Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for BIP FY2025 Earnings

Key Points

• National Bank Financial has lowered its FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners to $3.25, down from $3.33, while the current consensus estimate remains at $3.45.
• The company reported a quarterly EPS of $0.81, missing expectations by $0.01, but achieved a revenue of $5.43 billion, surpassing estimates significantly.
• Brookfield Infrastructure Partners announced a quarterly dividend of $0.43, yielding 5.5%, with a remarkable dividend payout ratio of 3,440.00%.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP (NYSE:BIP - Free Report) TSE: BIP.UN - Analysts at National Bank Financial lowered their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, July 31st. National Bank Financial analyst P. Kenny now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $3.25 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $3.33. The consensus estimate for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' current full-year earnings is $3.45 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' FY2026 earnings at $3.65 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from $34.00 to $31.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $41.67.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Stock Down 1.8%

BIP stock traded down $0.57 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $30.34. The company's stock had a trading volume of 257,116 shares, compared to its average volume of 511,075. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $32.74 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $31.47. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.64. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a 12 month low of $25.72 and a 12 month high of $36.50. The company has a market capitalization of $14.09 billion, a PE ratio of 607.22 and a beta of 1.09.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE:BIP - Get Free Report) TSE: BIP.UN last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The utilities provider reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.82 by ($0.01). Brookfield Infrastructure Partners had a net margin of 1.54% and a return on equity of 1.15%. The firm had revenue of $5.43 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.95 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.77 earnings per share. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners's revenue for the quarter was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 29th will be issued a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 29th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.7%. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners's payout ratio is presently 3,440.00%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Brookfield Infrastructure Partners

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. North Capital Inc. purchased a new stake in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in the 1st quarter worth approximately $35,000. SouthState Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners during the first quarter worth $37,000. Parallel Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners during the first quarter worth $45,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 565.6% in the first quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,243 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $68,000 after purchasing an additional 1,906 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pandora Wealth Inc. acquired a new stake in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in the 1st quarter worth about $80,000. 57.92% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.