Pembina Pipeline CorpPPL.TOPARTIAL SELLNov 14, 2014Stock 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.
As we are entering all this volatility, you have to have a strategy of stop losses. The only issue here is that the yield is fairly low now. This is a good time to trim some back. He would rather be looking at other sectors where you get a little bit higher yield. Utility would be a better place to be. He would also rather be holding cash for now. (See Top Picks.)