Research Analysts Offer Predictions for PBA Q1 Earnings

Pembina Pipeline Co. (NYSE:PBA - Free Report) TSE: PPL - Equities research analysts at Atb Cap Markets increased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Pembina Pipeline in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 23rd. Atb Cap Markets analyst N. Heywood now forecasts that the pipeline company will post earnings of $0.58 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast 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 have also recently commented on PBA. Citigroup raised shares of Pembina Pipeline from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, March 10th. TD Securities began coverage on shares of Pembina Pipeline in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. They set a "buy" rating on the stock. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $56.00.

Pembina Pipeline Stock Performance

PBA stock traded up $0.42 during trading on Monday, hitting $38.97. 45,933 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,261,237. Pembina Pipeline has a 1 year low of $34.13 and a 1 year high of $43.44. The company has a market cap of $22.64 billion, a PE ratio of 16.11 and a beta of 0.89. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $38.20 and its 200 day simple moving average is $38.65. 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 firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 17th were paid a dividend of $0.4783 per share. This represents a $1.91 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.91%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 17th. Pembina Pipeline's payout ratio is 86.76%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pembina Pipeline

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PBA. First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 277 shares in the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its position in shares of Pembina Pipeline by 11.7% during the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 2,935 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $108,000 after purchasing an additional 308 shares during the last quarter. JCIC Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Pembina Pipeline by 6.8% in the 1st quarter. JCIC Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,133 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $205,000 after buying an additional 325 shares in the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC boosted its holdings in Pembina Pipeline by 23.2% in the 4th quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 1,769 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $65,000 after buying an additional 333 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased 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 worth $846,000 after buying an additional 348 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.