Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook for PBA Q1 Earnings

Pembina Pipeline Co. (NYSE:PBA - Free Report) TSE: PPL - Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Pembina Pipeline in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, January 30th. Zacks Research analyst T. Saha now expects that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $0.51 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.53. The consensus estimate for Pembina Pipeline's current full-year earnings is $2.16 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Pembina Pipeline's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS and Q3 2025 earnings at $0.51 EPS.

PBA has been the subject of several other reports. Barclays initiated coverage on shares of Pembina Pipeline in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. They set an "overweight" rating for the company. Wells Fargo & Company downgraded shares of Pembina Pipeline from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. TD Securities started coverage on Pembina Pipeline in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. They set a "buy" rating on the stock. Finally, Raymond James began coverage on Pembina Pipeline in a research report on Friday, October 11th. They issued an "outperform" rating for the company. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $56.50.

Pembina Pipeline Price Performance

NYSE:PBA traded down $0.03 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $36.54. 2,720,225 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,539,547. The firm has a market cap of $21.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.10 and a beta of 1.25. 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 business's fifty day simple moving average is $37.47 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $39.59. Pembina Pipeline has a 52 week low of $32.81 and a 52 week high of $43.44.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pembina Pipeline

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Godsey & Gibb Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Pembina Pipeline in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Prospera Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Pembina Pipeline during the third quarter valued at $26,000. Safe Harbor Fiduciary LLC bought a new position in shares of Pembina Pipeline in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Versant Capital Management Inc bought a new position in Pembina Pipeline in the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC purchased a new position in Pembina Pipeline during the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. 55.37% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.