Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for BIP FY2026 Earnings

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (NYSE:BIP) (TSE:BIP.UN) – Stock analysts at National Bank Financial boosted their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in a research report issued on Thursday, January 30th. National Bank Financial analyst P. Kenny now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings of $3.72 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $3.70. The consensus estimate for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners’ current full-year earnings is $3.45 per share.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE:BIP) (TSE:BIP.UN) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The utilities provider reported $0.82 earnings per share (EPS) 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%.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on the stock. TD Securities boosted their price target on shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from $50.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $40.00 target price on shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in a research note on Friday. Raymond James lifted their price objective on Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from $44.00 to $46.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, StockNews.com raised Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $42.80.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Stock Down 2.4 %

Shares of NYSE BIP opened at $32.04 on Monday. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a 52-week low of $24.84 and a 52-week high of $36.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.72, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 0.08. The stock has a market cap of $14.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 801.10 and a beta of 1.08. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $32.79 and a 200 day moving average price of $32.97.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.37%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. This is a positive change from Brookfield Infrastructure Partners’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners’s dividend payout ratio is presently 4,051.01%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Triasima Portfolio Management inc. lifted its stake in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Triasima Portfolio Management inc. now owns 33,330 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,059,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning lifted its position in shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 67,445 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,363,000 after acquiring an additional 389 shares during the period. Insight Folios Inc grew its stake in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 3.2% during the third quarter. Insight Folios Inc now owns 16,741 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $587,000 after buying an additional 525 shares in the last quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 11.0% in the 4th quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,119 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $226,000 after buying an additional 707 shares during the period. Finally, Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. 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.