Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC) has been given an average rating of “Hold” by the fifteen ratings firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have assigned a hold recommendation, six have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $86.7143.

BC has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Brunswick from $100.00 to $101.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Robert W. Baird set a $85.00 price objective on shares of Brunswick in a report on Friday, January 30th. Wolfe Research set a $90.00 price objective on shares of Brunswick in a report on Monday, January 12th. Roth Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $94.00 price objective (up from $79.00) on shares of Brunswick in a report on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Brunswick from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, April 25th.

Brunswick Trading Down 2.8%

Shares of Brunswick stock opened at $79.44 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.16 billion, a PE ratio of -37.83 and a beta of 1.33. Brunswick has a twelve month low of $48.83 and a twelve month high of $90.25. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $75.87 and its 200 day moving average price is $76.19. The company has a current ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13.

Brunswick (NYSE:BC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.24. The firm had revenue of $1.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. Brunswick had a negative net margin of 2.47% and a positive return on equity of 13.30%. Brunswick’s quarterly revenue was up 12.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.56 EPS. Brunswick has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.000-4.50 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.100-1.20 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Brunswick will post 4.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Brunswick Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 18th will be issued a $0.44 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 18th. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. Brunswick’s dividend payout ratio is presently -83.81%.

Institutional Trading of Brunswick

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of BC. Royal Bank of Canada raised its holdings in Brunswick by 10.7% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 149,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,024,000 after acquiring an additional 14,395 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 133.6% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 77,326 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,076,000 after buying an additional 44,228 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 142.9% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 346,503 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,659,000 after buying an additional 203,838 shares during the last quarter. United Services Automobile Association acquired a new stake in shares of Brunswick during the 1st quarter worth approximately $214,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 477.0% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 727 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 601 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.34% of the company’s stock.

Brunswick Company Profile

Founded in 1845 by John Moses Brunswick, Brunswick Corporation is a global leader in recreation products. Headquartered in Mettawa, Illinois, the company has evolved from its origins as a billiard table manufacturer into a diversified supplier of leisure equipment, serving both consumer and commercial markets around the world.

Brunswick operates through two primary segments: Marine and Bowling & Billiards. In its Marine segment, the company designs, manufactures and distributes recreational boats, outboard engines and aftermarket parts under recognized brands such as Sea Ray, Bayliner and Mercury Marine.