Best- and Worst-Performing Canadian Stocks of November 2024

Shopify and Celestica rank among the best stocks for the month, while the worst include Barrick Gold and Franco-Nevada.

Bella Albrecht 2 December, 2024 | 1:31PM
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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.

Best-Performing Stocks of November 2024

• Shopify SHOP
• CAE CAE
• Air Canada AC
• Celestica CLS
• Methanex MX

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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Bella Albrecht  is an associate data journalist at Morningstar Inc. 

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