In less than two months, Canada will make history. Following months of debate in Parliament and years of promises from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, recreational marijuana will officially be legal and go on sale in licensed dispensaries as of Oct. 17, 2018. This makes Canada the first industrialized country in the world to greenlight the sale of adult-use cannabis.
Of course, this is more than just a moral victory for pot enthusiasts. When legalized, marijuana sales are expected to soar. While estimates tend to vary wildly, as you'd expect from an industry that's never been legalized in a developed country before, sales of the drug could hit somewhere in the neighborhood of $5 billion. For context, the Canadian weed industry is only generating $200 million a year right now from the sale of domestic medical marijuana and via exports.
This expected surge in sales is the primary reason why Wall Street and investors have pushed the valuations of marijuana stocks through the roof in recent years. But Wall Street and retail investors aren't the only ones to take note of marijuana's astounding growth rate.
Top Canadian Stocks To Buy For 2019: Canadian National Railway Company(CNI)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Shane Hupp]
Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Alberta as represented by Alberta Investment Management Corp cut its position in Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) by 21.1% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,956,400 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 522,300 shares during the period. Canadian National Railway accounts for about 1.7% of Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Alberta as represented by Alberta Investment Management Corp’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Alberta as represented by Alberta Investment Management Corp owned 0.27% of Canadian National Railway worth $184,215,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
- [By Max Byerly]
Here are some of the headlines that may have effected Accern Sentiment Analysis’s rankings:
Get Canadian National Railway alerts: Keep an eye on Price Trends: Canadian National Railway Company (CNI), Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS) (talktraders.com) Amtrak study could help trains run on time (whig.com) Canadian National Railway Is Regaining Momentum (seekingalpha.com) JetBlue Announces Ratification of 4-Year Pilot Contract (finance.yahoo.com) Norfolk Southern Rewards Shareholders With 11% Dividend Hike (finance.yahoo.com)Several research firms have recently weighed in on CNI. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $101.00 price target for the company in a research note on Monday. CIBC downgraded Canadian National Railway from a “sector outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 1st. Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $98.00 price target on shares of Canadian National Railway in a research note on Wednesday, July 25th. Goldman Sachs Group downgraded Canadian National Railway from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $102.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Monday, May 14th. Finally, Citigroup increased their price target on Canadian National Railway from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 25th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Canadian National Railway currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $89.98.
- [By Max Byerly]
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Top Canadian Stocks To Buy For 2019: China Metro-Rural Holdings Limited(CNR)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Shane Hupp]
Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Alberta as represented by Alberta Investment Management Corp cut its position in Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) by 21.1% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,956,400 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 522,300 shares during the period. Canadian National Railway accounts for about 1.7% of Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Alberta as represented by Alberta Investment Management Corp’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Alberta as represented by Alberta Investment Management Corp owned 0.27% of Canadian National Railway worth $184,215,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
- [By Shane Hupp]
Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) (NYSE:CNI) had its target price upped by investment analysts at CIBC from C$116.00 to C$120.00 in a research report issued on Friday. CIBC’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 3.54% from the stock’s current price.
- [By Max Byerly]
Press coverage about Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) has been trending somewhat positive on Thursday, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. Accern identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Canadian National Railway earned a coverage optimism score of 0.15 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave media coverage about the transportation company an impact score of 47.5112066080017 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the immediate future.
Top Canadian Stocks To Buy For 2019: Encana Corporation(ECA)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Max Byerly]
Here are some of the news stories that may have effected Accern Sentiment’s rankings:
Get Encana alerts: Encana Corp (ECA) Rising Higher 7.95% Over the Past Four Weeks (fisherbusinessnews.com) Encana Corporation (ECA) Most Active Stock Price trades 19.10% off from 200- SMA (nasdaqchronicle.com) Mid-Day Movers –: Encana Corporation (NYSE:ECA), CSX Corporation (NASDAQ:CSX), MGIC Investment Corporation … (journalfinance.net) Featured Stock: Encana Corporation (ECA) (stockquote.review) Active Stock Evaluation – Encana Corporation (NYSE: ECA) (financerater.com)ECA has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley raised shares of Encana from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price target for the company from $15.00 to $18.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 24th. Evercore ISI raised shares of Encana from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price target for the company from $10.84 to $16.00 in a report on Wednesday, March 7th. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Encana from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 31st. Scotiabank raised shares of Encana from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price target for the company from $13.00 to $14.00 in a report on Friday, February 16th. Finally, Goldman Sachs cut their price target on shares of Encana from $17.25 to $14.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 13th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, twenty-two have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. The stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $15.28.
- [By Shane Hupp]
Electra (CURRENCY:ECA) traded 3.4% lower against the dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 18:00 PM Eastern on June 4th. Electra has a total market capitalization of $45.83 million and approximately $326,372.00 worth of Electra was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Electra coin can currently be bought for $0.0018 or 0.00000024 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges including Novaexchange, Octaex, Fatbtc and Cryptopia. In the last seven days, Electra has traded 12.8% higher against the dollar.
- [By Max Byerly]
Shares of Encana Corp (NYSE:ECA) (TSE:ECA) gapped up before the market opened on Tuesday . The stock had previously closed at $5.95, but opened at $6.10. Encana shares last traded at $6.11, with a volume of 65113676 shares changing hands.
- [By Max Byerly]
Electra (CURRENCY:ECA) traded 8% higher against the U.S. dollar during the 1-day period ending at 22:00 PM ET on June 20th. In the last week, Electra has traded 12.6% higher against the U.S. dollar. Electra has a market capitalization of $34.87 million and $128,874.00 worth of Electra was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Electra coin can now be purchased for $0.0014 or 0.00000020 BTC on exchanges including Fatbtc, Novaexchange, CoinFalcon and CryptoBridge.
- [By Stephan Byrd]
Cenovus Energy (NYSE:CVE) and Encana (NYSE:ECA) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Top Canadian Stocks To Buy For 2019: Transcananda Pipelines Ltd.(TRP)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Matthew DiLallo]
Enbridge just bought its stake in the German offshore wind farm projects last year, initially agreeing to invest about $1.25 billion for a 50% stake. However, with concerns growing about its balance sheet and ability to finance growth projects, the company has chosen to monetize part of this asset. It's also monetizing its onshore renewable facilities in Canada and two in the U.S. to bring in some much-needed cash. This decision to cash in on a portion of its renewable portfolio follows a similar plan by fellow Canadian pipeline giant TransCanada (NYSE:TRP), which sold its solar assets in Ontario last year. The driving factor in that decision was TransCanada's desire to improve its financial flexibility so that it could "continue to build on our vision of being North America's leading energy infrastructure company," said CEO Russ Girling. What's clear from these deals is that neither TransCanada nor Enbridge sees renewables playing a key role in building the companies they envision themselves being.
- [By Matthew DiLallo]
Pembina Pipeline Corp. (NYSE:PBA) isn't a name that most investors are probably familiar with since it's a Canadian company. Not only that, but it's much smaller than its more well-known national rivals Enbridge (NYSE:ENB) and TransCanada (NYSE:TRP), which have made their share of headlines in the U.S. due to some controversial pipeline projects.
- [By Matthew DiLallo]
TransCanada (NYSE:TRP) is in the midst of a major expansion phase, having invested a massive 10.5 billion Canadian dollars ($7.9 billion) into capital projects last year. Several of those expansions have already come on line, which helped drive strong earnings and profit growth during the third quarter. That trend should have continued during the fourth quarter, and it's one of a couple of things investors should keep an eye on when the Canadian energy infrastructure giant reports results later this week.
- [By Matthew DiLallo]
Stocks that pay a growing dividend tend not only to outperform the market but to do so with less volatility. That's why risk-averse investors should consider stocking their portfolio with companies that have a high probability of paying a growing income stream in the years to come. Three top options worth considering are pipeline giants Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE:EPD), TransCanada (NYSE:TRP), and Magellan Midstream Partners (NYSE:MMP).
- [By John Bromels]
It hasn't helped that, in general, pipeline stocks have been having a rough couple of years. This is partly due to an overall industry slump, but different stocks have been hit for different reasons. For example, Enbridge (NYSE:ENB) took on a huge debt load to acquire Spectra Energy and weathered concerns about its cash flow. TransCanada (NYSE:TRP), on the other hand, was forced to cancel its Energy East and Eastern Mainline pipeline projects, which would have juiced long-term growth.
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