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It's just about show time for Bombardier Inc.

The Paris air show, where aircraft makers typically announce a slew of fresh orders, starts Monday and runs throughout next week.

The Montreal-based transportation giant is under considerable pressure to announce sales for its new C Series single-aisle jet. While it has announced a handful of modest new orders over the last few weeks, the new aircraft design has been struggling to gain a loyal following amid fierce competition from Embraer SA and Airbus SAS.

So how to play the stock as the air show lifts off?

Canaccord Genuity analyst David Tyerman has an interesting take.

He notes that at last year's air show, Bombardier did not announce any C Series orders and BBD.B shares fell 6.5 per cent on significant volume. But it subsequently recovered, providing a tidy profit to those who bought on the dip. "We suspect a similar opportunity could happen this year under similar circumstances," Mr. Tyerman said in a research note.

That opportunity, if it materializes, would be on Monday, he suggests.

"If there are not material C Series orders by the open of the TSX on the first day of the show, there could be a nice buying opportunity for Bombardier shares," he said.

Mr. Tyerman maintained a "buy" rating and $9 price target.

Bombardier shares are trading just slightly weaker today and remain well off Tuesday's low of $6.56, despite news that the U.K. has selected Germany's Siemens over the Canadian company as the preferred bidder for a train order valued close to $5-billion (U.S.).

Siemens' victory is likely to mean Bombardier will review the long-term future of the Derby factory, which employs about 3,000 people, noted Desjardins Securities Inc. analyst Benoit Poirier in a note today. But he affirmed his price target of $9 and rating of "buy-above average risk."

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The recent acquisitions of Farallon Mining and now Breakwater Resources Ltd. highlights just how scarce pure-play zinc producers are getting. They were the only two listed pure play producers of the metal on the TSX.

The zinc market is becoming increasingly consolidated in the hands of the giants like Glencore, Teck Resources and Xstrata, and the market for zinc concentrate is tight.

All the more reason, contends Raymond James Ltd. analyst Adam Low, for investors to warm up to Trevali Mining Corp.

"Based on its development plans, we expect Trevali to be the next zinc development company to make the transition to a producer," Mr. Low said in a research note today. "In our opinion, Trevali's shares are inexpensive at a price to net asset value of 0.37 times."

Upside: Mr. Low has an "outperform" rating on Trevali with a $2.40 target price.

Related: With sale of Breakwater, Dundee takes cash over risk

MKS Instruments Inc. has reduced its second-quarter revenue outlook to the lower end of its guidance range amid weakness in the semiconductor capital equipment sector. But Canaccord Genuity analyst Bobby Burleson believes things should pick up. "We expect recent volatility in order patterns to be short term, given improving conditions in Japan and accelerating innovation downstream at device makers, as we head into a seasonally stronger second half for the electronics supply chain," he said.

Upside: Mr. Burleson reiterated his "buy" but trimmed his price target to $30 (U.S.).

Fortis Inc. "paid full price" for its recently announced $700-million (U.S.) acquisition of Central Vermont Public Service, the largest electric utility in Vermont, said CIBC World Markets Inc. analyst Paul Lechem. But he believes CVPS has a strong growth profile and he views the purchase positively, "with upside to the extent Fortis can become a consolidator in the region."

Upside: Mr. Lechem nudged up his price target by 50 cents (Canadian) to $35 and continues to rate Fortis as a "sector performer."

Casey's General Stores Inc. reported better-than-forecast earnings per share of 60 cents (U.S.), driven by strong gas margins, and hiked its annual dividend by 11 per cent. RBC Dominion Securities Inc. analyst Irene Nattel also noted that the company's fiscal 2012 guidance was slightly more aggressive than assumptions.

Upside: Ms. Nattel raised her price target by $6 to $49, while maintaining a "sector perform" rating.

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