
TSE:ENB
This summary was created by AI, based on 38 opinions in the last 12 months.
Enbridge (ENB) is perceived positively among analysts, with a consistent reputation as a stable and income-generating pipeline company. The stock offers a dividend yield around 5-6%, which is expected to grow steadily, making it an attractive option for income-focused investors. The company benefits from its vast infrastructure, transporting significant volumes of crude oil and natural gas across North America, while also capitalizing on the LNG boom through its terminal in British Columbia. Analysts highlight the strong management team and consistent cash flows, as well as the bullish sentiment surrounding the energy sector's long-term growth potential. However, there are cautionary notes regarding its high valuation metrics and market performance compared to other energy stocks, suggesting a need for thoughtful investment timing.
He has been negative on the pipelines for a number of years because they took on a lot of debt and increase the dividend only by increasing the payout ratio. He is not ready to step into it here. Rising interest rates will continue to put pressure on the sector. They need to use cash flow to reduce debt to be more sustainable.
What's the relationship between Enbridge and its Income Fund? It's complex. Enbridge owns 90% of the Fund which traditionally trades at a higher multiple. The board will clean up the structure. The equity issues at the fund level will ultimately roll up into Enbridge. It's basically two different ways for them to issue capital for two different purposes.
(A Top Pick June 16/17 - Down 22.7%) Chose it for better growth than its peers and a better valuation on a free cash yield. 2017 was messy with production outages and balance sheet concerns and lately with opposition to their line 3. Kind of a perfect storm here. Still believe they are growing earnings by 12% a year. The balance sheet is high, but they have non-core assets that they can sell.
He follows this closely. It started to break down a while back. The energy market has hit a pipeline roadblock. ENB is overleveraged: $65 billion of debt is overweighing their market cap. He's waiting until they clean up their balance sheet. It's now trading at 52-week lows. Maybe hold this, but honestly he would have sold it by now.
If you buy it for a lift and the market rebounds, it might rebound a bit. Longer term, they have a whack of debt. It is a well managed company and he is sure they are all over it and know how to roll the debt, but the market just looks at heavy debt and asks if it really cares. 'When in doubt, stay out.'
They have been hurt because they are interest sensitive. They were a market darling until they bought a US company to be more diversified. Their balance sheet got bloated. It got way overdone on the downside. All they did was bring down the expectations. He bought more this month. (Analysts’ target: $52.85).
Pipelines have been suffering the past year, because they are less economically sensitive stocks during an accelerating economy. So, investors are shifting money into other sectors that are accelerating. Enbridge isn't benefitting from the oil rally. (Buy Suncor or CNQ for that.) You'll get your dividend and this is a well-run company, but ENB is a good house in a bad neighbourhood.