Analysts Issue Forecasts for BIP FY2026 Earnings

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (NYSE:BIP - Free Report) TSE: BIP.UN - Equities researchers at National Bank Financial raised their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in a report released on Thursday, January 30th. National Bank Financial analyst P. Kenny now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings of $3.72 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $3.70. The consensus estimate for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' current full-year earnings is $3.45 per share.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE:BIP - Get Free Report) TSE: BIP.UN last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The utilities provider reported $0.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.58. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners had a return on equity of 1.17% and a net margin of 1.64%.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. TD Securities raised their price target on shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from $50.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday. StockNews.com raised shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, February 1st. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $40.00 price target on shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Raymond James raised their price objective on Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from $44.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $42.80.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Stock Performance

Shares of BIP traded up $0.09 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $33.10. 313,075 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 380,657. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $32.63 and its 200 day simple moving average is $33.00. The company has a market cap of $15.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 827.61 and a beta of 1.08. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a twelve month low of $24.84 and a twelve month high of $36.50. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 0.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.72.

Institutional Trading of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of BIP. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners during the third quarter worth about $26,000. Promus Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Compass Planning Associates Inc acquired a new position in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Dunhill Financial LLC bought a new position in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. 57.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be issued a $0.43 dividend. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.20%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. This is an increase from Brookfield Infrastructure Partners's previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 4,051.01%.

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.