Roth Capital Weighs in on Brunswick's Q2 Earnings (NYSE:BC)

Brunswick Co. (NYSE:BC - Free Report) - Analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Brunswick in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 29th. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now expects that the company will earn $0.81 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.87. The consensus estimate for Brunswick's current full-year earnings is $4.19 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Brunswick's Q3 2026 earnings at $1.23 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.81 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Brunswick from $64.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on shares of Brunswick from $95.00 to $86.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on shares of Brunswick from $75.00 to $65.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Benchmark initiated coverage on shares of Brunswick in a research report on Monday. They set a "buy" rating and a $70.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Roth Mkm decreased their price objective on shares of Brunswick from $91.00 to $85.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Brunswick has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $71.00.

Brunswick Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of NYSE BC opened at $46.36 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 1.65. Brunswick has a 52-week low of $41.00 and a 52-week high of $87.65. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $52.54 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $66.04. The stock has a market cap of $3.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.40 and a beta of 1.42.

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

Brunswick Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 24th were paid a $0.43 dividend. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.71%. This is a positive change from Brunswick's previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 24th. Brunswick's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 142.15%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Brunswick

In other Brunswick news, Director Nancy E. Cooper sold 433 shares of Brunswick stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.65, for a total transaction of $28,426.45. Following the transaction, the director now owns 25,361 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,664,949.65. This trade represents a 1.68 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Randall S. Altman sold 3,417 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.21, for a total value of $215,988.57. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 26,683 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,686,632.43. This represents a 11.35 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.81% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Brunswick

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its position in shares of Brunswick by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 28,031 shares of the company's stock worth $1,813,000 after acquiring an additional 160 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Brunswick by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 9,861 shares of the company's stock worth $638,000 after acquiring an additional 190 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of Brunswick by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,883 shares of the company's stock worth $316,000 after buying an additional 236 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its position in shares of Brunswick by 33.3% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,078 shares of the company's stock worth $58,000 after buying an additional 269 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Xponance Inc. raised its position in shares of Brunswick by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 7,617 shares of the company's stock worth $493,000 after buying an additional 359 shares in the last quarter. 99.34% of the stock is 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.

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