Zacks Research Cuts Earnings Estimates for Pembina Pipeline

Pembina Pipeline Co. (NYSE:PBA - Free Report) TSE: PPL - Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Pembina Pipeline in a research note issued to investors on Monday, November 25th. Zacks Research analyst T. Saha now anticipates that the pipeline company will post earnings of $0.53 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.55. The consensus estimate for Pembina Pipeline's current full-year earnings is $2.29 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Pembina Pipeline's FY2025 earnings at $2.34 EPS.

PBA has been the subject of several other research reports. Citigroup increased their price objective on Pembina Pipeline from $53.00 to $56.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 28th. UBS Group initiated coverage on Pembina Pipeline in a report on Wednesday, September 11th. They set a "neutral" rating for the company. Finally, Raymond James initiated coverage on Pembina Pipeline in a research report on Friday, October 11th. They issued an "outperform" rating on the stock. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $56.50.

Pembina Pipeline Trading Down 0.1 %

NYSE PBA traded down $0.03 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $41.19. 532,130 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,118,109. Pembina Pipeline has a 52 week low of $32.39 and a 52 week high of $43.44. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $41.97 and a 200 day moving average price of $39.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. The stock has a market cap of $23.91 billion, a PE ratio of 17.02 and a beta of 1.25.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pembina Pipeline

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Godsey & Gibb Inc. acquired a new stake in Pembina Pipeline during the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Prospera Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Pembina Pipeline during the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. Safe Harbor Fiduciary LLC acquired a new stake in Pembina Pipeline during the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. Dunhill Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Pembina Pipeline during the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in shares of Pembina Pipeline by 223.8% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 735 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 508 shares during the period. 55.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Pembina Pipeline Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 16th will be given a $0.69 dividend. This represents a $2.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.70%. This is an increase from Pembina Pipeline's previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 16th. Pembina Pipeline's dividend 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.