Pembina Pipeline CorpPPL.TOBUYJan 16, 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.
Energy has more of an indirect relationship to their natural gas exposure. They have been making a lot of money in the last few years, taking liquids out of natural gas. That business has been hurt to some extent, but the good news is that they have been rapidly reorganizing their business towards “cost of service” type contracts. Thinks they will get through this. They have less risk on the commodity side than they used to. If you don’t own any of these stocks, it is time to look at them.