Research Analysts Set Expectations for PBA FY2025 Earnings

Pembina Pipeline Co. (NYSE:PBA - Free Report) TSE: PPL - Stock analysts at National Bank Financial dropped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Pembina Pipeline in a research note issued on Monday, January 6th. National Bank Financial analyst P. Kenny now forecasts that the pipeline company will post earnings of $2.44 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $2.61. The consensus estimate for Pembina Pipeline's current full-year earnings is $2.25 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Pembina Pipeline's FY2026 earnings at $2.57 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.60 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group assumed coverage on shares of Pembina Pipeline in a research report on Wednesday, September 11th. They set a "neutral" rating for the company. Raymond James assumed coverage on Pembina Pipeline in a report on Friday, October 11th. They set an "outperform" rating for the company. Wells Fargo & Company lowered Pembina Pipeline from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. Finally, Barclays assumed coverage on Pembina Pipeline in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. They set an "overweight" rating on the stock. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $56.50.

Pembina Pipeline Trading Up 0.9 %

NYSE:PBA traded up $0.32 on Thursday, reaching $36.96. 602,609 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,352,281. The company has a current ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. Pembina Pipeline has a 1-year low of $32.81 and a 1-year high of $43.44. The company's 50 day moving average is $39.37 and its 200-day moving average is $39.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.27 and a beta of 1.25.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PBA. Godsey & Gibb Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Pembina Pipeline during the third quarter worth approximately $25,000. Prospera Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Pembina Pipeline during the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. Safe Harbor Fiduciary LLC acquired a new position in Pembina Pipeline during the third quarter worth $26,000. Versant Capital Management Inc bought a new position in shares of Pembina Pipeline in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Dunhill Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Pembina Pipeline during the third quarter valued at about $28,000. Institutional investors own 55.37% of the company's stock.

Pembina Pipeline Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 16th were given a $0.69 dividend. This represents a $2.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.47%. This is a positive change from Pembina Pipeline's previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 16th. Pembina Pipeline's payout ratio is presently 84.30%.

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.