You can rely on Enbridge’s resilience

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Steady revenue from guaranteed shipping contracts should let Enbridge keep increasing your dividend despite reduced demand for oil because of the pandemic. Still, the stock is down 18% since the start of 2020 on fears depressed energy prices will continue to hurt shipping volumes for its pipelines. Longer-term, however, Enbridge’s plan to cut its exposure to crude oil will help protect investor value. ENBRIDGE INC. $42 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol ENB; Income-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares o/s: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $84.0 billion; Dividend yield: 7.7%; 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. It also distributes gas to 3.8 million consumers in Ontario and Quebec. With the March 2020 payment, Enbridge increased your quarterly dividend 9.8%, to $0.81 a share from $0.738. The company’s new annual rate of $3.24 yields a high 7.7%. Enbridge has now raised its annual dividend rate each year for the past 25…