Raymond James Has Negative Outlook for BIP Q2 Earnings

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (NYSE:BIP) (TSE:BIP.UN) – Equities researchers at Raymond James reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in a research report issued on Tuesday, January 21st. Raymond James analyst F. Bastien now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings of $0.83 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.84. Raymond James currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating and a $46.00 price target 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 research firms have also weighed in on BIP. StockNews.com raised Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note 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 company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 30th. Finally, TD Securities boosted their price objective on shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from $49.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $40.60.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Stock Performance

Shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners stock opened at $32.43 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $33.08 and a two-hundred day moving average of $32.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.72, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 0.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -85.35 and a beta of 1.07. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a 52 week low of $24.84 and a 52 week high of $36.50.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 29th were issued a dividend of $0.405 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 29th. This represents a $1.62 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.99%. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -426.32%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. Dunhill Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in the third quarter valued at about $77,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners during the third quarter worth about $101,000. Finally, Eastern Bank bought a new position in shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners during the third quarter worth about $158,000. 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.