Dividend increase: Enbridge

ENBRIDGE INC. $49 (Toronto symbol ENB; Income-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 1.65 billion; Market cap: $80.9 billion; Dividend yield: 5.5%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.enbridge.com) operates pipelines that pump oil and natural gas from Western Canada to eastern Canada and the U.S…. Read More

High-yielding pipeline stocks: 1 buy & 1 hold

Political and environmental opposition to new oil pipelines has prompted TransCanada and Enbridge to acquire big U.S. pipeline firms. Using acquisitions to expand adds risk, but those new businesses own regulated assets with predictable cash flows.

Both TransCanada and Enbridge have pledged to use the extra… Read More

These three high yields remain sustainable

ENBRIDGE INC. $51 (Toronto symbol ENB; Income- Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares o/s 1.6 billion; Market cap: $81.6 billion; Divd. yield: 4.8%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.enbridge. com) operates pipelines that pump oil and natural gas from Western Canada to eastern Canada and… Read More

High-yield pipeline stocks: 1 buy & 1 hold

TransCanada and Enbridge continue to work on several major expansion projects. However, each company has already secured long-term commitments from oil and gas producers. That customer support helps cut the risk for these projects. While the new operations should spur dividend growth for both companies,… Read More

Specta purchase adds risk

ENBRIDGE INC. $52.00 (Toronto symbol ENB; Shares outstanding: 1.6 billion; Market cap: $85.2 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 4.7%; www.enbridge. com) completed its all-stock purchase of Spectra Energy in February 2017. That firm operates crude oil and natural gas pipelines in the U.S…. Read More