the remainder of fiscal 2017 which was presented August 3, 2017. Enbridge has excellent long-term growth opportunities and currently has one of the strongest portfolios of in-service and future growth pipeline projects. It currently has $31B of diversified low-risk projects [...]
Summary This MasterCard stock analysis is based on Q2 2017 results released July 27, 2017. MA’s projected EPS for FY 2017 and FY 2018 from multiple analysts have been revised upward subsequent to my February 1, 2017 post. MA recently received a favorable ruling from the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) and no longer faces the [...]
Summary This Genuine Parts Company stock analysis is based on its Q2 2017 results which were reported July 20, 2017. Total sales were up 5% to a record setting $4.1B, net income was $0.19B, and EPS increased 1% to $1.29 versus Q2 2016. YTD FY2017, businesses with approximately $0.18B in annual revenues have been acquired. [...]
Summary Sun Life’s medium term objectives are 8 – 10% EPS growth, 12 – 14% ROE, and a 40 – 50% dividend payout ratio. SLF is more of “steady as she goes” type of investment with a moderate level of potential capital appreciation. I view SLF as a less volatile long-term investment than its largest [...]
Summary Hormel held its Investor Day June 15, 2017 wherein it provided a great overview of the company`s growth opportunities. HRL`s long-term targets are 5% top-line growth, 10% bottom-line growth, and margins in the top quartile of its peers by 2020. It is one of a few companies which have increased the annual dividend for [...]
Summary This Manulife Financial Corporation stock analysis is based on Q1 2017 results. Manulife is the largest life-insurance company in Canada and ranks among the top 5 globally. Manulife has either been a wonderful or a terrible investment with much dependent on when you acquired shares subsequent to it being demutualized in 1999. I suggest [...]
Summary This The J.M. Smucker stock analysis is based on Q4 and FY2017 results released June 8, 2017 and its 2018 forecast. I have been looking to increase my exposure in the Consumer sector and view the Non-Cyclical Consumer Goods space as one likely to experience a lower level of volatility. SJM has been on [...]
Summary This National Bank of Canada Stock Analysis is the sixth of a 6 part series covering the Big 6 Canadian Banks. National Bank of Canada reported Q2 2017 results May 31st that were positively received by the market. Liquidity Ratios continue to be strong thus providing investors with assurances that an investment in the [...]
Summary This The Bank of Nova Scotia Stock Analysis is the fifth of a 6 part series covering the Big 6 Canadian Banks. BNS reported Q2 2017 results May 30th and its Liquidity Ratios continue to be strong thus providing investors with assurances that an investment in the bank is relatively safe. BNS is Canada’s [...]
