Zacks Research Has Positive Estimate for PBA Q1 Earnings

Pembina Pipeline Co. (NYSE:PBA) (TSE:PPL) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Pembina Pipeline in a research report issued to clients and investors 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 estimate 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.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on PBA. Citigroup raised Pembina Pipeline from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 10th. TD Securities began coverage on Pembina Pipeline in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Barclays started coverage on Pembina Pipeline in a report on Thursday, December 12th. They set an “overweight” rating on the stock. 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 assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $56.50.

Pembina Pipeline Stock Up 1.4 %

Shares of NYSE:PBA opened at $40.17 on Monday. Pembina Pipeline has a fifty-two week low of $33.83 and a fifty-two week high of $43.44. The company has a quick ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $37.36 and its 200-day simple moving average is $39.30. The company has a market cap of $23.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.26.

Institutional Trading of Pembina Pipeline

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. PDT Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Pembina Pipeline in the 3rd quarter worth about $1,329,000. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its position in Pembina Pipeline by 8.0% during the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 225,684 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $8,335,000 after acquiring an additional 16,762 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Pembina Pipeline by 18.2% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,049,470 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $167,000,000 after purchasing an additional 624,958 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Pembina Pipeline by 1.5% in the fourth 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, Jennison Associates LLC increased its stake in shares of Pembina Pipeline by 32.3% during the 4th quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 616,992 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $22,786,000 after purchasing an additional 150,689 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.37% of the company’s stock.

Pembina Pipeline Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.4783 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 17th. This represents a $1.91 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.76%. 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.