BMO Capital Markets Issues Positive Forecast for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE:BIP) Stock Price

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE:BIP) (TSE:BIP.UN) had its price objective increased by BMO Capital Markets from $44.00 to $47.00 in a research report report published on Friday,BayStreet.CA reports. The brokerage currently has an outperform rating on the utilities provider’s stock.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $48.00 target price on shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Weiss Ratings downgraded Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $47.00 price target (up from $45.00) on shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in a research note on Friday. Wall Street Zen lowered Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, July 25th. Finally, National Bank Financial raised their price objective on Brookfield Infrastructure Partners from $43.00 to $44.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $45.62.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Trading Down 1.6%

NYSE:BIP opened at $41.72 on Friday. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a 12 month low of $29.63 and a 12 month high of $44.03. The company has a current ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 67.29 and a beta of 1.06. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $38.53 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $37.51.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE:BIP) (TSE:BIP.UN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The utilities provider reported $0.90 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.62. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners had a net margin of 3.51% and a return on equity of 2.59%. The firm had revenue of $6.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.13 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.82 earnings per share. Analysts expect that Brookfield Infrastructure Partners will post 3.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 31st will be paid a $0.455 dividend. This represents a $1.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 31st. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 275.76%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Brookfield Infrastructure Partners

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. State of Wisconsin Investment Board raised its holdings in shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 212.4% in the 4th quarter. State of Wisconsin Investment Board now owns 2,592,339 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $90,058,000 after acquiring an additional 1,762,436 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 68.4% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,243,218 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $112,669,000 after acquiring an additional 1,317,669 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 61.4% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 3,343,528 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $116,154,000 after purchasing an additional 1,271,823 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its stake in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners by 55.0% during the 1st quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,761,387 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $99,572,000 after purchasing an additional 979,842 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lincluden Management Ltd. bought a new stake in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners during the 4th quarter worth approximately $22,343,000. 57.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

More Brookfield Infrastructure Partners News

Here are the key news stories impacting Brookfield Infrastructure Partners this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong earnings beat: Brookfield Infrastructure reported second-quarter EPS of $0.89, well above the $0.16 consensus estimate. Revenue rose 19.4% year over year to $6.48 billion, exceeding expectations of $2.23 billion. The results represent an improvement from $0.81 EPS in the year-ago quarter. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners earnings report
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts raised price targets: National Bank Financial increased its target from $43 to $44 and maintained an “outperform” rating. BMO Capital Markets raised its target from $44 to $47 and also rated the stock “outperform,” implying approximately 6% and 13% upside, respectively, based on the cited reference price. Analyst price target revisions
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend supports income appeal: The partnership declared a quarterly distribution of $0.455 per unit, payable September 29 to unitholders of record August 31. The distribution implies annualized payments of approximately $1.82 per unit and a cited yield of 4.3%. Brookfield Infrastructure second-quarter results release
• Neutral Sentiment: Management’s second-quarter earnings call provided additional context on the results and outlook for Brookfield Infrastructure’s operations and capital allocation. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Q2 2026 earnings call transcript

About Brookfield Infrastructure Partners

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (NYSE: BIP) is a publicly traded limited partnership that owns and operates a diversified portfolio of infrastructure assets across four core sectors: utilities, transport, energy and data infrastructure. Through long-lived, regulated or contracted assets, Brookfield Infrastructure provides essential services such as electricity transmission and distribution, toll road and port operations, midstream energy logistics and fiber-based data networks.

The company’s utilities division encompasses regulated electricity and gas distribution networks in North and South America, Europe and Australia, ensuring stable cash flows under current regulatory frameworks.