Pembina Pipeline CorpPPL.TOPAST TOP PICKOct 02, 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.
(A Top Pick October 1/12. Up 30.31%.) Has $3.5 billion of visible contracted organic growth over the next 3 years. Wouldn’t be buying at these levels. Too expensive at 25X 2014, earnings. Continue to Hold and he would probably sell some Calls against it to generate cash flow above and beyond the 5% dividend...