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Brookfield Infrastructure PartnersBIP.UN.TODON'T BUYOct 02, 2024Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Oct 16, 2026. Market Open.
Big fan. One-stop diversified infrastructure play. Big growth driver is data -- cell towers, fibre, data centres -- now ~36% of FFO, but growing at a faster clip than other divisions. Simplifying structure, eligible for index inclusion, price may pop. 6-9% internal growth (he sees 9-12% for next couple of years). Trades at only 10x FFO.
Definitely buy at this level, looking at north of 25% total return. Increased interest rates will cause price volatility. Yield is ~5%.
There is a big Investment Summit going on in Toronto today and tomorrow. Brookfield Infrastructure will be a part of it since it is a big supplier of capital. It has already made a big investment in Western Canada and has a good international portfolio. Pays a 5% dividend. It is one of his favourite holdings and he is adding.
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)
Infrastructure stocks have had a good lift over the last 3 months, as have utilities. Yield is 3.6%, and only growing 5-6%. He likes more dividend growth, usually north of 10%. You won't get hurt, but performance might be less than the market.
He prefers the infrastructure builders to the owners. Lots of $$ being spent building infrastructure, and a bit more leverage in the earnings.