Analysts Offer Predictions for BBU Q1 Earnings

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (NYSE:BBU) – Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Brookfield Business Partners in a report issued on Sunday, February 2nd. National Bank Financial analyst J. Gloyn expects that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $1.28 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Brookfield Business Partners’ current full-year earnings is $5.26 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Brookfield Business Partners’ Q2 2025 earnings at $1.25 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.28 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.43 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.84 EPS.

Brookfield Business Partners (NYSE:BBU) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The business services provider reported $1.47 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by $1.33. Brookfield Business Partners had a return on equity of 5.00% and a net margin of 2.20%.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on BBU. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on shares of Brookfield Business Partners from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their target price on Brookfield Business Partners from $32.00 to $30.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Finally, Scotiabank increased their target price on Brookfield Business Partners from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Monday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $32.60.

Brookfield Business Partners Price Performance

Brookfield Business Partners stock opened at $21.96 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $23.17 and its two-hundred day moving average is $22.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.12, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 0.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.63 billion, a P/E ratio of -44.81 and a beta of 1.50. Brookfield Business Partners has a 12-month low of $16.85 and a 12-month high of $26.75.

Brookfield Business Partners Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th will be given a $0.0625 dividend. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.14%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. Brookfield Business Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -51.02%.

Institutional Trading of Brookfield Business Partners

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Intact Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Brookfield Business Partners in the third quarter worth about $45,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in shares of Brookfield Business Partners by 8.9% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 17,724 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $415,000 after purchasing an additional 1,448 shares during the period. Gold Investment Management Ltd. grew its holdings in Brookfield Business Partners by 7.4% during the 3rd quarter. Gold Investment Management Ltd. now owns 31,501 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $739,000 after purchasing an additional 2,169 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its stake in Brookfield Business Partners by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 40,726 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $770,000 after buying an additional 608 shares during the period. Finally, Tandem Capital Management Corp ADV lifted its holdings in Brookfield Business Partners by 24.5% in the 3rd quarter. Tandem Capital Management Corp ADV now owns 40,281 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $890,000 after buying an additional 7,939 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.04% of the company’s stock.

Brookfield Business Partners Company Profile

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. is a private equity firm specializing in acquisition. The firm typically invests in business services, infrastructure services, construction, energy, and industrials sector. It prefers to take majority stake in companies. The firm seeks returns of at least 15% on its investments.