Raymond James Has Negative Forecast for BIP Q2 Earnings

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (NYSE:BIP) (TSE:BIP.UN) – Research analysts at Raymond James decreased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for 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 $0.83 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.84. Raymond James has a “Strong-Buy” rating and a $46.00 price objective 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’ Q1 2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.90 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.92 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.70 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 16th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from $35.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 30th. Finally, TD Securities increased their price target on Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from $49.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $40.60.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Trading Down 0.2 %

NYSE BIP opened at $32.37 on Wednesday. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a 52 week low of $24.84 and a 52 week high of $36.50. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $32.99 and a 200 day moving average price of $32.80. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.72. The firm has a market cap of $15.02 billion, a PE ratio of -85.18 and a beta of 1.07.

Institutional Trading of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 2.7% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 23,809,423 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $834,282,000 after purchasing an additional 616,373 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its holdings in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 6,147,654 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $168,680,000 after buying an additional 257,587 shares during the period. Select Equity Group L.P. increased its holdings in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 29.6% in the 2nd quarter. Select Equity Group L.P. now owns 4,202,842 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $115,326,000 after buying an additional 960,120 shares during the period. Toronto Dominion Bank raised its position in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 24.6% during the 3rd quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 4,003,231 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $140,273,000 after buying an additional 790,078 shares during the last quarter. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI lifted its stake in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 5.4% during the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 2,550,270 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $89,362,000 after acquiring an additional 130,371 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 57.92% of the company’s stock.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Friday, November 29th were paid a $0.405 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 -426.32%.

About Brookfield Infrastructure Partners

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.