Pembina Pipeline CorpPPL.TOBUYSep 08, 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.
Inter Pipeline (IPL-T) or Pembina Pipeline (PPL-T)? Local carriers in Alberta, Saskatchewan and BC. They take oil from various oil sands, do some treating, with some storage. They are local utility providers on the pipeline side. Don’t have the political problems of getting through province to province to province. He likes the business they are in. The reason he likes Inter Pipeline is that it yields 7%. This one yields 5%. Either one is a good investment.