This TSX stock soared this week on ‘positive surprise’ as one analyst see 52% possible upside for ‘undervalued’ shares

What David Rosenberg is eyeing in Europe, why analysts hiked their price targets for the Big Banks and more from The Week in Stocks.

Shares of Air Canada soared nearly 15 per cent earlier in the week, finishing as the top gainer on the S&P/TSX composite index after the carrier agreed to sell a 25 per cent stake in its Aeroplan loyalty program for $2.5 billion to a consortium of investors including Blackstone Inc. , Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec , PSP Investments and British Columbia Investment Management Corp. ATB Cormark Capital Markets analyst Chris Murray called the deal a “positive surprise,” adding it increased ATB Cormark’s “conviction that (Air Canada) remains undervalued.” Murray hiked his price target for the airline to $45 from $32 — the highest call on the Street — on the thesis that the Aeroplan sale will allow Air Canada to speed up debt repayment and buybacks. Shares closed Friday at $29.64. BMO Capital Markets analyst Fadi Chamoun maintained an outperform rating on Air Canada and held his price target at $37, saying in a note that where the shares go next depends on management’s “ability to successfully execute its fleet expansion strategy and deliver against its longer-term earnings and cash flow objectives.” Air Canada’s 12-month price target is $33.69 based on the calls of 13 analysts, according to Bloomberg.

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David Rosenberg, president of Rosenberg Research & Associates Inc., has his eye on European industrials as he looks to rebalance his investment model for the continent. “European companies have reported solid profit growth,” Rosenberg said in a report on Aug. 13, adding this results in an upgrade to growth expectations for the Stoxx Europe 600 index for 2026. For the fiscal year, analysts are calling for 10 to 12 per cent profit growth in Europe. “The resilience of corporate profits amid all the geopolitical shifts and policy volatility is a remarkable characteristic of the current market cycle, in which each short-lived correction has become an opportunity to buy the dip and carry stock indexes to new highs,” Rosenberg said. European stocks also offer an added advantage of diversification away from artificial intelligence and the risks that have dogged that trade on U.S. markets and in Asia. The model continues to favour utilities. Industrials were added to the buy list, joining long/buy ratings for electrical equipment and tech-related exposure. Insurance, software, oil and gas and personal and household goods landed on the short side of the model’s ledger. Long additions include the MSCI EUR Info Tech index (MXEUOIT), STXE 600 Industrial Goods and Services (SXNP), MSCI Europe Electrical Equipment (MXEUOEL), STXE 600 Utilities (SX6P), STXE 600 Technology (SX8P) and STXE 600 Food & Beverage (SX3P).