The Morningstar Canada Large-Mid Cap Index rose 7.1% in November amid a rally in the technology sector. The large-mid index tracks the performance of the top 90% of the Canadian investable universe by market cap, and each month we screen from among the stocks in this index to find the best- and worst-performing companies. Data in this article is sourced from Morningstar Direct.
Worst-Performing Stocks of November 2024
• Curaleaf CURA
• Stella-Jones SJ
• B2Gold BTO
• Barrick Gold ABX
• Franco-Nevada FNV
Metrics for the Best-Performing Stocks
Shopify SHOP
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Software – Application
• Economic Moat: Wide
Shopify rose 48.6% in November, lifting shares 63.7% over the past year. The company’s stock has a Morningstar Rating of 3 stars and is trading at a 15% premium to its fair value estimate of C$141.00.
CAE CAE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Economic Moat: Not Rated
CAE advanced 34.3%, bringing the stock up 22.0% over the past year. The company’s stock has a quantitative Morningstar Rating of 3 stars.
Air Canada AC
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Airlines
• Economic Moat: None
Air Canada jumped 32.3%, bringing the stock up 41.6% over the past year. The company’s stock has a Morningstar Rating of 2 stars and is trading at a 45% premium to its fair value estimate of C$17.20.
Celestica CLS
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Electronic Components
• Economic Moat: Not Rated
Celestica rallied 26.3%, bringing the stock up 229.2% from one year ago. The company’s stock has a quantitative Morningstar Rating of 3 stars.
Methanex MX
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Economic Moat: Not Rated
Methanex climbed 20.4%, bringing the stock up 15.3% over the past year. Shares are 11.6% below their last high on May 21, 2024. The company’s stock has a quantitative Morningstar Rating of 5 stars.
Metrics for the Worst-Performing Stocks
Curaleaf CURA
• Sector: Healthcare
• Industry: Drug Manufacturers – Specialty & Generic
• Economic Moat: None
Curaleaf tumbled 33.3% in November and declined 42.8% over the past year. Shares are 69.2% below their last high on April 30, 2024. The company’s stock has a Morningstar Rating of 5 stars and is trading at an 84% discount its fair value estimate of C$16.50.
Stella-Jones SJ
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Lumber & Wood Production
• Economic Moat: Not Rated
Stella-Jones slid 15.0%, having fallen 7.2% from one year ago. Shares are 27.0% below their last high on July 24, 2024. The company’s stock has a quantitative Morningstar Rating of 4 stars.
B2Gold BTO
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Gold
• Economic Moat: Not Rated
B2Gold fell 11.3%, having fallen 5.8% from one year ago. Shares are 15.7% below their last high on Oct. 21, 2024. The company’s stock has a quantitative Morningstar Rating of 3 stars.
Barrick Gold ABX
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Gold
• Economic Moat: None
Barrick Gold fell 8.4%, but was still up 5.3% from one year ago. Shares are 16.9% below their last high on Oct. 21, 2024. The company’s stock has a Morningstar Rating of 4 stars and is trading at an 18% discount to its fair value estimate of C$30.00.
Franco-Nevada FNV
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Gold
• Economic Moat: Not Rated
Franco-Nevada fell 7.2%, but was still up 14.2% from one year ago. Shares are 10.3% below their last high on Oct. 29, 2024. The company’s stock has a quantitative Morningstar Rating of 2 stars.
Companies that are not formally covered by a Morningstar analyst are statistically matched to analyst-rated companies, allowing our models to calculate a quantitative star rating.
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