Buy Pembina for yield and growth

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Most of Pembina’s pipelines operate under long-term contracts. That helps lower its risk in today’s uncertain economy. Meanwhile, the company’s investors tap a high, sustainable yield. While that adds to the appeal of Pembina, it also supports the current, solid share price. PEMBINA PIPELINE, $38.49, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol PPL; Shares outstanding: 550.3 million; Market cap: $21.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 6.6%; www.pembina.com) operates pipelines that carry half of Alberta’s conventional oil and almost all of B.C.’s oil. Investors also gain exposure to Pembina facilities that extract, process and store natural gas. In December 2019, Pembina acquired pipeline operator Kinder Morgan Canada for $2.3 billion. In addition, it paid the firm’s U.S. parent, Kinder Morgan, $1.6 billion for the U.S. portion of the Cochin pipeline. In July 2021, Inter Pipeline Ltd. cancelled its takeover deal with Pembina (worth $8.6 billion) in favour of a rival offer from Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (Toronto symbol BIP.UN). As a result, Inter Pipeline paid Pembina a $350…