Barr E S & Co. Grows Holdings in Brookfield Corporation $BN

Barr E S & Co. grew its stake in Brookfield Corporation (NYSE:BN) by 48.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 916,671 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 298,380 shares during the period. Brookfield makes up about 2.2% of Barr E S & Co.’s holdings, making the stock its 14th biggest holding. Barr E S & Co.’s holdings in Brookfield were worth $42,066,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of BN. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Brookfield by 52.1% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 92,103,120 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,228,915,000 after buying an additional 31,543,313 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in Brookfield by 8,784.9% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 18,747,973 shares of the company’s stock worth $860,344,000 after buying an additional 18,536,964 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in Brookfield by 27.9% in the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 65,050,624 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,985,224,000 after buying an additional 14,200,710 shares in the last quarter. Lone Pine Capital LLC grew its stake in Brookfield by 81.1% in the 3rd quarter. Lone Pine Capital LLC now owns 10,181,348 shares of the company’s stock worth $698,237,000 after buying an additional 4,559,963 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. purchased a new position in Brookfield in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $171,104,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 61.60% of the company’s stock.

Brookfield Trading Down 4.3%

NYSE:BN opened at $45.48 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $42.78 and a 200-day moving average price of $44.94. Brookfield Corporation has a 12 month low of $37.54 and a 12 month high of $49.56. The company has a current ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.51. The stock has a market cap of $111.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 89.17 and a beta of 1.55.

Brookfield (NYSE:BN) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $0.67 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.06. Brookfield had a net margin of 1.76% and a return on equity of 3.87%. The firm had revenue of $1.63 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.63 billion. Equities analysts predict that Brookfield Corporation will post 2.94 EPS for the current year.

Brookfield Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a $0.07 dividend. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. Brookfield’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 57.14%.

Brookfield News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Brookfield this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Scotiabank and National Bank Financial both raised their price targets on Brookfield, keeping bullish ratings in place and signaling more upside from current levels. BayStreet.CA analyst ratings
• Positive Sentiment: Brookfield’s first-quarter results showed strong distributable earnings growth, with the company also highlighting heavy share repurchases and continued expansion of its insurance and wealth platforms. Brookfield Corporation Reports Strong First Quarter Results
• Positive Sentiment: The company disclosed a roughly $1 billion to $2 billion stake in SpaceX ahead of a possible IPO, which could be viewed as a valuable private-market investment and a potential catalyst if SpaceX eventually goes public. Brookfield Reveals $2 Billion SpaceX Stake Ahead Of Possible IPO
• Neutral Sentiment: Brookfield announced a C$750 million debt offering and a quarterly dividend, both of which are routine financing and capital-return updates rather than immediate earnings drivers. Brookfield Corporation Announces C$750M Debt Offering Pricing
• Negative Sentiment: The main drag on sentiment is that Brookfield’s reported Q1 EPS came in slightly below expectations, which may be prompting some profit-taking despite otherwise solid operating trends. Brookfield Corporation Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have commented on BN. National Bank Financial boosted their price target on shares of Brookfield from $58.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Scotiabank reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $53.00 price target (up from $48.50) on shares of Brookfield in a research note on Friday. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of Brookfield from $49.00 to $51.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Zacks Research raised shares of Brookfield from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 19th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Brookfield in a research note on Friday, March 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $56.40.

About Brookfield

Brookfield Corporation (NYSE:BN) is a global alternative asset manager that specializes in real assets. The company invests in and operates businesses across real estate, infrastructure, renewable power and energy, private equity and credit. Its activities span both ownership and active management of physical assets as well as the operation of investment funds and vehicles that provide institutional and retail investors access to long?lived, cash?generating assets.

Brookfield’s services include asset management, direct investing, property development and the operation of infrastructure and energy businesses.