Canadians: 2 Top Bargain Stocks You Can Buy Today

There aren’t many Canadian stocks to buy that are trading cheap today, so I would be looking to buy these two top companies as soon as possible.

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The market has been recovering exceptionally well over the last year, with the TSX up roughly 30% over that time. This has helped a lot of investors to see their portfolios grow rapidly. Unfortunately, though, it also means that there are not too many Canadian stocks trading cheap that are worth a buy today.

So, when you do find stocks trading undervalued, as long as they are high quality, I’d be looking to take the deal as soon as possible. The market continues to recover, and although we aren’t out of the woods yet, we’ve been making great progress on the vaccination front.

So, with few companies left undervalued, there’s not much time left to find recovery stocks with significant upside.

With that in mind, here are two of the cheapest Canadian stocks to buy today.

A top Canadian retail stock to buy today

There’s no question that retail companies have been impacted significantly by the pandemic. Although some of the best have fared well, such as Aritzia, for example, others haven’t been so lucky.

The problem is stocks like Aritzia have already recovered and are setting new highs. There is one Canadian stock, similar to Aritzia, though, offering a tonne of value and looking like one of the best stocks to buy now. That’s the iconic retailer Roots (TSX:ROOT).

The main reason Roots is cheap is that it was in turnaround mode as the pandemic hit. However, the company is similar in many ways to Aritzia in that it’s a vertically integrated clothing company with tonnes of retail stores and a strong online presence.

For a company that was struggling before the pandemic, it has fared pretty well. That’s not surprising, given it has an extremely popular brand among Canadian consumers.

So, as retail restrictions are slowly being lifted, Roots looks like one of the cheapest Canadian stocks there is, and one I’d be looking to buy soon.

A cheap restaurant stock for dividend investors

Another major industry that’s been impacted in a lot of similar ways to retail is restaurants. That’s why I’d be considering an investment in one of the top casual family restaurant chains in Canada, Boston Pizza Royalties (TSX:BPF.UN).

The fund earns a royalty on all the sales from each restaurant across the country. So, as restaurants were shut down and relying on takeout and patios only, sales understandably took a hit at each restaurant leading to lower royalty payments for investors.

However, as we are now on the verge of reopening fully, Boston Pizza could offer tremendous upside, especially for dividend investors. This is why it’s one of the top Canadian stocks to buy today.

Currently, its revenue would have to grow by 50% to reach its pre-pandemic level. That’s a lot of upside and a lot of opportunity.

The fund pays a dividend that yields more than 5.4% today, and it only pays out just 56% of what it did before the pandemic. So, if you buy the Canadian stock today and sales were to recover to their pre-pandemic level, the stock could skyrocket.

And on top of the fact that your investment would be worth a whole lot more, if the dividend went back to pre-pandemic levels, the yield on your initial investment would be more than 9.5%.

So, if you’re looking for a top Canadian stock to buy, Boston Pizza is one of the cheapest on the market.

This article represents the opinion of the writer, who may disagree with the “official” recommendation position of a Motley Fool premium service or advisor. We’re Motley! Questioning an investing thesis — even one of our own — helps us all think critically about investing and make decisions that help us become smarter, happier, and richer, so we sometimes publish articles that may not be in line with recommendations, rankings or other content.

Fool contributor Daniel Da Costa has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.

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