Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Forecast for PBA Earnings

Pembina Pipeline Co. (NYSE:PBA) (TSE:PPL) – Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Pembina Pipeline in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 19th. Zacks Research analyst T. Saha now anticipates that the pipeline company will earn $0.52 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.51. 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.15 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.54 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.32 EPS.

PBA has been the topic of several other research reports. TD Securities began coverage on Pembina Pipeline in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company downgraded shares of Pembina Pipeline from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. Barclays initiated coverage on shares of Pembina Pipeline in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. They set an “overweight” rating for the company. Finally, Citigroup raised shares of Pembina Pipeline from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 10th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $56.50.

Pembina Pipeline Trading Down 0.7 %

Shares of NYSE:PBA opened at $39.69 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. The company has a market capitalization of $23.04 billion, a PE ratio of 16.40 and a beta of 1.26. Pembina Pipeline has a 12-month low of $33.83 and a 12-month high of $43.44. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $37.28 and its 200-day simple moving average is $39.30.

Pembina Pipeline Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 17th will be paid a $0.4783 dividend. This represents a $1.91 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.82%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 17th. Pembina Pipeline’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 86.76%.

Institutional Trading of Pembina Pipeline

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Pembina Pipeline by 4.1% during the third quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,947 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $286,000 after buying an additional 273 shares during the period. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its stake in Pembina Pipeline by 11.7% in the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 2,935 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $108,000 after acquiring an additional 308 shares during the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC lifted its position in Pembina Pipeline by 23.2% during the 4th quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 1,769 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $65,000 after acquiring an additional 333 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in Pembina Pipeline by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 22,903 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $846,000 after purchasing an additional 348 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Pembina Pipeline by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 9,883 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $365,000 after purchasing an additional 430 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.37% of the company’s stock.

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.