Raymond James Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for BIP

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (NYSE:BIP) (TSE:BIP.UN) – Equities researchers at Raymond James cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in a report issued on Tuesday, January 21st. Raymond James analyst F. Bastien now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings of $0.83 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.84. Raymond James has a “Strong-Buy” rating and a $46.00 price objective 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’ Q1 2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.90 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.92 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.70 EPS.

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

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Trading Up 3.9 %

Shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners stock opened at $32.43 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $15.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -85.35 and a beta of 1.07. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a 1 year low of $24.84 and a 1 year high of $36.50. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $33.08 and its 200-day simple moving average is $32.78. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.72.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Brookfield Infrastructure Partners

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in the third quarter worth $410,650,000. Intact Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in the third quarter valued at approximately $40,286,000. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC increased its holdings in shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 1,616.3% in the third quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC now owns 1,079,521 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $37,826,000 after purchasing an additional 1,016,623 shares in the last quarter. Select Equity Group L.P. raised its position in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 29.6% in the 2nd quarter. Select Equity Group L.P. now owns 4,202,842 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $115,326,000 after purchasing an additional 960,120 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. lifted its holdings in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 101.0% during the 3rd quarter. Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 1,587,548 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $55,783,000 after buying an additional 797,649 shares in the last quarter. 57.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed 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 was Friday, November 29th. This represents a $1.62 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.99%. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners’s dividend payout ratio is currently -426.32%.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Company Profile

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.