Raymond James Issues Negative Outlook for BIP Earnings

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (NYSE:BIP) (TSE:BIP.UN) – Equities researchers at Raymond James dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, January 21st. Raymond James analyst F. Bastien now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings of $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 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’ 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 have also issued reports on BIP. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from $35.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 30th. StockNews.com raised Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 16th. Finally, TD Securities raised their price objective on shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from $49.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Three 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners 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 $32.37 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $32.99 and its 200 day moving average is $32.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.72, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.72. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a twelve month low of $24.84 and a twelve month high of $36.50.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.00%. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -426.32%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Brookfield Infrastructure Partners

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in BIP. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC bought a new position in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners during the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. Dunhill Financial LLC bought a new stake in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in the 3rd quarter worth about $30,000. Truvestments Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in the 3rd quarter valued at about $77,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $101,000. Finally, Eastern Bank bought a new position in shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in the third quarter valued at approximately $158,000. 57.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.