Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for BBU Q3 Earnings

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (NYSE:BBU) – Equities researchers at National Bank Financial raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Brookfield Business Partners in a report issued on Tuesday, April 29th. National Bank Financial analyst J. Gloyn now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings of $1.29 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.28. The consensus estimate for Brookfield Business Partners’ current full-year earnings is $5.25 per share.

Brookfield Business Partners (NYSE:BBU) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The business services provider reported $1.47 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by $1.33. Brookfield Business Partners had a net margin of 2.20% and a return on equity of 5.09%.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on BBU. Scotiabank cut their price target on shares of Brookfield Business Partners from $33.00 to $29.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 24th. National Bankshares cut their target price on Brookfield Business Partners from $36.00 to $32.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on Brookfield Business Partners from $32.00 to $30.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on Brookfield Business Partners from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, CIBC reduced their target price on Brookfield Business Partners from $34.00 to $30.00 and set an “outperformer” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 28th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Brookfield Business Partners presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $31.00.

Brookfield Business Partners Stock Up 2.1 %

BBU stock opened at $22.35 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.00 billion, a PE ratio of -45.61 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a fifty day moving average of $22.35 and a 200-day moving average of $23.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.12, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a current ratio of 0.50. Brookfield Business Partners has a one year low of $16.85 and a one year high of $26.75.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Brookfield Business Partners

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Intact Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in Brookfield Business Partners by 52.6% during the fourth quarter. Intact Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,900 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $68,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. BBR Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Brookfield Business Partners during the 4th quarter worth $241,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in shares of Brookfield Business Partners by 8.9% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 17,724 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $415,000 after buying an additional 1,448 shares in the last quarter. Gold Investment Management Ltd. grew its stake in Brookfield Business Partners by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Gold Investment Management Ltd. now owns 32,518 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $767,000 after acquiring an additional 1,017 shares during the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its holdings in Brookfield Business Partners by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 41,794 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $987,000 after acquiring an additional 1,146 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.04% of the company’s stock.

Brookfield Business Partners Company Profile

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.