Raymond James Has Pessimistic Outlook of BIP Q2 Earnings

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (NYSE:BIP - Free Report) TSE: BIP.UN - Equities research analysts at Raymond James decreased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in a research note issued on Thursday, May 1st. Raymond James analyst F. Bastien now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings of $0.80 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.82. 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 $3.45 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.90 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.35 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.00 EPS.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE:BIP - Get Free Report) TSE: BIP.UN last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The utilities provider reported $0.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.81 by $0.01. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners had a return on equity of 1.17% and a net margin of 1.64%. The business had revenue of $5.39 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.78 EPS.

BIP has been the subject of a number of other research reports. StockNews.com upgraded Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, February 1st. Citigroup lowered their price objective on Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from $34.00 to $31.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $40.00 target price on shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in a research report on Tuesday, March 25th. Scotiabank raised their target price on shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from $38.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, TD Securities upped their price target on Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from $50.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $41.67.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Stock Performance

NYSE:BIP traded down $0.05 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $31.88. The company's stock had a trading volume of 66,630 shares, compared to its average volume of 441,091. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.72, a current ratio of 0.08 and a quick ratio of 0.72. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a fifty-two week low of $25.72 and a fifty-two week high of $36.50. The firm's 50 day moving average is $29.14 and its 200-day moving average is $31.83. The firm has a market cap of $14.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 797.20 and a beta of 1.07.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Friday, May 30th will be issued a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 30th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.40%. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -8,600.00%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Brookfield Infrastructure Partners

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of BIP. Addenda Capital Inc. increased its stake in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 129.5% during the 4th quarter. Addenda Capital Inc. now owns 680,481 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $21,632,000 after buying an additional 384,000 shares during the period. Cidel Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners during the fourth quarter worth $272,000. Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 53.8% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 6,861 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $222,000 after buying an additional 2,399 shares in the last quarter. Walnut Private Equity Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 33.3% during the 4th quarter. Walnut Private Equity Partners LLC now owns 100,000 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $3,179,000 after acquiring an additional 25,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. raised its position in shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. now owns 829,187 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $26,337,000 after acquiring an additional 39,565 shares in the last quarter. 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.