BIP posted first-quarter 2018 earnings of 42 cents per unit, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 86 cents by 51.2%. Click to get this free report NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE): Free Stock Analysis Report Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP (BIP): Free Stock Analysis Report FirstEnergy Corporation (FE): Free Stock Analysis Report DTE Energy Company (DTE): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The upside can be attributed to the consistent contributions from the Brazilian regulated gas transmission operations as well as rate base and upward inflation adjustments in other utility businesses.