PBA FY2025 EPS Decreased by Raymond James Financial

Key Points

• Raymond James Financial has lowered its FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for Pembina Pipeline from $2.27 to $2.20, maintaining an "Outperform" rating on the stock.
• Pembina Pipeline announced an increase in its quarterly dividend to $0.71, up from $0.51, resulting in an annualized yield of 6.9%.
• Several analyst ratings have varied for Pembina Pipeline, with Wells Fargo downgrading the stock to a "strong sell," while National Bank Financial upgraded it to a "strong-buy" rating.

Pembina Pipeline Corp. (NYSE:PBA - Free Report) TSE: PPL - Raymond James Financial reduced their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Pembina Pipeline in a research note issued on Monday, October 6th. Raymond James Financial analyst M. Barth now anticipates that the pipeline company will post earnings of $2.20 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $2.27. Raymond James Financial has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Pembina Pipeline's current full-year earnings is $2.15 per share. Raymond James Financial also issued estimates for Pembina Pipeline's FY2026 earnings at $2.29 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company downgraded Pembina Pipeline from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered Pembina Pipeline from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. BMO Capital Markets restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Pembina Pipeline in a research report on Monday, August 11th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Pembina Pipeline in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. Finally, National Bank Financial raised shares of Pembina Pipeline from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".

Pembina Pipeline Trading Down 0.5%

PBA opened at $40.95 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $38.33 and a 200 day simple moving average of $37.90. Pembina Pipeline has a fifty-two week low of $34.13 and a fifty-two week high of $43.44. The company has a market cap of $23.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.22 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.62.

Pembina Pipeline Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 29th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were paid a $0.71 dividend. This represents a $2.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. This is a boost from Pembina Pipeline's previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. Pembina Pipeline's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 97.18%.

Institutional Trading of Pembina Pipeline

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of PBA. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Pembina Pipeline by 10.8% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 16,358 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $604,000 after buying an additional 1,601 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in Pembina Pipeline by 3,903.6% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,363 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $135,000 after acquiring an additional 3,279 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Pembina Pipeline by 363.5% during the 1st quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 3,467 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $140,000 after acquiring an additional 2,719 shares in the last quarter. Albert D Mason Inc. grew its stake in shares of Pembina Pipeline by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. Albert D Mason Inc. now owns 43,073 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $1,724,000 after acquiring an additional 426 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tcfg Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Pembina Pipeline by 12.1% in the first quarter. Tcfg Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,421 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $377,000 after purchasing an additional 1,020 shares during the last quarter. 55.37% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.

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