Desjardins Equities Analysts Lift Earnings Estimates for BBU

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (NYSE:BBU) – Analysts at Desjardins increased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Brookfield Business Partners in a report issued on Sunday, November 9th. Desjardins analyst G. Ho now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings of $4.84 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $4.39. Desjardins has a “Buy” rating and a $34.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Brookfield Business Partners’ current full-year earnings is $5.25 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Brookfield Business Partners’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.38 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.57 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.12 EPS.

BBU has been the topic of several other reports. National Bankshares increased their price target on shares of Brookfield Business Partners from $39.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Brookfield Business Partners in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research downgraded Brookfield Business Partners from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. Scotiabank set a $39.00 price objective on Brookfield Business Partners and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on Brookfield Business Partners from $35.00 to $39.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $36.50.

Brookfield Business Partners Stock Performance

NYSE:BBU opened at $31.80 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 0.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.84. The company has a market capitalization of $2.82 billion, a P/E ratio of -17.67 and a beta of 1.39. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $32.01 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $27.59. Brookfield Business Partners has a twelve month low of $18.63 and a twelve month high of $36.90.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Brookfield Business Partners

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. BROOKFIELD Corp ON grew its stake in shares of Brookfield Business Partners by 72.5% during the 1st quarter. BROOKFIELD Corp ON now owns 44,152,007 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,035,806,000 after buying an additional 18,549,503 shares during the period. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. increased its stake in Brookfield Business Partners by 1.6% during the third quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 1,119,781 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $35,513,000 after acquiring an additional 17,508 shares during the last quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management raised its holdings in shares of Brookfield Business Partners by 74.4% in the 3rd quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management now owns 696,679 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $22,849,000 after purchasing an additional 297,180 shares during the period. AGF Management Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Brookfield Business Partners by 58.2% in the 1st quarter. AGF Management Ltd. now owns 342,906 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $8,030,000 after purchasing an additional 126,189 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Brookfield Business Partners by 796.3% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 322,899 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $10,530,000 after purchasing an additional 286,872 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.04% of the company’s stock.

Brookfield Business Partners Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Friday, November 28th will be given a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 28th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Brookfield Business Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -13.89%.

About Brookfield Business Partners

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. is a private equity firm specializing in acquisition. The firm typically invests in business services, infrastructure services, construction, energy, and industrials sector. It prefers to take majority stake in companies. The firm seeks returns of at least 15% on its investments.