Enbridge offers you a solid outlook

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Enbridge is now down 18% since the end of February, having recovered from its initial 34% drop on Coronavirus fears and the oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia. However, investors still fear depressed energy prices will hurt shipping volumes for Enbridge’s pipelines and erode its cash flow. Nonetheless, the firm’s transformation over the past several years—from the elimination of its complex holding-company structure to its 2017 purchase of U.S. pipeline operator Spectra Energy for $37 billion in stock—positions it to weather the downturn. What’s more, its long-term contracts will help protect investor value. ENBRIDGE INC. $44.37, is a buy. The firm (Toronto symbol ENB; Shares outstanding: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $89.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 7.3%; 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. For the quarter prior to COVID-19, Enbridge’s revenue rose 6.8%, to $12.35 billion…