Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" by Brokerages

Key Points

• Brunswick has a consensus “Hold” rating from 15 analysts: seven recommend holding, six recommend buying, one rates it a strong buy, and one rates it a sell. The average 12-month price target is $87.57.
• The company exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $1.56 in EPS versus the $1.19 consensus and $1.56 billion in revenue, up 7.7% year over year. Analysts expect full-year 2026 EPS of approximately $4.54.
• Brunswick declared a quarterly dividend of $0.44 per share, equivalent to an annualized $1.76 payout and a 2.2% yield; institutional investors collectively own 99.34% of the stock.

Shares of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC - Get Free Report) have earned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the fifteen ratings firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $87.5714.

Several research firms have recently weighed in on BC. Robert W. Baird set a $92.00 price target on shares of Brunswick in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "sell (d+)" rating on shares of Brunswick in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Brunswick from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, April 25th. DA Davidson reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $76.00 target price on shares of Brunswick in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their target price on Brunswick from $93.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 6th.

Brunswick Price Performance

Brunswick stock opened at $79.89 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.18 billion, a P/E ratio of -60.98 and a beta of 1.33. Brunswick has a 1 year low of $58.56 and a 1 year high of $90.25. The company's fifty day moving average price is $81.02 and its 200 day moving average price is $79.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 1.45.

Brunswick (NYSE:BC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.56 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.19 by $0.37. The firm had revenue of $1.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.52 billion. Brunswick had a positive return on equity of 15.28% and a negative net margin of 1.53%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.90 earnings per share. Brunswick has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.200-1.400 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.350-4.750 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Brunswick will post 4.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Brunswick Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 20th will be given a dividend of $0.44 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. Brunswick's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -134.35%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Brunswick news, CEO David M. Foulkes sold 25,853 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.12, for a total value of $2,148,901.36. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 267,528 shares in the company, valued at $22,236,927.36. This represents a 8.81% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.99% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Swedbank AB purchased a new position in Brunswick during the fourth quarter worth about $10,394,000. Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd. increased its position in shares of Brunswick by 21.4% during the fourth quarter. Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd. now owns 328,523 shares of the company's stock valued at $24,390,000 after acquiring an additional 57,895 shares during the last quarter. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Brunswick in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $591,000. Ritholtz Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of Brunswick in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $914,000. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 148.5% in the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 79,607 shares of the company's stock worth $5,792,000 after acquiring an additional 47,573 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.34% of the company's stock.

About Brunswick

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.

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