Zacks Research Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for PBA

Pembina Pipeline Corp. (NYSE:PBA) (TSE:PPL) – Analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Pembina Pipeline in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 1st. Zacks Research analyst T. Saha now anticipates that the pipeline company will earn $0.49 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.48. 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 2025 earnings at $0.56 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.71 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.65 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.52 EPS.

Pembina Pipeline (NYSE:PBA) (TSE:PPL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The pipeline company reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.23. The company had revenue of $1.14 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.47 billion. Pembina Pipeline had a return on equity of 12.61% and a net margin of 23.73%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 48.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.73 earnings per share.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on PBA. National Bankshares upgraded shares of Pembina Pipeline from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Citigroup upgraded Pembina Pipeline from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Pembina Pipeline in a report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Finally, National Bank Financial raised Pembina Pipeline from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Pembina Pipeline has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $56.00.

Pembina Pipeline Price Performance

Pembina Pipeline stock opened at $37.38 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $37.76 and its 200-day simple moving average is $37.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a current ratio of 0.64. Pembina Pipeline has a 1 year low of $34.13 and a 1 year high of $43.44. The company has a market capitalization of $21.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.91 and a beta of 0.76.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Pembina Pipeline

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Pembina Pipeline by 69.9% during the first quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 673 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 277 shares in the last quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Pembina Pipeline during the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in Pembina Pipeline during the fourth quarter worth approximately $37,000. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich purchased a new stake in Pembina Pipeline during the fourth quarter worth approximately $40,000. Finally, Dunhill Financial LLC boosted its holdings in Pembina Pipeline by 100.0% in the fourth quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC now owns 1,350 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 675 shares in the last quarter. 55.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Pembina Pipeline Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 16th were paid a $0.5109 dividend. This is a boost from Pembina Pipeline’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.48. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 16th. Pembina Pipeline’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 93.67%.

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.