Raymond James Issues Pessimistic Forecast for BIP Earnings

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (NYSE:BIP) (TSE:BIP.UN) – Stock analysts at Raymond James cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in a report released on Tuesday, January 21st. Raymond James analyst F. Bastien now anticipates that the utilities provider will earn $0.85 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.87. Raymond James currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating and a $46.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners’ current full-year earnings is $3.08 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.86 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently commented on BIP. TD Securities boosted their price objective on Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from $49.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from $35.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 30th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 16th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $40.60.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Stock Up 3.9 %

BIP stock opened at $33.60 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $32.99 and its 200 day simple moving average is $32.80. The company has a market cap of $15.59 billion, a P/E ratio of -88.41 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.72, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 0.77. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a fifty-two week low of $24.84 and a fifty-two week high of $36.50.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in BIP. Custom Index Systems LLC purchased a new stake in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in the 4th quarter valued at about $234,000. Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. increased its position in shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 5.0% during the fourth quarter. Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. now owns 829,187 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $26,337,000 after acquiring an additional 39,565 shares during the last quarter. Walnut Private Equity Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 33.3% during the fourth quarter. Walnut Private Equity Partners LLC now owns 100,000 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $3,179,000 after acquiring an additional 25,000 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its position in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 48.6% in the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 22,365 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $711,000 after purchasing an additional 7,318 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Addenda Capital Inc. grew its stake in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 129.5% in the 4th quarter. Addenda Capital Inc. now owns 680,481 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $21,632,000 after purchasing an additional 384,000 shares during the period. 57.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 29th were paid a $0.405 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 29th. This represents a $1.62 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.82%. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners’s payout ratio is -426.32%.

About Brookfield Infrastructure Partners

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. owns and operates utilities, transport, midstream, and data businesses in North and South America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company's Utilities segment operates approximately 2,900 km of electricity transmission lines; 4,200 km of natural gas pipelines; 8.1 million electricity and natural gas connections; and 0.6 million long-term contracted sub-metering services.