Brookfield Infrastructure PartnersBIP.UN.TOBUYFeb 04, 2021Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 26, 2026. Market Open.
You get paid to wait. Steady compounder. $1.7B in new projects. Inflation-linked cashflows. AFFO growth of 11%, trades at 10.5x. Good one to own amidst all the cross-currents of markets today. A "when" story, not "if". Yield is 4.81%; very safe payout ratio of 56%.
(Analysts’ price target is $60.27)If you have any withholding tax in a cash (taxable) account, because the structure is set up not in Canada, you should be able to claim it back on your tax return. So it's better to have in a taxable account than in a TFSA or RRSP, where you can't claim it back.
He owns BN instead.
Not a fan of this. They pay a dividend and reinvest capital into new projects, but this makes them dependent on generating capital gains and flipping projects. There's no real free cash flow as you see in a typical utility. Also, they are very interest rate-sensitive; they need to constantly borrow money to develop new projects.
BIP.UN vs. BAM Strong earnings. Sale of Enwave gave them a healthy profit. BAM is also a great company to invest in, especially as it's trading at a discount to NAV. But with BAM, you get exposure to BPY, BEP, and the rest of the suite. BIP is more of an operational manager. If you want more diversity, BAM gives you that. Having both in your portfolio gives you full exposure to the infrastructure asset class.