Zacks Research Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for PBA

Key Points

• Zacks Research has revised down its earnings estimates for Pembina Pipeline Corp. for Q3 2026 from $0.54 to $0.47 per share, with a full-year forecast of $2.15 per share.
• The company recently increased its quarterly dividend to $0.71 per share, yielding 7.4%, up from the previous $0.51 dividend.
• Institutional ownership of Pembina Pipeline is significant, with 55.37% of the stock held by various hedge funds and institutional investors.

Pembina Pipeline Corp. (NYSE:PBA - Free Report) TSE: PPL - Investment analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Pembina Pipeline in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 14th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the pipeline company will earn $0.47 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.54. 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 Q4 2026 earnings at $0.72 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.21 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.36 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Raymond James Financial reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Pembina Pipeline in a report on Monday, August 11th. Wells Fargo & Company downgraded shares of 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. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Pembina Pipeline from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Finally, National Bankshares upgraded shares of Pembina Pipeline from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. One equities research 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 company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".

Pembina Pipeline Price Performance

PBA opened at $38.49 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $38.60 and a 200 day simple moving average of $37.89. The stock has a market cap of $22.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.07 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.77 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.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pembina Pipeline

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Albert D Mason Inc. lifted its position in Pembina Pipeline by 8.5% during the third quarter. Albert D Mason Inc. now owns 40,018 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $1,619,000 after acquiring an additional 3,139 shares during the last quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC acquired a new stake in Pembina Pipeline during the third quarter worth approximately $202,000. A. D. Beadell Investment Counsel Inc. lifted its position in Pembina Pipeline by 0.7% during the third quarter. A. D. Beadell Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 85,805 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $3,471,000 after acquiring an additional 570 shares during the last quarter. Louisbourg Investments Inc. lifted its position in Pembina Pipeline by 5.5% during the third quarter. Louisbourg Investments Inc. now owns 180,723 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $7,305,000 after acquiring an additional 9,398 shares during the last quarter. Finally, U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Pembina Pipeline by 9.3% during the third quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 6,069 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $246,000 after acquiring an additional 518 shares during the last quarter. 55.37% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Pembina Pipeline Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th were given a dividend of $0.71 per share. This represents a $2.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.4%. This is a boost from Pembina Pipeline's previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. Pembina Pipeline's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 97.18%.

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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