Raymond James Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (NYSE:BIP)

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (NYSE:BIP) (TSE:BIP.UN) – Raymond James lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in a research report issued on Wednesday, May 1st. Raymond James analyst F. Bastien now forecasts that the utilities provider will earn $0.89 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.88. Raymond James currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating and a $44.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners’ current full-year earnings is $3.29 per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. National Bank Financial lowered shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 30th. National Bankshares lowered shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $32.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Tuesday, January 30th. TD Securities cut their target price on shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from $47.00 to $46.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from $37.00 to $34.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 17th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, May 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $38.20.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:BIP opened at $29.96 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 96.65 and a beta of 0.99. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $28.61 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $28.82. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a fifty-two week low of $21.03 and a fifty-two week high of $37.32.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Brookfield Infrastructure Partners

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 8.5% in the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 21,652,827 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $675,785,000 after buying an additional 1,701,587 shares in the last quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. boosted its holdings in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 9.6% during the fourth quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 19,209,097 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $604,894,000 after purchasing an additional 1,678,140 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its position in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 8.3% in the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 17,876,978 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $525,947,000 after purchasing an additional 1,362,482 shares in the last quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp increased its stake in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 28.2% in the 4th quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 7,118,909 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $224,468,000 after buying an additional 1,565,246 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CIBC Asset Management Inc lifted its position in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 20.0% during the 4th quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 6,681,918 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $211,259,000 after buying an additional 1,112,217 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 57.92% of the company’s stock.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.405 per share. This represents a $1.62 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.41%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 31st. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 522.58%.

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.