ENB makes a key purchase

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ENBRIDGE $50.79 is a #1 Buy for 2021. The firm (Toronto symbol ENB; Shares outstanding: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $102.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 6.6%; www.enbridge.com) is now buying Moda Midstream Operating, LLC, which owns North America’s largest crude oil export terminal near Corpus Christi, Texas. That terminal can handle 1.6 million barrels a day, which is equal to 25% of all U.S. crude exports. As well, it can store 15.3 million barrels. The purchase also includes related pipelines that pump oil to this facility. The company will pay $3.0 billion U.S. in cash for these assets when it completes the purchase in the fourth quarter of 2021. That cost is equal to 3.7% of Enbridge’s market cap of $103.3 billion (Canadian). About 90% of this facility’s revenue comes from long-term “take-or-pay” contracts, which cuts the risk of the purchase. Enbridge expects the new operations will immediately increase its earnings and cash flow. Enbridge is a #1 Buy for 2021. 2021…