Pembina Pipeline Co. (NYSE:PBA - Free Report) TSE: PPL - Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Pembina Pipeline in a report released on Thursday, January 30th. Zacks Research analyst T. Saha now expects that the pipeline company will post earnings of $0.51 per share for the quarter, down from their prior 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 research reports. Barclays initiated coverage on shares of Pembina Pipeline in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. They set an "overweight" rating on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lowered Pembina Pipeline from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. TD Securities assumed coverage on Pembina Pipeline in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. They issued a "buy" rating for the company. Finally, Raymond James assumed coverage on Pembina Pipeline in a research note on Friday, October 11th. They set an "outperform" rating on the stock. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Pembina Pipeline has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $56.50.
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PBA opened at $36.09 on Monday. Pembina Pipeline has a fifty-two week low of $32.81 and a fifty-two week high of $43.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.91 and a beta of 1.25. The company's 50-day moving average is $37.79 and its 200 day moving average is $39.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 0.65 and a quick ratio of 0.51.
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 16th were paid a dividend of $0.69 per share. This is an increase from Pembina Pipeline's previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 16th. This represents a $2.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.65%. Pembina Pipeline's dividend payout ratio is presently 80.58%.
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Venturi Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Pembina Pipeline by 880.0% during the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 980 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 880 shares in the last quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Pembina Pipeline by 8.0% during the fourth quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 377,260 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $13,940,000 after acquiring an additional 27,866 shares in the last quarter. Tcfg Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Pembina Pipeline in the fourth quarter worth $310,000. Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in shares of Pembina Pipeline by 84.5% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 3,175 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $118,000 after acquiring an additional 1,454 shares during the period. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. grew its position in shares of Pembina Pipeline by 2,597.1% in the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 917 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 883 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 55.37% of the company's stock.
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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