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Stockchase InsightsBrookfield Infrastructure PartnersBIPC.TOHOLDSep 27, 2021

Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. The IPL deal has not yet closed but the bottom should be coming up. The stock is down 31% year to date. In a low interest rate environment, combined with the merger, investors should start paying attention again. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free

$74.16

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$57.52

As of Jun 05, 2026. Market Open.

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TOP PICK

It's a catch-up trade. The BIP.UN chart shows it's at the top of its trading range, and BIPC is not. A good company. He thinks it will approach $100 and would sell at that point. He recently bought it.

(Analysts’ price target is $58.97)
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PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Sep 05/24, Down 7.1%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O’Reilly

Our PAST TOP PICK with BIPC has triggered its stop at $51.  To remain disciplined we recommend covering the position at this time.  When combined with our previous guidance, this will result in a net investment loss of 1%.

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TOP PICK
Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly

We reiterate BIPC as a TOP PICK.  The company has acquired 40 data centre sites, allowing it to exploit its utility expertise.  It trades at 4x earnings and supports a robust ROE.  We like that cash reserves are growing, while the company pays a reasonable dividend, backed by a payout ratio under 20% of cash flow.  We recommend trailing up the stop (from $44) to $51, looking to achieve $65 -- upside potential of 18%.  Yield 2.9%   

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PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Mar 19/24, Up 18.2%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly

Our PAST TOP PICK with BIPC has achieved its target at $54.  To remain disciplined, we recommend covering half the position at this time and maintaining the stop at $44.  

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PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Mar 19/24, Up 14.7%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly

Our PAST TOP PICK with BIPC is progressing well.  To remain disciplined, we recommend trailing up the stop (from $38) to $44 at this time.  

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TOP PICK
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The global infrastructure company has invested $2 billion into intermodal logistics and “hyperscale” data platforms, which it feels will benefit from 5G rollouts.  It trades at 1.4x book and supports an excellent 32% ROE.  We like that cash reserves are growing, while debt is aggressively retired.  We recommend setting a stop at $38, looking to achieve $54 — upside potential of 18%.  Yield 3.3%

BUY
There was lots of volatility with issued shares, but the management team is great. There is inflation protection and growing cashflow. They are having issues with commercial real-estate but the infrastructure fund has no exposure to it. It has a nice growing dividend.
COMMENT

Tax differences? For a Canadian investor, there really is not much difference between BIP.UN and BIPC. US investors face different issues regarding limited partnerships. It was a strategy by Brookfield to increase liquidity and it is why BIPC trades at a premium to BIP.UN -- it was also added to the Russell Index. If you are a Canadian investor, stay with BIP.UN as it has a higher yield.

DON'T BUY
BIPC vs. BIP.UN for an unregistered account He's avoiding all Brookfield infrastructure stocks. All infrastructure stocks have been caught off-guard by the pandemic. So infrastructure is no longer safe and the future is unknown. He expects infrastructure spending will fall which will reduce dividends in the future.
COMMENT
BIPC-T vs. BIP.UN-T. Some institutions could not hold the .UN version in their portfolios. They can hold the new version, which started trading in March. They are exchangeable on a 1:1 basis but may have different tax implications.