Zacks Research Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for PBA

Pembina Pipeline Co. (NYSE:PBA) (TSE:PPL) – Research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Pembina Pipeline in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 19th. Zacks Research analyst T. Saha now forecasts that the pipeline company will post earnings of $2.11 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $2.15. The consensus estimate for Pembina Pipeline’s current full-year earnings is $2.15 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Pembina Pipeline’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.57 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on the company. Barclays started coverage on Pembina Pipeline in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. They set an “overweight” rating on the stock. TD Securities started coverage on Pembina Pipeline in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Citigroup raised Pembina Pipeline from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company downgraded Pembina Pipeline from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $56.50.

Pembina Pipeline Stock Performance

Pembina Pipeline stock opened at $39.69 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $37.28 and its 200 day moving average price is $39.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.04 billion, a PE ratio of 16.40 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a current ratio of 0.65. Pembina Pipeline has a one year low of $33.83 and a one year high of $43.44.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pembina Pipeline

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of Pembina Pipeline by 10.8% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 16,358 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $604,000 after acquiring an additional 1,601 shares during the last quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp increased its holdings in shares of Pembina Pipeline by 10.6% in the 4th quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 13,930,847 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $514,154,000 after acquiring an additional 1,331,294 shares during the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio increased its holdings in shares of Pembina Pipeline by 140.8% in the 4th quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 122,237 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $4,515,000 after acquiring an additional 71,482 shares during the last quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp increased its holdings in shares of Pembina Pipeline by 1,591.4% in the 4th quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 3,155,558 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $116,440,000 after acquiring an additional 2,968,994 shares during the last quarter. Finally, USS Investment Management Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Pembina Pipeline by 54.9% in the 4th quarter. USS Investment Management Ltd now owns 110,640 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $4,084,000 after acquiring an additional 39,206 shares during the last quarter. 55.37% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Pembina Pipeline Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.4783 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 17th. This represents a $1.91 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.82%. Pembina Pipeline’s dividend payout ratio is presently 86.76%.

Pembina Pipeline Company Profile

Pembina Pipeline Corporation provides energy transportation and midstream services. It operates through three segments: Pipelines, Facilities, and Marketing & New Ventures. The Pipelines segment operates conventional, oil sands and heavy oil, and transmission assets with a transportation capacity of 2.9 millions of barrels of oil equivalent per day, the ground storage capacity of 10 millions of barrels, and rail terminalling capacity of approximately 105 thousands of barrels of oil equivalent per day serving markets and basins across North America.