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ENBRIDGE INC. $40.50 – Toronto symbol ENB

ENBRIDGE INC. $40.50 (Toronto symbol ENB; Shares outstanding: 794.9 million; Market cap: $33.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 2.8%; www.enbridge.com) gets 80% of its revenue by operating pipelines that pump crude oil and natural gas from western Canada to eastern Canada and the U.S. The remaining 20% mainly comes from distributing gas to consumers in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and New York State.

Enbridge has spent over $12 billion on new growth projects in the past three years. This includes new pipelines to handle rising oil sands and shale gas production. Meanwhile, the company expects to complete another $13 billion in projects by the end of 2015. Additional projects are likely to follow.

In the three months ended June 30, 2012, revenue fell 17.5%, to $5.7 billion from $6.9 billion on lower gas prices. However, earnings per share before one-time items rose 5.9%, to $0.36 from $0.34.

Enbridge has paid dividends since it became a public company in 1953, and has raised its payout each year for the past 17 years. It now yields 2.8%. Enbridge trades at 24.4 times its forecast 2012 earnings of $1.66 a share. That’s high, but there’s a high probability that earnings will continue to grow.

Enbridge is still a safety-conscious buy.

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