Weekly winners top Trinidad Exchange


Winning stocks topped losers by a wide margin this past week, on Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange for the first time in several weeks, with the market ending with 10 stocks rising and just 4 declining, compared with the prior week, as 14 fell and 8 rose, with main market indices just inching higher.

Unilever tops winners this week on the TTSE

The biggest price changes for the week were Unilever Caribbean, up $1 to $14, followed by Medcorp, with a rise of 50 cents to $53 and Agostini gaining 50 cents to end at $67. Angostura Holdings gained 44 cents to $14.50 and CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 23 cents to $8.99.
Ansa McAl dropped 85 cents to close at $37.50, followed by Guardian Holdings with a loss of 50 cents to finish at $15.50.
At the week’s close, the average PE ratio of the market ended at 17.82, based on 2024 earnings and 12.05, based on 2025 estimated earnings, suggesting a 48 percent potential gain for stocks in 2025/26.
Stocks with the potential to gain 50 percent or more when the market comes back to life, include CIBC Caribbean Bank 165 percent, Guardian Holdings, 400 percent, Medcorp, 150 percent, Republic Holdings at 140 percent, First Citizens Bank 90 percent, Trinidad Cement with 270 percent, Eric Solis 200 percent and One Caribbean Media with 400 percent.
Investors should watch Massy Holdings, with a 50 percent potential gain, Prestige Holdings, which could gain 60 percent and Scotiabank with the potential of a 60 percent gain.

Big weekly losses on Trinidad Exchange


Stocks mostly declined on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange last week, with 14 falling and only 8 rising, compared to 10 to 6 at the close of the previous week, as the market lost 1.14 percent in value, following a 2.12 percent fall in the All Trinidad and Tobago index.

The market closed with big price changes last week.  Ansa McAl dropped $3.64 to close at $38.35, followed by a decline of $1.75 by Republic Holdings to end at $110.25, while recently listed Medcorp lost $1.50 to end the week at $52.50, Scotiabank shed 75 cents to close at $50.25. Guardian Holdings lost 85 cents in closing at $16, Angostura Holdings fell 69 cents to $14.06, Agostini lost 50 cents to end at $66.50 and Unilever Caribbean fell by 55 cents to $13.

Ansa Merchant Bank rose 99 cents to close at $38.99 and Endeavour Holdings popped 90 cents higher to $20.
At the week’s close, the average PE ratio of the market ended at 17.68, based on 2024 earnings and 12.04, based on 2025 estimated earnings, suggesting a 47 percent potential gain for stocks in 2025/26.
Stocks with the potential to gain 50 percent or more when the market comes back to life, include CIBC Caribbean Bank 175 percent, Guardian Holdings, 400 percent, Medcorp, 160 percent, Republic Holdings at 140 percent, First Citizens Bank 90 percent, Trinidad Cement with 270 percent, Eric Solis 200 percent and One Caribbean Media with 400 percent.
Investors should watch Massy Holdings, with a 50 percent potential gain, Prestige Holdings, which could gain 60 percent and Scotiabank with the potential of a 60 percent gain.

ICTOP10’s NCB & MFS drop 17%  


The big news this week in the ICTOP10 is the 17 percent drop in the price of NCB Financial, to a multi year low of $34, to be the number two listing in the Main Market ICTOP10 and Access Financial jumping 12 percent to close at $19.20 and falling out of the Junior Market ICTOP10.

The Junior Market ICTOP10, Dolla Financial, closed 5 percent higher to $2.54, with MFS Partners dropping 17 percent to 38 cents, followed by Elite Diagnostic with a loss of 7 percent to end at $1.51, Consolidated Bakeries lost 5 percent to $1.51 and Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined by 5 percent to $1.99. Main Market stocks ended 138 Student Living falling 13 percent to $3.65 and Innovative Energy slipping 5 percent to $1.21. QWI Investments, up just 3 percent, was the biggest winner.
Despite climbing 17 percent during the week, Jetcon Corporation made it into the Junior Market ICITOP10 with an earnings forecast of 35 cents. Express Catering dropped out of the All JSE Markets ICTOP10 and is replaced by Consolidated Bakeries.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 is 5.6, well below the market average of 13.4 and shows 15 stocks with the highest values, accounting for 29 percent of the market, with PE ratios of 15 to 40. The average PE for the market is 24 and 20 for the half with the highest values.
The Junior Market TOP10 stands at 4.8, well below half the market’s average of 13.4, with 18 stocks representing 38 percent of the market having PEs ranging from 15 to 40, with an average of 22 and 19 for half of the market, with the highest PEs.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners. The list includes some of the best as well as newer companies that have not been tested over time. ICInsider.com ranks companies based on projected earnings for easy assessment of companies in making investment decisions.
IC TOP10 stocks that will likely deliver the best returns are ranked in order of potential gains, computed using projected earnings, allowing investors to focus on the most undervalued companies when making investment decisions.
IC TOP10 stocks that will likely deliver the best returns are ranked in order of potential gains, computed using projected earnings for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate, resulting in weekly movements in and out of the lists. Earnings revisions are ongoing, based on the receipt of new information.
Persons who compiled this report may have an interest in securities commented on in this report.

Medcorp drops 15% listing on T&TSE


Twelve stocks declined on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange this past week, including newly listed Medcorp, dropping $7.20, down 15 percent from its IPO price of $48, while five gained, similar to the previous week.

The financial sector continues the negative movement, with three stocks declining and just one rising during the week. All stocks in the Conglomerate sector declined and four in the Manufacturing sector, with the price of one rising marginally.
Big movers in the past week, Ansa McAl with a fall of $1 to $42.50, One Caribbean Media fell 36 cents to $2.24 and Scotiabank lost 85 cents to close at $50.50, First Citizens Bank down 45 cents to $42.05, Unilever Caribbean fell by 38 cents to $14.02 and Point Lisas fell 40 cents to $3.60.
Agostini climbed 50 cents to $67 and CIBC Caribbean Bank gained 30 cents to $8.60.
At the week’s close, the average PE ratio of the market ended at 18.7, based on 2024 earnings and 12.5, based on 2025 estimated earnings, suggesting a 50 percent potential gain for stocks in 2025/26.

Stocks with the potential to gain 100 percent or more when the market comes back to life, include CIBC Caribbean Bank which could rise 180 percent, Guardian Holdings, a 370 percent potential gain, Medcorp, 230 percent, Republic Holdings at 140 percent, First Citizens Bank 85 percent, Trinidad Cement with 275 percent, Eric Solis with a 190 percent potential gain and One Caribbean Media with 360 percent.

Investors should watch Massy Holdings, with a 50 percent potential gain, Prestige Holdings, which could gain 60 percent and Scotiabank with the potential of a 55 percent gain.

 ICTOP10’s Medical Disposables climbs 14%


In the ICTOP10 this past week, no Main Market stock ended with a price movement of more than three percent. The Junior Market ICTOP10 ended with prices of just two declining, while Medical Disposables, the top performer, jumped 14 percent.

In the ICTOP10, MFS Partners rallied 10 percent to close at 46 cents, followed by Elite Diagnostic after gaining of 8 percent to finish at $1.62, Kintyre Holdings added 7 percent to end at 29 cents and Consolidated Bakeries rose 5 percent to $1.65. Dolla Financial declined by 5 percent to $2.41. There are no new companies in this week’s listings.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 is 5.9, well below the market average of 13.6. The Junior Market TOP10 stands at 6, well below half the market’s average of 14.5.
In the Main Market, ICTOP10, 15 stocks with the highest values account for 29 percent of the market, with PE ratios of 15 to 40. The average PE for the market is 24 and 20 for the half with the highest values.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10, 22 stocks representing 46 percent of the market have PEs ranging from 15 to 39, with an average of 21 and 20 for half of the market, with the highest PEs.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners. The list includes some of the best as well as newer companies that have not time tested. ICInsider.com ranks companies based on projected earnings for easy assessment in making investment decisions.
IC TOP10 stocks that will likely deliver the best returns are ranked in order of potential gains, computed using projected earnings, allowing investors to focus on the most undervalued companies when making investment decisions.
IC TOP10 stocks that will likely deliver the best returns are ranked in order of potential gains, computed using projected earnings for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate, resulting in weekly movements in and out of the lists. Revisions to earnings are ongoing, based on the receipt of new information.
Persons who compiled this report may have an interest in the securities commented on in this report.

 Steady trading for Bank on T&TSE


In a week when ten stocks fell and only five rose, banking stocks that lost much ground on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange in the previous week closed steadier at the close of the past week, just two stocks ended with minor losses and one with a small gain as the market indices suffered mild declines to close the week.

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Ansa McAl lost 50 cents to close at $43.50, One Caribbean Media fell 36 cents to $2.24 and Scotiabank lost 25 cents to close at $51.35.Endeavour Holdings jumped $1  to $19, Agostini climbed 50 cents to $66.50 and Unilever Caribbean was up by 50 cents to $14.40.

At the week’s close, the average PE ratio of the market ended at 18.8, based on 2024 earnings and 12.6, based on 2025 estimated earnings, suggesting a 50 percent potential gain for stocks in 2025/26.

Stocks with the potential to gain 100 percent or more when the market comes back to life, include CIBC Caribbean Bank which could rise 190 percent, the severely undervalued Guardian Holdings, a 370 percent potential gain, Republic Holdings at 140 percent, First Citizens Bank 85 percent, Trinidad Cement with 280 percent, Eric Solis with a 190 percent potential gain and One Caribbean Media with 400 percent.
Investors should watch Massy Holdings, with a 50 percent potential gain, Prestige Holdings, which could gain 60 percent and Scotiabank with the potential of a 50 percent gain.

Purity jumps 54% back into ICTOP10


The Junior Market’s Consolidated Bakeries surged 54 percent during the week in recovering from a big fall in the prior week, with investors responding to the company returning to profit in the March quarter following a loss in the 2024 fiscal year.

The Junior Market ICTOP10 ended with 6 stocks rising and only one declining. The Main Market ICTOP 10 ended with four stocks rising and only one declining.
In the Main market, Margaritaville climbed 7 percent to $13.20, 138 Student Living, popped 6 percent to $4.27, followed by QWI Investments, up 4 percent to 78 cents and NCB Financial lost 7 percent to close at a 52 week low of $40.
In the Junior Market, Expres Catering rose 8 percent to $2.69, Dolla Financial rallied 3 percent to $2.55 and Kintyre Holdings, the only loser, shed 7 percent to end at 27 cents.
The Junior Market IC TOP10 saw two additions, following the updated earnings for Consolidated Bakeries, with the stock jumping 54 percent during the week. This follows the first quarter results that resulted in updated earnings of 30 cents per share for 2025 and Medical Disposables makes it with updated projection of 45 cents per share, following B revenue growth and profits in the March quarter. Image Plus and Cargo Handlers dropped out of the Junior Market list. There are no new listings in the Main and the All JSE ICTOP10 for the week.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 is just 5.8, well below the market average of 13.6. The Junior Market TOP10 stands at 5, well below half the market’s average of 13.9.
In the Main Market, ICTOP10, 15 stocks with the highest values account for 29 percent of the market, with PE ratios of 15 to 43. The average PE for the market is 24 and 20 for the half with the highest values.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10, 22 stocks representing 46 percent of the market have PEs ranging from 15 to 39, with an average of 21 and 20 for half of the market, with the highest PEs.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners. The list includes some of the best as well as newer companies that have not time tested.  ICInsider.com ranks companies based on projected earnings, for easy assessment of companies in making investment decisions.
IC TOP10 stocks will likely deliver the best returns are ranked in order of potential gains, computed using projected earnings for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate, resulting in weekly movements in and out of the lists. Revisions to earnings are ongoing, based on the receipt of new information.
Persons who compiled this report may have an interest in securities commented on in this report.

 Bank stocks plunged in the week on T&TSE


All the banking stocks suffered big decline on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange this week, with First Citizens Bank dropping $1 to $42.50, Scotiabank falling by 90 cents to $51.60,  CIBC Caribbean Bank declining by 70 cents to $8.30, Republic Holdings down 45 cents to $112.05 and Ansa Merchant Bank losing 39 cents to $39. The only other declining stock of note is One Caribbean Media, down 40 cents to $2.60.

At the end of trading, prices of 8 stocks rose compared with 9 in the previous week and 11 fell, up from 6 last week, resulting in the Composite index losing 4.81 points or 0.47 percent, the All T&T index ending the week flat and the Cross-Listed index slipping 1.39 points or 1.88 percent.
Ansa McAl recovered the $4 lost in the previous week, to close at $44, Agostini climbed $1 to $66, Calypso Micro Index Fund gained $1 to finish at $24, Prestige Holdings, which jumped $1.35 last week, gained 70 cents to close the past week at $13.
At the week’s close, the average PE ratio of the market ended at 18.93, based on 2024 earnings and 12.66, based on 2025 estimated earnings, suggesting a 50 percent potential gain for stocks in 2025/26.

Stocks with the potential to gain 100 percent or more when the market comes back to life, include CIBC Caribbean Bank which could rise 190 percent, the severely undervalued Guardian Holdings, a 375 percent potential gain, Republic Holdings at 140 percent, First Citizens Bank 85 percent, Trinidad Cement with 250 percent, Eric Solis with a 190 percent potential gain and One Caribbean Media with 345 percent.
Investors should watch Massy Holdings, with a 50 percent potential gain, Prestige Holdings, which could gain 68 percent and Scotiabank with the potential of a 50 percent gain.

ICTOP10 weekly winner jumps 25%


The Junior Market’s Elite Diagnostic surged 25 percent in the week to close at $1.50, but MFS Partners fell 21 percent to 42 cents, after six stocks rose in the Junior Market and four fell, in a week when the market traded at a 4 year low, going back to May 2021

The Main Market TOP10 ended with only one losing stock, with 138 Student Living, the biggest winner rising 9 percent, followed by Caribbean Producers, up 6 percent to land at $8.02, QWI Investments and NCB Financial both gained 4 percent, while Scotia Group lost 4 percent.
In the Junior Market, AMG Packaging rose 10 percent to $2.30, Kintyre Holdings rallied 7 percent to 29 cents, Access Financial popped 7 percent to $16.68 and Dolla Financial was up 6 percent to $2.48. Expres Catering fell 8 percent to $2.50 and Cargo Handlers declined by 6 percent to $9.75.

There are no new listings in the Main and Junior Market IC TOP10 and the All JSE ICTOP10 for the week.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 is just 5.8, well below the market average of 13.5. The Junior Market TOP10 stands at 5.9, less than half the market’s average of 14.1.
In the Main Market, ICTOP10, 16 stocks with the highest values, account for 31 percent of the Main Market, with PE ratios between 15 and 43, with an average of 23 and a PE of 20 for the top half of the market with the highest values.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10, 21 stocks or 44 percent of the market have PEs ranging from 15 to 38, with an average of 21 and a PE of 21 for half of the market with the highest PEs.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners. The list includes some of the best companies in the market and others that are not as fancy. Sometimes, weaker companies may be oversold and end up on the list. ICInsider.com ranks stocks based on projected earnings, allowing investors to focus on the most undervalued companies and reduce emotions when making investment decisions.

IC TOP10 stocks that will likely deliver the best returns are ranked in order of potential gains, computed using projected earnings for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate, resulting in weekly movements in and out of the lists. Revisions to earnings are ongoing, based on the receipt of new information.

 Short week for T&T Stock Exchange


In a week on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, shortened by public holidays on Thursday and Friday the closed with two big price movements, with Ansa McAl dropping $4 to close at a new 52 week low of $40, as investors continue their negative reaction to the ill-advised 3 year suspension of dividend payments, while investors reacted positively to a takeover offer for Prestige Holdings with the price jumping $1.35 to $12.30, having climbed 50 cents last week.

 At the end of trading, prices of 9 stocks rose compared with 7 in the previous week and 6 fell, down from 10 last week. The Composite index lost 3.86 points or 0.37 percent, the All T&T index lost 4.91 points or 0.32 percent and the Cross-Listed index slipped 0.38 points or 0.51 percent.

CIBC Caribbean Bank rallied 45 cents to $9, First Citizens Bank added 50 cents to close at $43.50 and Republic Holdings rose 48 cents to $112.50 and One Caribbean Media popped 30 cents to $3.

At the week’s close, the average PE ratio of the market ended at 18.84, based on 2024 earnings and 12.53, based on estimated earnings for 2025, suggesting a 47 percent potential gain for stocks in 2025.

Stocks with the potential to gain 100 percent or more when the market comes back to life, include CIBC Caribbean Bank which could rise 165 percent, the severely undervalued Guardian Holdings, a 375 percent potential gain, Republic Holdings at 140 percent, First Citizens Bank 80 percent, Trinidad Cement with 250 percent, Eric Solis with a 190 percent potential gain and One Caribbean Media with 300 percent.
Investors should watch Massy Holdings with a 50 percent potential gain, Prestige Holdings, which could gain 78 percent and Scotiabank with the potential of a 50 percent gain.