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Empire (TSX:EMP.A) is reshaping its leadership team after appointing Pierre St-Laurent as chief executive, with new roles for customer, retail and pharmacy operations that could influence how the grocer runs its national network. See our latest analysis for Empire. These leadership shifts come as Empire’s share price sits at CA$49.91, with a 1 month share price return of 9.79% and a 1 year total shareholder return of 16.51%, suggesting recent momentum building on longer term compounding. If...

Stantec (TSX:STN) reported strong quarterly earnings and raised its dividend. Management linked performance to government backed infrastructure spending and growth in water and environmental services. The company highlighted active expansion across key sectors as a support for future business activity. For investors watching Stantec at around CA$120.75 per share, the latest update comes after a mixed run in the stock. The shares are down 12.2% over the past month and 8.6% year to date, but...

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:SRU.UN) is advancing its plan to redevelop underused land within its portfolio into mixed-use projects. The REIT is focusing on densification across select properties, adding residential and other non-retail uses alongside its existing shopping centres. Alongside these projects, SmartCentres continues to operate its core portfolio and has declared distributions, reinforcing its income focus for unitholders. SmartCentres REIT, best known for its...

If you are wondering whether Pan American Silver's share price still offers value after a strong run, you are not alone. This article will focus squarely on what the current valuation might be telling you. The stock last closed at CA$89.36, with reported returns of 13.1% over 7 days, 1.2% over 30 days, 27.6% year to date, 158.6% over 1 year and 378.0% over 3 years. This naturally raises questions about how expectations and perceived risk are now reflected in the price. Recent coverage around...

In recent weeks, Celestica has faced an investor investigation by Pomerantz LLP after reports that Google may shift tensor processing unit assembly to other suppliers, while simultaneously outlining plans to invest US$1.00 billion in capital expenditure this year to support longer-term growth. Amid this tension between potential concentration risk around a key hyperscaler customer and heavy upfront investment, Celestica has also highlighted follow-on programs with Google that could influence...

Trican Well Service Ltd. has reported its 2025 results, with full-year sales of CA$1,096.19 million and net income of CA$112.19 million, while also completing multiple share repurchase programs totaling millions of dollars in buybacks. The integration of the Iron Horse acquisition and growing contribution from electric and natural gas pumping assets underline how Trican is reshaping its service mix toward lower-emission, efficiency-focused completion solutions. Next, we’ll examine how...

If you are wondering whether Bank of Montreal is still reasonably priced after a strong run, or if the easy value is already gone, this article aims to help you answer that question with a clear look at the numbers. With the share price at C$194.97 and returns of 1.5% over 7 days, 3.4% over 30 days, 7.4% year to date, 42.7% over 1 year, 71.1% over 3 years, and 127.7% over 5 years, many investors are asking what that track record means for value today. Recent coverage has focused on Bank of...

If you are wondering whether Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust's current price reflects its true worth, you are not alone. This article is here to unpack what that might mean for you as an investor. The unit price recently closed at C$9.66, with returns of 1.8% over the past week, a 31.7% decline over the past month, a 29.9% decline year to date, and a 37.5% decline over the past year, extending to a 54.1% decline over three years and 63.1% over five years. Recent moves in...

Sun Life Financial (TSX:SLF) has delivered a 17.45% total return over the past year, catching attention as investors weigh that performance against its 75.49% five year total return and recent share price moves. See our latest analysis for Sun Life Financial. Despite a recent soft patch, with a 1 day share price return of 2.61% decline and a 7 day share price return of 5.82% decline, Sun Life Financial’s 1 year total shareholder return of 17.45% and 5 year total shareholder return of 75.49%...

Earnings hit and continued monthly distributions H&R Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:HR.UN) has attracted fresh attention after reporting full year 2025 results showing relatively stable sales alongside a much larger net loss. At the same time, the trust affirmed its monthly cash distributions. See our latest analysis for H&R Real Estate Investment Trust. At a share price of CA$10.62, H&R Real Estate Investment Trust has seen a 3.11% year to date share price return and a 12.09% total...

If you are wondering whether RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust is priced attractively today, you are not alone. This article will walk through what the current share price might be implying about its value. The stock recently closed at $19.81, with returns of 0.6% over the past week, a 0.9% decline over the past month, 5.6% year to date and 7.9% over the past year. These figures give some context before comparing price to fundamentals. Recent news flow around RioCan has focused on its...

If you are wondering whether Eldorado Gold is still offering value after its big run, or if most of the easy upside is already behind it, this article is for you. The stock last closed at C$60.16, with returns of 23.7% year to date and about 198.7% over the past year, even after a 6.7% decline in the last 7 days and a 5.0% pullback over the past month. Recent coverage around gold producers and capital allocation in the sector has kept Eldorado Gold on many investors' watchlists, as the...

If you are wondering whether Thomson Reuters shares now represent value after a rough stretch, this article walks through what the current price might be implying about the business. The stock last closed at US$110.84, with returns of a 6.4% decline over 7 days, a 34.5% decline over 30 days, a 36.2% decline year to date, a 55.2% decline over 1 year and a 29.7% decline over 3 years, set against an 8.2% gain over 5 years. Recent moves have put valuation back in focus for many holders, as long...

If you are wondering whether Parex Resources offers good value at around $21.82, or if the easy gains are already behind it, this article is here to help you assess that using clear valuation checks. The stock has delivered returns of 6.1% over the last 7 days, 12.0% over 30 days, 16.6% year to date, and 61.2% over the past year. These figures will naturally have some investors asking whether the current price still stacks up against fundamentals. Recent coverage of Parex Resources has...

Descartes Systems Group (TSX:DSG) has drawn investor attention after a stretch of weaker share performance, with the stock showing double-digit declines over the past month and the past three months. See our latest analysis for Descartes Systems Group. Those recent declines come after a much tougher stretch, with a 1 year total shareholder return of 45.6% decline and a 5 year total shareholder return of 11.8% gain. This suggests that shorter term momentum has faded compared with the longer...

Quantum eMotion (TSXV:QNC) is drawing attention after receiving approval to list its shares on the NYSE American, with trading expected to start around February 24, 2026 under the ticker QNC. See our latest analysis for Quantum eMotion. The NYSE American approval comes after a sharp shift in sentiment, with Quantum eMotion’s 1 day share price return of 10.75% and 7 day share price return of 42.72% adding to a 90 day share price return of 105.41% and a very large 1 year total shareholder...

K92 Mining (TSX:KNT) is back in focus after reporting new high grade underground drilling results at its Kainantu Gold Mine in Papua New Guinea, including further definition of the K2 dilatant zone near existing infrastructure. See our latest analysis for K92 Mining. The latest drilling update comes after a strong run in the shares, with a CA$30.93 last close, a 90 day share price return of 58.45% and a 1 year total shareholder return above 200%, suggesting momentum has been building over...

Definity Financial Corporation recently reported past fourth-quarter 2025 net income of CA$58 million versus CA$116.6 million a year earlier, alongside a full-year net income of CA$418.2 million and a 14.7% increase in its quarterly dividend to CA$0.215 per share, payable on March 23, 2026. The combination of softer recent earnings and a higher dividend suggests management is prioritizing shareholder returns while signaling confidence in the company’s capital position and cash...

DPM Metals (TSX:DPM) shares were in focus after the company reported higher fourth quarter and full year 2025 sales and net income, updated multi year production guidance, and announced a new US$200 million share repurchase program. See our latest analysis for DPM Metals. The earnings beat, higher multi year production guidance and fresh buyback plans have coincided with strong momentum, with a 1 day share price return of 5.33%, a 90 day share price return of 53.38% and a very large 5 year...

Kinross Gold (TSX:K) has given investors a busy February 18, pairing full year 2025 earnings of US$2,390.1m with fresh production guidance, a quarterly dividend approval and an update on its share buyback. See our latest analysis for Kinross Gold. Kinross Gold’s recent earnings, production guidance, dividend and buyback update come after a powerful run, with a 90 day share price return of 32.25%, a year to date share price return of 25.33% and a 1 year total shareholder return above 200%...

Torex Gold Resources Inc. recently reported fourth-quarter 2025 revenue of US$465.3 million and net income of US$166.8 million, while also declaring a first-quarter 2026 quarterly dividend of C$0.15 per share, payable on March 19, 2026 to shareholders of record on March 5, 2026. The combination of sharply higher quarterly and full-year earnings with an ongoing dividend and recent share repurchases highlights management’s focus on returning capital alongside strong operational...

ATCO announced that ARCTEC Alaska, its joint venture with ASRC Federal, has been awarded a new 10-year United States Air Force contract to operate and maintain the Alaska Radar System, covering 15 long-range radar sites, two radio sites and facilities at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, extending a relationship that has been in place since 1994. This long-duration defense operations contract underscores ATCO Frontec’s niche capability in remote, harsh environments and adds further visibility...

In recent months, WSP Global has seen its backlog supported by a strong US infrastructure pipeline and rising demand for sustainability, climate resilience, and Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) consulting and training services amid tighter regulations and environmental concerns. This combination of public infrastructure investment, sustainability-focused work, and expanding HSE advisory needs places WSP Global at the center of long-term infrastructure, compliance, and digital...

Osisko Development Corp. recently reported new infill drilling results from its ongoing 13,000-meter program on tight 10-meter spacing in the Lowhee Zone at its fully permitted, 100%-owned Cariboo Gold Project in central British Columbia. The update highlights how these results may inform future resource modeling, mine planning, and potential stope design at Cariboo, while also noting temporary drilling suspension and timing assumptions embedded in the company’s forward-looking...