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Incorporated in 2007 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (BIP) engages in the utilities, transport, midstream, and data businesses.

It operates in the United States, Canada, India, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Colombia, France, Australia, Germany, and internationally. 

Three key data points gauge Brookfield or any dividend paying entity, namely:

(1) Price

(2) Dividends

(3) Returns

Those keys also indicate if any company has made, is making, and will make money.

BIP Price

Brookfield share price fell  5.3%  from $35.19 to $33.33 over the past year per Friday’s market price.

Twelve analysts cover the stock.

The median of their price targets showed a $6.80 estimated price gain to $40.00 come September, 2026.

BIP Dividends

Brookfield has paid dividends quarterly since March 31, 2008.

The current forward looking annual $1.72 dividend yields 5.16% per Monday’s $33.33 share price.

The next $0.43 quarterly dividend paid out yesterday, September 29th to Shareholders of record August 29th.

BIP Returns

Putting it all together, a $5.11 estimated gross gain per share shows up when adding Brookfield’s annual $1.72 dividend  to half the estimated $6.78 annual price gain (or $3.39) projected by 12 analysts.

A little over $1000 invested at the recent $33.33 share price would buy  30 shares which, multiply the $5.11 gross gain to an estimated $153.32 for the coming year.

About 33.7% of that $153 gain comes from the $51.60 of annual dividends generated from your $1,000 investment.

Besides, the $51.60 annual dividend income from your $1k investment is about 54.8% greater than the recent $33.33 single-share price.

(A dividend dogcatcher rule is to only buy initial shares of a stock that pay an annual dividend from $1000 invested that is greater than the cost of a single share.)

Therefore, you may choose to pounce on Brookfield Infrastructure Partners to get that current $51.60 annual dividend income that has been paid out over the past 17 years.

The exact track of BIP’s future share price and dividends will entirely be determined by market action and company finances.   

Remember the best way to track stock performance and dividend payments is through direct ownership of company shares.

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