Pembina Pipeline CorpPPL.TOTOP PICKSep 16, 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.
Excellent growth profile over the next number of years. Could be expanding by as much is $3.5 billion in terms of their capital program and are very confident they will be able to increase earnings substantially with that. Because of this, they increased the dividend earlier than he had expected. Should be able to increase their dividend by 3%-5% a year over the next 3-5 years. Has a target of $36 over the next year but can grow well beyond that in the next 3 years. Yield of 5.2%.