Wall Street’s Best Investments Top Picks Daily Alert – 12/21/20
Undervalued, and ready to begin distributing dividends, this Spanish bank looks like a good bargain.
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Benj started investing during the 1970s and manages the President’s Portfolio. Back in the day, he specialized in starting businesses and corporate turnarounds. Once upon a time, he also taught at the college level. He co-founded Contra the Heard in 1995. Over time, he has refined his approach to investing and has achieved one of the best track records in the investment industry.Benj is a regular guest on the Business News Network, writes the Contra Guys column for The Globe and Mail with Ben, and writes for a number of magazines. Over the past few years, his speaking engagements have taken him across Canada, to various locales in the United States and to South Africa. He has travelled to over 30 countries, working in about half a dozen. His best-selling books include: The Uncommon Investor III: How to Earn Superior Returns in the Stock Market Despite Everything, The Contrarian Investor’s 13: How to Earn Superior Returns in the Stock Market and The Canadian Small Business Survival Guide.Ben manages the Vice-President’s Portfolio and started investing during the 1970s. Prior to starting Contra with Benj in 1995, he was a software designer with over 25 years of experience working in industries ranging from accounting and healthcare to petroleum and transportation. After years of successfully co-managing the President’s Portfolio, he started the Vice President’s Portfolio in 2010, adding diversification for Contra subscribers. Ben writes the Contra Guys column for The Globe and Mail with Benj. Aside from stock picking, he is an avid curler.
Undervalued, and ready to begin distributing dividends, this Spanish bank looks like a good bargain.
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Here’s a mid-year update on this bank that is a good potential takeover target.
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Long-term care facilities have taken a hit due to coronavirus, but this Canadian company looks like it’s going to be fine.
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This bank is growing at triple-digit rates and its shares look undervalued.
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There’s been lots of insider buying at this buyer of technology companies. The shares have a current dividend yield of 3.36%, paid quarterly.
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This Top Pick has posted some great gains so far this year.
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This Top Pick bank has just extended its share repurchase program to 642,785 shares.
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This tech acquirer and manager is expected to grow at a 20% annual rate over the next five years.
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Analysts expect this low-priced stock to grower a rate of 20% in the next five years.
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This low-priced stock has had its ups and downs, but takeover possibilities are attractive.
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Analysts are expecting this tech licensing company to generate growth of 20% annually, over the next five years. The shares have a current dividend yield of 2.21%, paid quarterly.
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This Western Canada oil producer is a low-priced stock, so will most likely prove fairly volatile. It has some interesting prospects, and some new catalysts that look promising.
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This micro-cap tech company is speculative and trading at a discounted level, but the shares tend to rise rapidly on good news.
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This Top Picks company’s share price hasn’t moved much, but the prognosis is good and the dividend excellent.
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Rising rates should help this global insurance company continue to post double-digit growth. The shares have a current dividend yield of 5.39%, paid quarterly.
AEGON N.V. (AEG)
From Contra the Heard
We are going to stick with last year’s choice, Aegon N.V. (AEG). This hefty Dutch that...
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Partial Sale: Iteris (ITI)From CONTRA THE HEARDUpdated from WSBI 747, July 24, 2013
Today Ben joined Benj by reducing his stake in Iteris (ITI). In all, 5,000 of the 7,000 shares were sold. While quarterly revenue hit management´s projection and the backlog was a the...
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Wall Street’s Best Editor’s Note: Consensus estimates forecast that this little software company will grow its revenues at a 20%+ clip this year, and close to the same for 2017. And while the price has increased, it doesn’t reflect the promise of this tech...
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This Top Pick has been an underperformer, but our contributor believes it has the ability to quadruple. Meanwhile, the company just announced a 29.3 million share buyback. The shares have a current dividend yield of 7.84%, paid twice yearly.
Aegon (AEG) From Contra the Investment...
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The average analyst target price for this bank is $22--more than double its current price.
First United Corporation (FUNC) From Contra the Heard Investment Letter
First United (FUNC) has moved up about 20% since first chosen to begin 2015. This year it has only held but...
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This European insurance and asset management company beat analysts’ estimates by five cents last quarter.
AEGON (AEG) From Contra the Heard
4.78%, paid quarterly
AEGON (AEG) is a large Dutch enterprise that provides life insurance, pensions, and asset management services both in Europe, the Americas, and has...
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