Fortis Pref M Preferred Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

FTS-PM Preferred Stock  CAD 20.80  0.20  0.97%   
Assuming the 90 days trading horizon and your typical level of risk aversion, our recommendation regarding Fortis Pref M is 'Hold'. Macroaxis provides Fortis Pref buy-hold-or-sell recommendation only in the context of selected investment horizon and investor attitude towards risk assumed by holding FTS-PM positions.
  
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In addition, we conduct extensive research on individual companies such as Fortis and provide practical buy, sell, or hold advice based on investors' investing horizon and their risk tolerance towards Fortis Pref M. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in american community survey.

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The Fortis recommendation should be used to complement the buy-or-sell advice compiled from the current analysts' consensus on Fortis Pref M. Macroaxis does not own or have any residual interests in Fortis Pref M or other equities on which the buy-or-sell advice is provided. Please provide your input below to execute Fortis Pref's advice using the current market data and latest reported fundamentals.

Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

Execute Advice
Sell Fortis PrefBuy Fortis Pref
Hold

Market Performance

ModestDetails

Volatility

Very steadyDetails

Hype Condition

StaleDetails

Current Valuation

Fairly ValuedDetails

Odds Of Distress

LowDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Barely shadows the marketDetails

Analyst Consensus

Not AvailableDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

InapplicableDetails
For the selected time horizon Fortis Pref M has a Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.0491, Jensen Alpha of 0.0285, Total Risk Alpha of (0.06), Sortino Ratio of (0.14) and Treynor Ratio of 2.43
Our investment recommendation module complements current analysts and expert consensus on Fortis Pref. It analyzes the firm potential to grow using all fundamental, technical, and market related data available at the time. To make sure Fortis Pref is not overpriced, please confirm all Fortis Pref M fundamentals, including its total debt, earnings per share, and the relationship between the net income and book value per share .

Fortis Pref Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

Fortis Pref M has high financial leverage indicating that it may have difficulties to generate enough cash to satisfy its financial obligations
Fortis Pref M has accumulated 2.42 B in total debt with debt to equity ratio (D/E) of 125.0, indicating the company may have difficulties to generate enough cash to satisfy its financial obligations. Fortis Pref M has a current ratio of 0.61, indicating that it has a negative working capital and may not be able to pay financial obligations in time and when they become due. Debt can assist Fortis Pref until it has trouble settling it off, either with new capital or with free cash flow. So, Fortis Pref's shareholders could walk away with nothing if the company can't fulfill its legal obligations to repay debt. However, a more frequent occurrence is when companies like Fortis Pref M sell additional shares at bargain prices, diluting existing shareholders. Debt, in this case, can be an excellent and much better tool for Fortis to invest in growth at high rates of return. When we think about Fortis Pref's use of debt, we should always consider it together with cash and equity.

Fortis Pref Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of Fortis Pref's historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of Fortis Pref's future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of Fortis Pref daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use Fortis Pref M price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of Fortis Pref returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for Fortis Pref.
Mean Return
0.04
Value At Risk
-0.92
Potential Upside
0.97
Standard Deviation
0.55
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of Fortis Pref historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

Fortis Pref Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to Fortis Pref or Electric Utilities sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that Fortis Pref's price will be affected by overall preferred stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a Fortis preferred stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over Dow Jones
0.03
β
Beta against Dow Jones0.01
σ
Overall volatility
0.56
Ir
Information ratio -0.15

Fortis Pref Volatility Alert

Fortis Pref M exhibits relatively low volatility with skewness of 0.06 and kurtosis of 0.25. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Fortis Pref's preferred stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Fortis Pref's preferred stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

Fortis Pref Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing Fortis Pref's fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze Fortis Pref's direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between Fortis Pref and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as Fortis Pref or determine the preferred stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of Fortis Pref's fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Fortis Pref by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare Fortis Pref to competition
FundamentalsFortis PrefPeer Average
Return On Equity0.0744-0.31
Return On Asset0.0309-0.14
Profit Margin0.14 %(1.27) %
Operating Margin0.28 %(5.51) %
Current Valuation44.9 B16.62 B
Shares Outstanding426.6 M571.82 M
Shares Owned By Institutions26.70 %39.21 %
Number Of Shares Shorted42.42 K4.71 M
Price To Earning4.52 X28.72 X
Price To Sales2.52 X11.42 X
Revenue11.52 B9.43 B
Gross Profit4.41 B27.38 B
EBITDA5.12 B3.9 B
Net Income1.57 B570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents191 M2.7 B
Cash Per Share0.44 X5.01 X
Total Debt2.42 B5.32 B
Debt To Equity125.00 %48.70 %
Current Ratio0.62 X2.16 X
Book Value Per Share42.66 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations3.67 B971.22 M
Short Ratio2.33 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share2.59 X3.12 X
Number Of Employees9.6 K18.84 K
Beta0.23-0.15
Market Capitalization28.75 B19.03 B
Total Asset65.92 B29.47 B
Retained Earnings4.11 B9.33 B
Working Capital(1.94 B)1.48 B
Annual Yield0.05 %
Net Asset65.92 B
Last Dividend Paid2.34

Fortis Pref Market Momentum

Traders often use several daily momentume indicators to supplement a more traditional technical analysis when analyzing securities such as Fortis . With many different options, investors must choose the best indicators for them and familiarize themselves with how they work. We suggest combining traditional momentum indicators with more near-term forms of technical analysis such as Accumulation Distribution or Daily Balance Of Power. With their quantitative nature, daily value technical indicators can also be incorporated into your automated trading systems.

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Fortis Pref financial ratios help investors to determine whether Fortis Preferred Stock is cheap or expensive when compared to a particular measure, such as profits or enterprise value. In other words, they help investors to determine the cost of investment in Fortis with respect to the benefits of owning Fortis Pref security.