Pembina Pipeline CorpPPL.TOCOMMENTJan 19, 2018Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jul 21, 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.
Pembina Pipeline (PPL-T) or AltaGas (ALA-T)? He doesn't particularly care for one over the other. In terms of safety, he would probably prefer this one, although the yield isn't as good. It’s trading right up at its FMV, and has more or less tended to for some period of time. Altagas would have to fall 23% to get there. The balance sheet has been slipping, and the dividend is far from being covered, which worries him quite a bit.