-- スティフェル・カナダは、バイタルハブ（VHI.TO）の株式について、買い推奨と目標株価11.00ドルを維持している。これは、同社が今週、バイタルハブ傘下のノヴァリ・ヘルスがオンタリオ州保健局から複数年にわたる数百万ドル規模の契約を獲得したと発表したことを受けたものだ。 アナリストのジャスティン・キーウッド氏は、このニュースを好意的に捉えており、今回の契約は経営陣のオーガニック成長目標の達成を後押しするものであり、バイタルハブの1億1900万ドルの純現金残高は、適切な資産の取得に向けて長期的な視点を持つことを可能にすると述べている。 「当社はVHIを比較的割安な成長株と見ていますが、今後数四半期で経営陣の成長目標（2026年までにオーガニックARR成長率12～13%、インオーガニック成長率10%）と調整後EBITDAマージン30%達成に向けた進捗状況が明らかになり、投資家が改めて同社のストーリーを評価する上で重要になると考えています。」
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The size of the average tax refund rose by 11.3% to $3,275 this tax season as of April 17 compared with $2,942 as of April 18, 2025, the US Internal Revenue Service reported in weekly data.There were 90.4 million refunds issued so far this year, up from 86.0 million a year ago. There were total refunds of $296.07 billion so far this year compared with $253.12 billion a year ago.
After surging nearly 50% since the onset of the United States-Iran conflict, this crude oil price shock is one of the largest on record since the inception of WTI futures trading in the mid-1980s, said National Bank of Canada.While the change is historically significant in percentage terms, the same can't necessarily be said about where the price stands outright, noted the bank.That's true for the US dollar-denominated price, at least. The price of WTI in Canadian dollar (CAD or loonie) terms is near a record high early in Q2, recently trading just below C$160/barrel -- a level reached only once before, briefly, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, stated National Bank.Canadian producers -- and governments -- could, as a consequence, be poised to capture one of the most lucrative quarters on record in terms of royalty revenues, added the bank. How long this fiscal windfall will last is uncertain, but if sustained, its impact on provincial and federal finances will be "significant" -- particularly for oil-levered provinces such as Alberta.Though the net impact of this crude shock on the Canadian economy -- and its implications for monetary policy -- has yet to be fully revealed, National Bank urges governments to capitalize on this opportunity.Most notably, this can be done by directing any additional, unbudgeted revenues to the bottom line or toward productivity-enhancing investments in the national interest. This federal government has promised to "spend less to invest more" -- a sentiment that will once again be tested in Tuesday's Spring Economic Update, according to the bank.