5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Brookfield Infrastructure

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Based on the aggregated intelligence of 135,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE: BIP) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Brookfield Infrastructure's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Brookfield Infrastructure facts

Headquarters	Hamilton, Bermuda
Market Cap	$344.5 million
Industry	Electric Utilities
Trailing-12-Month (TTM) Revenue	$47.3 million
Management	President/CEO Samuel Pollock CFO John Stinebaugh
Business Segments	Electricity Transmission Systems, Timberlands, Social Infrastructure
TTM Return on Equity	8.9%
Dividend Yield	7%
Other Highly Rated Electric Utility Stocks	Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) Southern (NYSE: SO)
CAPS Members Bullish on BIP Also Bullish on	Cemex (NYSE: CX) Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ)
CAPS Members Bearish on BIP Also Bearish on	Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX)

Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's), and Motley Fool CAPS.

Over on CAPS, 380 of the 385 members who have rated Brookfield Infrastructure -- some 99% -- believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include All-Stars SlowThought and latimerburned, both of whom are ranked in the top 15% of our community.

Last month, SlowThought highlighted the stock's utilitarian nature: "Utility sector is a good choice for value and for defense. This company has low debt, good margins, and a good dividend."

In a more recent pitch from last week, latimerburned expands on the company's other exposures:

Probably one of the most boring businesses around but that is what is so great about it. They own timberlands and electric transmission as well as some social infrastructure. Look for them to make a big splash this year by diversifying into transportation infrastructure by buying into either an overlevered toll road or inking a ports deal. If slow and steady wins the race then [Brookfield Infrastructure] is the way to go.

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