Pembina Pipeline CorpPPL.TOPARTIAL SELLNov 14, 2014Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jul 22, 2026. Market Open.
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.
APO has pretty smart people, and they're seeing an opportunity here. Purchase was from KKR, so nothing much changes.
As for PPL itself, trading a bit expensive with growth catalysts of 5-7%. Nice, visible project backlog. Nice dividend. Wouldn't add here, but you'll do OK if you own it.
Still thinks KEY is the better buy.
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.)