RE:RE:Up a lot further than it's been downYou can look at it that way if you like, but the bottom line is money talks and B.S. walks, and B.S. is the only thing the shorts have been able to muster up to prop themselves defend their view.
And as far as I can tell, more Canadian analyst like the company more than those who don't with 6 buy/outperform ratings versus 3 holds and a concensus target at 50% above the current price: Even the most pessimistic scenario being put out there gives the stock at 25% above its current level.
https://markets.ft.com/research/Markets/Tearsheets/Forecasts?s=AVO:TOR
It may be true that Fernandes isn't the easiest CEO to play with, but one thing he's done is deliver on his promise up to now and I don't see him being done yet. He also won't be the first or the last visionary leader people don't find it easy to get along with.
But that doesn't mean U.S. brokerages and investment banks won't look at the company and see it has potential because they know better and can smell a buck miles away
At one point in his careers at Apple, employees didn't even want to get into an elevator with Jobs for fear of being fired on the spot if they looked at him the wrong way. That didn't stop Apple from becoming what it is today and Jobs from being vindicated for his vision.