Pembina Pipeline CorpPPL.TOBUYMar 23, 2021Stock 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.
They move natural gas and he sees growing demand for this and will continue to. The oil Canada ships, primarily to the US is very steady and won't change--it's safe. Canadian pipelines will remain near capacity. He's positive natural gas infrastructure plays like Pembina and TC Energy.