The Globe and Mail reports in its Friday, Dec. 12, edition that Desjardins Securities analyst Benoit Poirier, in a research report released Friday titled "Time to look forwards, not backwards," revealed his top picks in his industrial and transportation coverage universe for the year ahead. The Globe's David Leeder writes in the Eye On Equities column that one of Mr. Poirier's top picks is Stella-Jones, which he rates "buy." Mr. Poirier continues to target the shares at $102. Analysts on average target the shares at $91.60. Mr. Poirier says in a note: "In special situations, we prefer Stella-Jones for its utility capex tailwind, steel M&A runway, potential residential lumber divestiture and attractive valuation. We also continue to like BRP and CGY." The Globe reported on Nov. 7 that Mr. Poirier continued to rank Stella-Jones "buy." The shares were then going for $81.82. The Globe reported on Nov. 21 that Raymond James analyst Christian Reiter rated Stella-Jones "outperform" in new coverage. The shares could then be had for $84.26.