Enbridge expands in U.S.

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ENBRIDGE INC. $59 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol ENB; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 2.2 billion; Market cap: $129.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.4; Dividend yield: 6.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.enbridge.com) is part of a consortium that plans to build the new Traverse Pipeline. This 260-kilometre line will connect two natural gas hubs along the Texas Gulf Coast. That will let producers in the Permian Basin ship more gas to liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals. The project should begin operating in 2027. Enbridge’s effective stake is 13.3%; it has not yet said how much it will contribute to this project. Even so, this investment enhances its other operations in the region and lets it profit from increasing Permian gas production. New assets like this will also help Enbridge offset the potential impact on Canadian oil shipping volumes in response to U.S. tariffs. The stock now trades at an attractive 10.4 times the company’s likely 2025 distributable cash flow of $5.70…