Pembina Pipeline CorpPPL.TOTOP PICKDec 15, 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.
Just did another accretive deal in the Duvernay. Has a number of tailwinds happening. Their volumes are ramping. They bought Veresen which is integrating and going to be accretive for them. Strong natural gas liquid pricing should help them. Sees them growing earnings at 24%. Not cheap, but is reasonable given the growth and the quality. Dividend yield of 4.8%. (Analysts' price target is $51.50.)