Brunswick (BC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Brunswick Corporation is a marine recreation company that designs, manufactures and markets boats, marine engines and propulsion systems, and related parts and accessories. Its products serve recreational boaters and other customers in the marine industry.

The company’s brands include Mercury Marine, which makes outboard engines and other propulsion products, and boat brands such as Sea Ray, Boston Whaler, Bayliner and Lund. Brunswick also supplies marine electronics and equipment, including products under the Simrad, Lowrance and B&G brands.

Founded in 1845 by John Moses Brunswick, the company began as a maker of billiard tables before expanding into other recreational products and, eventually, the marine business. Brunswick serves customers in markets around the world.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $76.42 to $78.40
• 50-Day Range: $61.55 to $81.26
• 52-Week Range: $59.06 to $90.25
• Volume: 904,116 shs
• Average Volume: 905,210 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.01 billion
• P/E Ratio: 23.92
• Dividend Yield: 2.28%
• Price Target: $83.75
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Brunswick Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Brunswick scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 79th out of 474 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Brunswick has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.46, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 5 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Brunswick is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Brunswick has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.45%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Brunswick are expected to grow by 15.45% in the coming year, from $4.66 to $5.38 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Brunswick is 23.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.40.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Brunswick is 23.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 26.42.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Brunswick has a P/B Ratio of 2.96. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.31% of the float of Brunswick has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Brunswick has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.66.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Brunswick has recently decreased by 2.04%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Brunswick pays a meaningful dividend of 2.28%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Brunswick has been increasing its dividend for 13 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Brunswick is 54.49%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Brunswick will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.71% next year. This indicates that Brunswick will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.44

News Sentiment

Brunswick has a news sentiment score of 0.44. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Brunswick this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for BC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Brunswick to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Brunswick insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,801,623.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.99% of the stock of Brunswick is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

99.34% of the stock of Brunswick is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 8/20/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 8/20/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/29/2026
• Today: 11/08/2026
• Record date for 12/15 Dividend: 11/24/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/15 Dividend: 11/24/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/15/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Leisure Products
• Sub-Industry: Leisure Products
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BC
• CIK: 14930
• Web: www.brunswick.com
• Phone: (847) 735-4700
• Fax: 847-735-4765
• Employees: 14,000
• Year Founded: 1845

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Brunswick: $83.75
• High Price Target: $115.00
• Low Price Target: $66.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.46
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.23
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.92
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.36
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$137.30 million
• Net Margins: 3.69%
• Pretax Margin: 4.25%
• Return on Equity: 17.51%
• Return on Assets: 5.31%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.07
• Current Ratio: 1.51
• Quick Ratio: 0.62

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.36 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.93
• Cash Flow: $7.81 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.89
• Book Value: $26.09 per share
• Price / Book: 2.96

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 64,800,000
• Free Float: 64,156,000
• Market Cap: $5.01 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.40