Enbridge offers a sound 8.3% yield

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Investors fear today’s depressed economy and energy prices will hurt volumes on Enbridge’s pipelines and erode its cash flow. Nonetheless, the firm’s transformation over the past few years—from eliminating its complex holding-company structure to its 2017 purchase of U.S. pipeline operator Spectra Energy for $37 billion—positions it to weather the downturn. What’s more, long-term contracts help protect investor value. ENBRIDGE INC. $38.90, is a buy. The firm (Toronto symbol ENB; Shares outstanding: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $80.2 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 8.3%; www.enbridge.com) operates pipelines that pump Western Canadian oil and gas to eastern Canada and the U.S. Investors also tap the company’s gas distribution business to Ontario and Quebec consumers. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to hurt shipments of crude oil on Enbridge’s pipelines. Lower oil and gas prices also impact revenue from Enbridge’s energy trading business. As a result, overall revenue in the quarter ended June 30, 2020, fell 40.0%, to $7.96 billion from $13.26 billion a year earlier. Earnings…