Pembina Pipeline CorpPPL.TOUnspecifiedOct 27, 2025Stock 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.
META is building a big new data centre near Edmonton which could help Pembina. It has a reasonable P/E and pays a 5% dividend with a 57% payout ratio. Part of the question was on borrowing to invest. He feels that if the borrowed money is used properly then it is good but you need to use common sense. Consider stocks that grow regularly year after year and pay better dividends than the interest on the loans. However the liquidity in the markets can really shake people out.