Atb Cap Markets Has Bearish Estimate for PBA FY2025 Earnings

Pembina Pipeline Co. (NYSE:PBA) (TSE:PPL) – Equities researchers at Atb Cap Markets cut their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Pembina Pipeline in a report issued on Sunday, March 2nd. Atb Cap Markets analyst N. Heywood now forecasts that the pipeline company will post earnings of $2.21 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $2.28. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lowered shares of Pembina Pipeline from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. TD Securities assumed coverage on Pembina Pipeline in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Finally, Barclays started coverage on Pembina Pipeline in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. They issued an “overweight” rating for the company. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $56.50.

Pembina Pipeline Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of PBA opened at $37.66 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $36.81 and its two-hundred day moving average is $39.37. The stock has a market cap of $21.87 billion, a PE ratio of 15.56 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a quick ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. Pembina Pipeline has a 52-week low of $33.83 and a 52-week high of $43.44.

Pembina Pipeline Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.4783 per share. This represents a $1.91 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.08%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 17th. Pembina Pipeline’s dividend payout ratio is presently 86.30%.

Institutional Trading of Pembina Pipeline

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of PBA. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in Pembina Pipeline by 8.8% during the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 14,757 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $609,000 after buying an additional 1,199 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE boosted its position in shares of Pembina Pipeline by 22.0% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 11,161 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $460,000 after purchasing an additional 2,014 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its position in shares of Pembina Pipeline by 14.1% during the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 208,922 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $8,901,000 after purchasing an additional 25,841 shares during the period. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Pembina Pipeline by 5.9% in the 3rd quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 349,394 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $14,409,000 after purchasing an additional 19,515 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. raised its position in Pembina Pipeline by 1.0% in the third quarter. Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. now owns 261,407 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $10,776,000 after purchasing an additional 2,630 shares during the period. 55.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.