Enbridge (ENB.TO)

Company directly related to oil.
If bullish on energy - good place to invest.
Conservative company with defensive characteristics. 
Strong dividend yield that is safe.

Best in class. ENB has more opportunities in the US than Canada. Pays good dividends.

Wonderful energy infrastructure. Very defensive, very attractive valuation at 10x cashflow. Makes a ton of sense going into a recession. Safe. Yield is 6.68%.

Good volumes, and their US Gulf export project looks good. They've finally digested the giant line 3 project. Boasts 23 years of dividend increases. The dividend pays 6.7%.

He likes the company. He sometimes does covered calls and maybe would consider that if it gets to $60.

Facing extreme increases in cost of building out. Over 90% contracted revenues, so dividend is fairly safe. Yield close to 7% is extremely attractive, company anticipates growing it 5-7% per year. Inherent value going up all the time, because of replacement value of current assets. Continues to recommend holding.

Pipelines have been pulling back along with the oil price. Has owned this for many years. Pays a safe, attractive 7% dividend. 98% of cash flows are contracted. Very defensive, defensive in energy. Operates the longest crude oil pipeline in the world.

Core holding. Growth outlook muddier due to potential competition from Trans Mountain. As a safe exposure to energy with a high dividend yield, keep holding. Won't get hurt too badly over time. Yield over 7%. 

Legacy assets with healthy dividend. 
Transports more than 25% of crude oil in North America.
28th consecutive annual dividend increase. 
60-70% payout ratio for the dividend.
Target price of $60.

The 6.71% dividend is stable and could even grow. He expects energy prices to rise. He recently added this. Likes their transition to renewables.

Great yield of 6.6%, trades at 18x earnings. Great business. Big issue is that growth has to come from the US, as infrastructure is really hard to get done in Canada. Great assets that will bear fruit over the next little while.

Strong company with excellent prospects.
Current energy pullback presenting good buying opportunity.
~6% dividend yield very attractive.
Expecting a dividend increase soon.
Legacy assets very valuable.
Demand for energy going to grow.

Very high dividend yield - ~6.5%.
Year end results very good, with dividend increase. 
Key infrastructure that is very hard to replicate (hard to build new pipelines).
Very cheap valuation at current price.

It's grown to a size, with the amount of debt it has, that it's hard to see what it's going to be. He used to think of ENB as a houseplant, just clip coupons on it. But it can't grow. Should cancel the dividend and pay down debt.

Due to the stability of the demands for their services and the strong barrier to entry in the utility industry, ENB revenue is really resilient across market cycles.
These advantages allow most utility companies to leverage their balance sheet. These are quite common practices in the industry. Interest rates moving up are a risk.
However, as of Q3-2022, the debt structure includes 90% fixed rates; the company is managing this risk quite well.
As ENB matures, growth in dividends also normalizes along with inflation rates, as their pricing adjustment is regulated by authorities.
Its reduced dividend growth guidance is likely part conservatism and part current conditions.
Although, we don’t expect ENB to grow and compound capital at a very high rate, going forward ENB is still attractive as a “bond proxy” for income investors.
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