Pembina Pipeline CorpPPL.TOWATCHJan 09, 2017Stock 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.
They have done exceedingly well. Mid-streamers have been able to concentrate, interprovincial. They all took on the assets of the majors and this takes the assets into their rate base and then they raise dividends. If interest rates go higher then the discount factor on their dividend will go up. It is a name for conservative income investors.