BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (BUI)
Financial Services · NYQ
Fundamentals
Valuation and ratings
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust trades at USD27.79, which is 38% below the USD38.25 our discounted cash flow model puts on the business. On that measure alone it screens as undervalued, though a DCF is an argument rather than a measurement, and the market is frequently right about why something is cheap.
Our moat model scores it 7 out of 100, which is little in the way of a moat. A moat is a structural reason competitors cannot take the profits away, and it matters more to a long holding period than any single quarter's numbers do.
It changes hands at 6.2 times earnings. Be careful reading that in isolation: for a cyclical business a low P/E arrives at the top of the cycle, when profits are peaking and about to fall, which is exactly when the shares look cheapest and are not.
BUI dividend history
Dividends per share by year
| Year | Total per share | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | USD0.963 | 7 |
| 2025 | USD2.60 | 12 |
| 2024 | USD1.43 | 12 |
| 2023 | USD1.42 | 12 |
| 2022 | USD1.42 | 12 |
| 2021 | USD1.42 | 12 |
| 2020 | USD1.42 | 12 |
| 2019 | USD1.42 | 12 |
| 2018 | USD1.42 | 12 |
| 2017 | USD1.30 | 11 |
| 2016 | USD1.42 | 12 |
Split-adjusted amounts in the listing currency, grouped by the calendar year of the ex-dividend date, from the filed record. Growth and streak figures compare complete years only.
About BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust
BlackRock Utility, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests in public equity markets across the globe. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the utilities and infrastructure sectors. It invests in stocks of companies across diversified market capitalizations. The fund also invests through derivatives, with an emphasis on option writing. The fund was formerly known as BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust. BlackRock Utility, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust was formed on November 22, 2011 and is domiciled in the United States.
BUI passes 2 of our 30 screens today
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Common questions
Is BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (BUI) undervalued?
Against our discounted cash flow estimate of USD38.25, BUI at USD27.79 is 38% below fair value. That is one model's answer, not a recommendation, and most of a DCF's output sits in a terminal value nobody can forecast.
What is BUI's P/E ratio?
BUI trades at 6.2 times earnings. A low P/E is not automatically cheap: on a cyclical company it is usually a warning that earnings are at a peak.
Does BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (BUI) pay a dividend?
Yes. BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust yields 6.64% at the current share price. It has paid USD2.64 per share over the trailing twelve months. It has paid a dividend in each of the last 14 complete calendar years. A dividend is declared by the board and can be cut at any time; a yield is a fact about the current price, not a promise.
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Data from company filings, exchange quotes and SEC EDGAR 13F disclosures. Quotes are delayed. Metrics we do not have are left out rather than estimated. Educational information, not financial advice.