Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for Brunswick Q3 Earnings

Brunswick Co. (NYSE:BC - Free Report) - Roth Capital upped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Brunswick in a report issued on Tuesday, April 29th. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.02 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.01. The consensus estimate for Brunswick's current full-year earnings is $4.19 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Brunswick's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.61 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.98 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.68 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.20 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.92 EPS.

BC has been the subject of several other research reports. Roth Mkm dropped their target price on shares of Brunswick from $91.00 to $85.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 24th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on shares of Brunswick from $64.00 to $45.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Brunswick from $64.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. DA Davidson reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $43.00 price objective (down previously from $64.00) on shares of Brunswick in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Finally, Truist Financial lowered their price target on shares of Brunswick from $85.00 to $60.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Brunswick has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $71.00.

Brunswick Stock Performance

NYSE:BC traded down $1.01 on Thursday, hitting $45.59. The stock had a trading volume of 191,396 shares, compared to its average volume of 772,210. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $51.23 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $64.88. The stock has a market cap of $2.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.94 and a beta of 1.28. Brunswick has a 52-week low of $41.00 and a 52-week high of $87.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 1.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11.

Brunswick (NYSE:BC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $0.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.31. The firm had revenue of $1.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.14 billion. Brunswick had a return on equity of 15.41% and a net margin of 2.48%. Brunswick's quarterly revenue was down 10.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.35 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Brunswick

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings in Brunswick by 17.7% in the 1st quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 3,439,526 shares of the company's stock worth $185,218,000 after buying an additional 516,970 shares in the last quarter. Turtle Creek Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Brunswick by 19.7% during the 4th quarter. Turtle Creek Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,965,460 shares of the company's stock valued at $191,806,000 after buying an additional 488,412 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Brunswick by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,084,038 shares of the company's stock worth $134,796,000 after purchasing an additional 10,951 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in Brunswick by 18.1% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,757,186 shares of the company's stock valued at $113,655,000 after acquiring an additional 269,413 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Brunswick by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,462,558 shares of the company's stock valued at $94,599,000 after purchasing an additional 41,583 shares during the last quarter. 99.34% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Brunswick

In other Brunswick news, SVP Randall S. Altman sold 3,417 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.21, for a total transaction of $215,988.57. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 26,683 shares in the company, valued at $1,686,632.43. This trade represents a 11.35 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.81% of the company's stock.

Brunswick Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 24th were given a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 24th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.77%. This is an increase from Brunswick's previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. Brunswick's payout ratio is currently 142.15%.

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.