Raymond James Brokers Reduce Earnings Estimates for BIP

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (NYSE:BIP) (TSE:BIP.UN) – Equities researchers at Raymond James cut their Q1 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 $0.85 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.87. 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’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.86 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on BIP. StockNews.com raised shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 16th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on shares of 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 lifted 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. Three 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 company’s 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 Down 0.2 %

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners stock opened at $32.37 on Thursday. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a 12 month low of $24.84 and a 12 month high of $36.50. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $32.99 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $32.80. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.72.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 29th were issued a $0.405 dividend. This represents a $1.62 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.00%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 29th. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -426.32%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Brookfield Infrastructure Partners

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of BIP. Creative Planning grew its stake in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 0.6% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 67,445 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,363,000 after purchasing an additional 389 shares in the last quarter. Insight Folios Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter. Insight Folios Inc now owns 16,741 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $587,000 after buying an additional 525 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 3.4% in the second quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 18,068 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $496,000 after buying an additional 591 shares in the last quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners during the third quarter worth $26,000. Finally, Tacita Capital Inc raised its position in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 0.6% during the third quarter. Tacita Capital Inc now owns 147,208 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $5,173,000 after acquiring an additional 837 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 57.92% of the company’s stock.

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.