Here’s a sustainable 5.6% yield

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BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS L.P. $34 is a buy. The partnership (Toronto symbol BEP.UN; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Utilities sector; Units outstanding: 659.2 million; Market cap: $22.4 billion; Distribution yield: 5.6%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.bep.brookfield.com) owns 237 hydroelectric generating stations, 183 wind farms, 225 solar facilities, and 6,964 distributed generation and energy storage sites. With the March 2024 payment, Brookfield raised the quarterly distribution by 5.2%. The annual rate of $1.42 U.S. a unit yields a high 5.6%. The partnership aims to raise the annual payment by 5% to 9% each year. In the quarter ended June 30, 2024, new projects and acquisitions lifted Brookfield’s revenue by 23.0%, to $1.48 billion from $1.21 billion a year earlier (all amounts except unit price and market cap in U.S. dollars). Cash flow per unit also rose 6.3%, to $0.51 from $0.48. Brookfield Renewable is a buy. buy…