Pembina Pipeline CorpPPL.TOBUYJan 10, 2020Stock 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.
Kinder Morgan sold 5% of PPL shares, then the stock went up--so that overhang is now gone. Also, PPL just released details of their new petrochemical project, which helps de-risk PPL. That's why this stock jumped $2. Dividend is growing by 6%. He expects 8% free cash flow per share growth. PPL is a good, growing name with new projects. The whole sector is expensive though. A fine name overall at the current price.