Atb Cap Markets Analysts Raise Earnings Estimates for PBA

Key Points

• Atb Cap Markets has increased its Q4 2025 earnings per share estimate for Pembina Pipeline Corp. to $0.55, slightly higher than the previous estimate of $0.54.
• Pembina Pipeline recently announced a quarterly dividend increase to $0.71, yielding 8.0%, up from its previous dividend of $0.51.
• The stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with an average target price of $56.00, despite some mixed ratings from various analysts.

Pembina Pipeline Corp. (NYSE:PBA - Free Report) TSE: PPL - Analysts at Atb Cap Markets upped their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Pembina Pipeline in a note issued to investors on Sunday, August 10th. Atb Cap Markets analyst N. Heywood now anticipates that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $0.55 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.54. 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 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company lowered Pembina Pipeline from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. BMO Capital Markets restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Pembina Pipeline in a research note on Monday, August 11th. National Bank Financial upgraded Pembina Pipeline from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered Pembina Pipeline from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, National Bankshares upgraded Pembina Pipeline from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $56.00.

Pembina Pipeline Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE PBA traded down $0.01 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $36.66. 861,669 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,316,177. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81. Pembina Pipeline has a 12-month low of $34.13 and a 12-month high of $43.44. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $37.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is $37.51. The stock has a market cap of $21.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.21 and a beta of 0.78.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pembina Pipeline

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. First Horizon Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Pembina Pipeline by 69.9% during the 1st quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 673 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 277 shares in the last quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in Pembina Pipeline during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Dunhill Financial LLC increased its stake in Pembina Pipeline by 100.0% during the 4th quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC now owns 1,350 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 675 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its stake in Pembina Pipeline by 53.4% during the 1st quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,341 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 467 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Pembina Pipeline by 108.3% during the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,525 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 793 shares during the last quarter. 55.37% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Pembina Pipeline Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.71 per share. This is an increase from Pembina Pipeline's previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $2.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.7%. Pembina Pipeline's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 95.77%.

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.