Brunswick (NYSE:BC) Stock Unloaded Rep. Lisa C. McClain

Key Points

• Representative Lisa C. McClain sold shares of Brunswick Corporation valued between $1,001 and $15,000 on June 17th, according to a filing made on August 13th.
• The stock of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC) is currently down 2.4%, with a 12-month trading range of $41.00 to $87.65.
• Brunswick announced a quarterly dividend of $0.43 per share, with an ex-dividend date set for August 20th, representing an annualized yield of 2.7%.

Representative Lisa C. McClain (R-Michigan) recently sold shares of Brunswick Corporation NYSE: BC. In a filing disclosed on August 13th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Brunswick stock on June 17th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "CHARLES SCHWAB BROKERAGE ACCOUNT 924" account.

Representative Lisa C. McClain also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Autoliv NYSE: ALV on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Applied Materials NASDAQ: AMAT on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. NYSE: AJG on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of SAP NYSE: SAP on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of XPO NYSE: XPO on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Lithia Motors NYSE: LAD on 7/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Sanofi NASDAQ: SNY on 7/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Waters NYSE: WAT on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Group 1 Automotive NYSE: GPI on 7/22/2025.

Brunswick Stock Up 6.2%

BC stock traded up $3.8330 during trading on Friday, reaching $65.9030. 1,301,056 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 880,357. The firm's 50 day moving average is $59.31 and its 200 day moving average is $55.64. Brunswick Corporation has a twelve month low of $41.00 and a twelve month high of $87.65. The company has a current ratio of 1.68, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10. The firm has a market cap of $4.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 106.30 and a beta of 1.28.

Brunswick (NYSE:BC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The company reported $1.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.27. Brunswick had a return on equity of 10.73% and a net margin of 0.82%.The business had revenue of $1.45 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.25 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.80 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up .2% on a year-over-year basis. Brunswick has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.250-3.250 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.750-0.900 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Brunswick Corporation will post 4.19 EPS for the current year.

Brunswick Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 20th. Brunswick's dividend payout ratio is 277.42%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

BC has been the subject of several analyst reports. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $68.00 price objective (up from $61.00) on shares of Brunswick in a research note on Monday, June 16th. Zacks Research downgraded Brunswick from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday. DA Davidson increased their price objective on Brunswick from $43.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Roth Capital increased their price objective on Brunswick from $60.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on Brunswick from $56.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $68.25.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Christopher F. Dekker sold 2,092 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.47, for a total value of $122,319.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 44,466 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,599,927.02. This represents a 4.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.81% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Brunswick

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 1.3% in the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 3,482,887 shares of the company's stock valued at $192,395,000 after acquiring an additional 43,361 shares in the last quarter. Turtle Creek Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 19.7% in the fourth quarter. Turtle Creek Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,965,460 shares of the company's stock valued at $191,806,000 after acquiring an additional 488,412 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 20.2% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,504,407 shares of the company's stock valued at $134,857,000 after acquiring an additional 420,369 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 22.7% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,472,467 shares of the company's stock valued at $81,339,000 after acquiring an additional 272,815 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 23.2% in the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,420,922 shares of the company's stock valued at $78,492,000 after acquiring an additional 267,479 shares in the last quarter. 99.34% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Representative McClain

Lisa McClain (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan's 9th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. McClain (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 9th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Lisa McClain lives in Romeo, Michigan. McClain earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Northwood University. Her career experience includes founding and working as the president of North End Support Team.

About Brunswick

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.