How to buy Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P (BIP) stock

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P is an utilities-diversified business based in the US. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P shares (BIP) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P stock price (NYSE: BIP)

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Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-07-16.

Latest market close	$54.22
52-week range	$39.36 - $56.83
50-day moving average	$54.94
200-day moving average	$53.35
Wall St. target price	$60.40
PE ratio	102.9887
Dividend yield	$1.965 (3.6%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$0.53

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Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $54.22 from 2021-05-28

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1 month (2021-06-23)	0.58%
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Is Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P under- or over-valued?

Valuing Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P's P/E ratio

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 103x. In other words, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P shares trade at around 103x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P's PEG ratio

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.18. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P's EBITDA

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $4.1 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P financials

Revenue TTM	$9.4 billion
Operating margin TTM	24.56%
Gross profit TTM	$4 billion
Return on assets TTM	2.57%
Return on equity TTM	5.7%
Profit margin	2.06%
Book value	$13.97
Market capitalisation	$16.2 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P shares

There are currently 1.8 million Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P shares held short by investors – that's known as Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P's "short interest". This figure is 4.6% up from 1.8 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P shares can be evaluated.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P shares traded daily (recently around 226136.59730722). Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P's SIR currently stands at 8.17. In other words for every 100,000 Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P shares traded daily on the market, roughly 8170 shares are currently held short.

However Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P shares, or, against the total number of tradable Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0065% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P shares, roughly 7 shares are currently held short).

A SIR below 10% would generally be considered to indicate a fairly optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P.

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Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 4.15% of net profits

Recently Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P has paid out, on average, around 4.15% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 3.67% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P shareholders could enjoy a 3.67% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P's case, that would currently equate to about $1.965 per share.

While Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P is investing more in its future growth.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P's most recent dividend payout was on 29 June 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 27 May 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P's shares ever split?

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P's shares were split on a 112:100 basis on 30 March 2020. So if you had owned 100 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 112 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 10.7% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P shares which in turn could have impacted Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P's share price.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P's shares have ranged in value from as little as $39.3579 up to $56.83. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P's is 0.7835. This would suggest that Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P overview

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 Utilities segment operates approximately 4,200 kilometers (km) of natural gas pipelines; 2,000 km of electricity transmission lines; and 6. 9 million electricity and natural gas connections, as well as 1. 5 million installed smart meters; and 330,000 long-term contracted sub-metering services. This segment also offers centralized heating and cooling systems; centralized gas distribution and cogeneration for heating, cooling, and energy; and water heater, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioner rental, and other home services.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.259% of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P shares are held by insiders and 56.714% by institutions. When does the fiscal year end for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P?
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P based?
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P's address is: 73 Front Street, Hamilton, Bermuda, HM 12 What is Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P's ISIN number?
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P's international securities identification number is: BMG162521014 What is Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P's CUSIP number?
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L-P's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: G16252101