Pembina Pipeline CorpPPL.TOCOMMENTSep 18, 2015Stock 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.
Accept an offer to convert debentures for shares? He would be onside with this. This is one of the best management teams in the pipeline business. The company has rarely traded at a discount relative to its peer group on a price to cash flow basis. They have some of the best assets in the business. Also, most of their revenues come from “take or pay” contracts. 5.3% dividend yield.