Pembina Pipeline CorpPPL.TODON'T BUYJan 05, 2015Stock 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.
This is kind of a 2 edged sword. They have a nice dividend yield. Also, the stock has set back, pretty much to some good technical support from his perspective. Negatively, like all Canadian pipeline companies, it is selling at, or marginally above its FMV. Looking at the long historical sweep of the valuations, none of these pipeline companies are cheap. Because he thinks investors will continue to place a premium on income, the stock may well hold up. He would not initiate a position in this or any of the pipelines.