Raymond James Issues Pessimistic Forecast for BIP Earnings

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (NYSE:BIP - Free Report) TSE: BIP.UN - Research analysts at Raymond James cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in a research report issued on Thursday, January 30th. Raymond James analyst F. Bastien now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings of $0.81 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.85. Raymond James currently has a "Strong-Buy" rating and a $46.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' current full-year earnings is $3.45 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' Q2 2025 earnings at $0.82 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.86 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.91 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.91 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.98 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. StockNews.com raised Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, February 1st. TD Securities boosted their target price on Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from $50.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $40.00 price objective on shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in a report on Friday, January 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $42.80.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Stock Up 0.3 %

BIP traded up $0.09 during trading on Monday, hitting $33.10. The company had a trading volume of 313,075 shares, compared to its average volume of 380,657. The company has a market capitalization of $15.36 billion, a PE ratio of 827.61 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 0.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.72. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a one year low of $24.84 and a one year high of $36.50. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $32.63 and its 200 day moving average price is $33.00.

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, beating the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.58. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners had a net margin of 1.64% and a return on equity of 1.17%.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be given a dividend of $0.43 per share. This is a positive change from Brookfield Infrastructure Partners's previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.20%. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners's payout ratio is 4,051.01%.

Institutional Trading of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners during the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. Promus Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Dunhill Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Compass Planning Associates Inc bought a new position in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners during the 4th quarter worth about $32,000. 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.