Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP) Competitors

Brookfield Infrastructure (NASDAQ:BIPC) and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE:BIP) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

Which has more volatility & risk, BIPC or BIP?

Brookfield Infrastructure has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer BIPC or BIP?

In the previous week, Brookfield Infrastructure had 4 more articles in the media than Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure and 7 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. Brookfield Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' score of 1.05 indicating that Brookfield Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Infrastructure	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BIPC or BIP a better dividend stock?

Brookfield Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Brookfield Infrastructure pays out 119.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners pays out -8,600.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Infrastructure has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has raised its dividend for 18 consecutive years. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BIPC or BIP?

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Brookfield Infrastructure. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Infrastructure, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brookfield Infrastructure	$3.69B	1.36	$171.43M	$1.44	29.27
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	$21.24B	0.71	$351M	-$0.02	-1,622.80

Do analysts recommend BIPC or BIP?

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a consensus price target of $41.67, suggesting a potential upside of 28.38%. Given Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is more favorable than Brookfield Infrastructure.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14

Is BIPC or BIP more profitable?

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a net margin of 1.41% compared to Brookfield Infrastructure's net margin of 0.00%. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' return on equity of 1.04% beat Brookfield Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Infrastructure	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	1.41%	1.04%	0.29%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BIPC or BIP?

70.4% of Brookfield Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.9% of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners beats Brookfield Infrastructure on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.