Q1 EPS Estimate for Pembina Pipeline Increased by Analyst

Pembina Pipeline Co. (NYSE:PBA) (TSE:PPL) – Stock analysts at Atb Cap Markets upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Pembina Pipeline in a report issued on Wednesday, April 23rd. Atb Cap Markets analyst N. Heywood now expects that the pipeline company will earn $0.58 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.53. The consensus estimate for Pembina Pipeline’s current full-year earnings is $2.15 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Pembina Pipeline’s FY2025 earnings at $2.31 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on PBA. TD Securities began coverage on Pembina Pipeline in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Citigroup upgraded Pembina Pipeline from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $56.00.

Pembina Pipeline Trading Up 0.8 %

NYSE:PBA opened at $38.83 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $22.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.05 and a beta of 0.89. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $38.07 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $38.68. Pembina Pipeline has a 1 year low of $34.13 and a 1 year high of $43.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 0.65 and a quick ratio of 0.51.

Pembina Pipeline Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 17th were given a dividend of $0.4783 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 17th. This represents a $1.91 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.93%. Pembina Pipeline’s payout ratio is 86.76%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pembina Pipeline

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sound Income Strategies LLC bought a new position in shares of Pembina Pipeline during the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Versant Capital Management Inc bought a new position in shares of Pembina Pipeline during the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Pembina Pipeline by 69.9% during the first quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 673 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 277 shares during the last quarter. Eastern Bank bought a new position in shares of Pembina Pipeline during the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. grew its stake in shares of Pembina Pipeline by 2,597.1% during the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 917 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 883 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.37% of the company’s stock.

About Pembina Pipeline

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.