Brunswick (NYSE:BC) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Brunswick (NYSE:BC - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.250-3.250 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 3.179. The company issued revenue guidance of $5.2 billion-$5.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.1 billion. Brunswick also updated its Q3 2025 guidance to 0.750-0.900 EPS.

Brunswick Price Performance

BC traded up $1.16 during trading on Friday, hitting $60.55. 1,131,486 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 904,333. The company has a market cap of $3.98 billion, a PE ratio of 97.65 and a beta of 1.27. Brunswick has a 1 year low of $41.00 and a 1 year high of $87.65. The company has a current ratio of 1.68, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $56.37 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $56.62.

Brunswick (NYSE:BC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The company reported $1.16 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.27. The business had revenue of $1.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.25 billion. Brunswick had a net margin of 0.82% and a return on equity of 10.73%. The business's revenue was up .2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.80 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Brunswick will post 4.19 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Brunswick Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 20th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.84%. Brunswick's dividend payout ratio is 142.15%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently commented on the company. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on Brunswick from $85.00 to $60.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 14th. Baird R W cut Brunswick from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, April 4th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on shares of Brunswick from $64.00 to $45.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. DA Davidson restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $43.00 price target (down previously from $64.00) on shares of Brunswick in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on shares of Brunswick from $75.00 to $65.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 25th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Brunswick presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $69.46.

Insider Buying and Selling at Brunswick

In related news, VP Christopher F. Dekker sold 2,092 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.47, for a total transaction of $122,319.24. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 44,466 shares in the company, valued at $2,599,927.02. This represents a 4.49% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.81% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Brunswick

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in Brunswick by 477.0% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 727 shares of the company's stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 601 shares during the last quarter. United Services Automobile Association bought a new position in shares of Brunswick during the 1st quarter worth $214,000. Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in shares of Brunswick by 10.7% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 149,000 shares of the company's stock worth $8,024,000 after acquiring an additional 14,395 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Brunswick by 133.6% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 77,326 shares of the company's stock worth $4,076,000 after acquiring an additional 44,228 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 203,838 shares in the last quarter. 99.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Brunswick Company Profile

Brunswick Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets recreation products in the United States, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Propulsion, Engine P&A, Navico Group, and Boat. The Propulsion segment provides outboard, sterndrive, inboard engines, propulsion-related controls, rigging, and propellers for boat builders through marine retail dealers under the Mercury, Mercury MerCruiser, Mariner, Mercury Racing, Mercury Diesel, Avator, and Fliteboard brands.