Pembina Pipeline CorpPPL.TOPAST TOP PICKDec 12, 2025Stock 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.
Likes it a lot; would've been a Top Pick again, if it weren't a Past Top Pick. Chart shows big spike up in October on data centre news, then came back off because KKR is potentially shopping its stake in JV with Pembina. Market has concerns on floating LNG project, but he doesn't.
Chart shows it trying to bump through $55, but keeps bouncing off. Once it gets through there, looks pretty good. Growth prospects still good. Meanwhile, clip a 5% dividend while you wait.