Pembina Pipeline CorpPPL.TOCOMMENTAug 13, 2013Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Aug 12, 2026. Market Open.
A name for a good dividend and safety. Pipelines are not quite as good as utilities, because they're perceived as being commodity-sensitive (even though they're really not).
You'll get your dividend, and the safety means you can sleep at night (and that's worth something). You can get diversification via funds and ETFs.
Both benefit from AI centre demand. Pembina is building a 1.8 gigawatt natural gas plant in Alberta. Half of ALA's business is in the US, regulated utilities, in Virginia--the world capital of data centre traffic. ALA also has activity in Western Canada. ALA's growth rate is higher than Pembina. ALA gets the slight edge.
Class A preferred shares, series 1, reset on Dec 1/18 at 4.25%? The company is great. It’s in a sweet spot and does a lot of midstream pipeline and gathering. They have a chance to benefit from TransCanada’s (TRP-T)-eastern pipeline. Good management team. Their common equity is yielding about 5%. These are 4.25% and reset at Canada’s 247 basis points in 2018. The question is, where do you want to be in the capital structure? Their 5-year bonds are yielding around 3%. This would be your own personal preference.