Monday, October 13, 2014

Top 5 Canadian Stocks To Invest In Right Now

San Francisco-based industrial real estate investment trust (REIT) - Prologis Inc. (PLD) recast $2.0 billion global line of credit. The move has helped the company lower its borrowing expenses and enhance its capacity.

With a consortium of 20 banks, the credit facility has been elevated by Prologis to $2.0 billion from $1.65 billion. Moreover, as one of the features, it may be further enhanced by $1.0 billion to a total of $3.0 billion, subject to the attainment of additional lender commitments.

Prologis enjoys the benefit of drawing the funds in US dollars, euros, Canadian dollars, British pound sterling, and Japanese yen. This credit facility is slated to mature on Jul 11, 2017. However, on the fulfilment of certain conditions and the payment of an extension fee, the maturity date can be extended for another year.

Based on Prologis��public debt ratings, the pricing on this credit facility currently stands at LIBOR plus 130 basis points ��reflecting a reduction of 40 basis points from that of the prior global credit facility.

10 Best Low Price Stocks To Own For 2015: Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior S.A. (BLX)

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. provides trade financing to commercial banks, middle-market companies, and corporations primarily in Latin America and the Caribbean. The company operates in three segments: Commercial, Treasury, and Asset Management. The Commercial segment offers deposits and loans for foreign trade transactions. This segment also provides various products, services, and solutions relating to foreign trade, which include co-financing arrangements, underwriting of syndicated credit facilities, structured trade financing, asset-based financing in the form of factoring, vendor financing and leasing, and other fee-based services, such as electronic clearing services. The Treasury segment offers liquidity management and investment securities activities, including management of interest rate, liquidity, price, and currency risks. The Asset Management segment provides asset management services, including investment advisory services for funds and managed accounts. This division is involved in trading foreign exchange, interest rate swaps, and derivative products. The company was formerly known as Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones, S.A. and changed its name to Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. in June 2009. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Panama City, the Republic of Panama.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Rich Duprey]

    Panama-based supranational bank�Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior� (NYSE: BLX  ) announced yesterday its second-quarter dividend of $0.30 per share, the same rate it's paid for the past three quarters after raising the payout 20% from $0.25 per share.

  • [By Eric Volkman]

    Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (NYSE: BLX  ) , better and more conveniently known as Bladex, is maintaining its dividend policy. The lender has declared a payout of $0.30 per share of its stock for its Q1, to be paid on May 7 to shareholders of record as of April 29. This amount matches the company's previous disbursement, which has been paid in both of the preceding two quarters. Before that, Bladex dispensed $0.25 per share.

Top 5 Canadian Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Transcananda Pipelines Ltd.(TRP)

Transcanada Corporation operates as an energy infrastructure company in North America. The company operates in three segments: Natural Gas Pipelines, Oil Pipelines, and Energy. The Natural Gas Pipelines segment develops and operates energy infrastructure, including natural gas pipelines and regulated gas storage facilities. Its network of natural gas pipelines extends approximately 60,000 km tapping into gas supply basins in North America. The Oil Pipelines segment operates Keystone crude oil pipeline system, which includes completed 3,467 km Wood River/Patoka and Cushing Extension phases, and the proposed 2,673 km U.S. Gulf Coast Expansion. The Energy segment engages in the acquisition, development, construction, ownership, and operation of electrical power generation plants; the purchase and marketing of electricity; the provision of electricity account services to energy and industrial customers; and the development, construction, ownership, and operation of non-regulat ed natural gas storage in Alberta. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Dr. Kent Moors]

    Yesterday, Alaskan North Slope producers and TransCanada Corp. (NYSE: TRP) announced their intentions to build a Kenai Peninsula pipeline terminus and an LNG plant that could cost up to $65 billion. The project would move 3.5 billion cubic feet a day to the plant and produce upwards of 18 million tons of LNG annually. Almost all of it would be destined for Asia.

Top 5 Canadian Stocks To Invest In Right Now: STMicroelectronics N.V.(STM)

STMicroelectronics N.V., an independent semiconductor company, engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of a range of semiconductor integrated circuits and discrete devices. Its products include discrete and standard commodity components, application-specific integrated circuits, custom devices and semi-custom devices, and application-specific standard products for analog, digital, and mixed-signal applications. The company also offers subsystems and modules for the telecommunications, automotive, and industrial markets comprising mobile phone accessories, battery chargers, ISDN power supplies, and in-vehicle equipment for electronic toll payment, as well as provides Smartcard products. Its products are used in various microelectronic applications consisting of automotive products, computer peripherals, telecommunications systems, consumer products, industrial automation, and control systems. The company sells its products through distributors and ret ailers. STMicroelectronics N.V. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By MONEYMORNING]

    In 2009, Ericsson hooked up with STMicroelectronics NV (NYSE ADR: STM) - Europe's No. 1 chipmaker - to produce semiconductors for the wireless market. Launched in 2009, this also was ill-fated.

  • [By Tim Brugger]

    In addition to the upgraded Atom processor rollout, Intel also announced a realignment of its management structure. Now comes word the "leading semiconductor company" named in a recent press release announcing the acquisition of a STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM  ) and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC  ) mobile GPS joint venture was none other than Intel. When Krzanich said he was committed to the rapidly changing mobile computing market, he wasn't kidding; and that should be sweet music to the ears of Intel shareholders.

  • [By ICRAOnline]

    Revenue for the last quarter stood at $73.4 million, up 27.9% from the year-ago quarter. This was primarily driven by the growth in memory technology licensing, coupled with impressive performance of its security technology licensing business. During the quarter, Rambus also signed new licensing agreements with tech giant Samsung Electronics, Micron Technology (MU), STMicroelectronics (STM), LSI Semiconductor (LSI) and SK Hynix. However, the company�� LED lighting business failed to make any significant contribution.

  • [By Lee Jackson]

    STMicroelectronics NV (NYSE: STM) supplies most set-top box chips for Scientific�Atlanta, and also sells chips for disk drives that end up in DVRs; but still has less than a 10% exposure. The consensus target for the stock is $11. Investors do receive an outstanding 4.0% dividend from the company.

Top 5 Canadian Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Royal Bank Of Canada(RY)

Royal Bank of Canada provides personal and commercial banking, wealth management services, insurance, corporate and investment banking, and transaction processing services under the RBC name worldwide. Its Canadian Banking segment offers personal financial services, business financial services, and cards and payment solutions. The company?s Wealth Management segment provides wealth and asset management, and estate and trust services to affluent and high net worth clients through distributors, as well as directly to institutional and individual clients in Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Its Insurance segment provides various life and health insurance, including universal life, accidental death and critical illness protection, disability, long-term care insurance, and group benefits; and property and casualty insurance comprising home, auto, and travel insurance, as well as wealth accumulation solutions; and reinsurance products through retail ins urance branches, call centers, independent insurance advisors and travel agencies, financial institutions, and career sales force. The company?s International Banking segment offers various financial products and services to individuals, business clients, and public institutions in the U.S. and Caribbean. This segment also provides global custody, fund and pension administration, securities lending, shareholder services, analytics, and other related services to institutional investors. Royal Bank of Canada?s Capital Markets segment engages in the trading and distribution of fixed income, foreign exchange, equities, commodities, and derivative products for institutional, public sector, and corporate clients; and involves in investment banking, debt and equity origination, advisory services, corporate lending, private equity, and client securitization businesses. The company was founded in 1864 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Eric Volkman]

    The partnership was brought to market by book-running managers JPMorgan Chase unit J.P. Morgan, Bank of America's (NYSE: BAC  ) Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS  ) ,�Citigroup (NYSE: JPM  ) , Barclays, Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Canada's (NYSE: RY  ) RBC Capital Markets, and the securities arm of Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB  ) .

  • [By Shauna O'Brien]

    Before Friday’s opening bell, Royal Bank of Canada (RY) released its third quarter financial results, which came in higher from last year and beat analysts’ expectations.

    RY’s Earnings in Brief

    RY reported third quarter net income of�C$2.297 billion, or C$1.59 per share, up from �C$2.197 billion, or C$1.51 per share a year ago. Excluding special items, earnings were C$2.418 billion, or C$1.62 per share, above analysts’ estimate of C$1.56 per share last year. Revenue increased to�C$8.98 billion from last year’s C$7.17 billion. Analysts expected to see revenue of C$8.16 billion.

    CEO Commentary

    RY’s CEO Dave McKay commented: “These results demonstrate the strength of our diversified business model. Our ability to innovate and use capital effectively while managing costs positions us well to execute our client-focused strategy and extend our leadership positions across our key businesses.”

    RY Raises Dividend

    RY reported that it has increased its quarterly dividend by 6% to 75 cents per share. �The company will pay its next dividend on November 24.

    RY Dividend Snapshot

    As of market close on August 21, 2014


    Click here to see the complete history of RY dividends.

    Royal Bank of Canada shares were up 44 cents, or 0.59% during premarket trading Friday. The stock is up 11.04% YTD.

  • [By Charles Santerre]

    I do feel sorry for analysts. It's a difficult profession to predict the future. After reading RBC's (RY) opinion on Nokia's (NOK) current quarter, I was not pleased. As a Nokia shareholder, I was interested in poking some holes into the piece written by Mark Sue. Since the analysis is only available to RBC investment account holders, I cannot provide a link that would enable you to read the whole document, but I will quote from some passages.

  • [By Will Ashworth]

    Kuchar Sponsor Stock: Royal Bank of Canada (RY)

    Of these five players, Kuchar sits the highest in the 2014 FedEx Cup standings in 15th place. Although he too has missed a cut in nine tournaments played so far, he has managed to finish in the top 10 on six occasions, leading to $1.7 million in winnings leading up to the Masters.

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