Research Analysts Set Expectations for Brunswick Q3 Earnings

Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC - Free Report) - Analysts at Roth Capital increased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Brunswick in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, July 23rd. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.21 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.02. Roth Capital has a "Buy" rating and a $68.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Brunswick's current full-year earnings is $4.19 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Brunswick's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.76 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.28 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.17 EPS.

Brunswick (NYSE:BC - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The company reported $1.16 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.27. The company 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 for the quarter was up .2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.80 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Benchmark initiated coverage on shares of Brunswick in a report on Monday, April 28th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $70.00 price target for the company. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on shares of Brunswick from $64.00 to $45.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Baird R W lowered shares of Brunswick from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, April 4th. Truist Financial decreased their price target on shares of Brunswick from $85.00 to $60.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $68.00 target price (up from $61.00) on shares of Brunswick in a research note on Monday, June 16th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $69.46.

Brunswick Trading Up 1.9%

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Brunswick

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its position in shares of Brunswick by 17.7% in the first quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 3,439,526 shares of the company's stock valued at $185,218,000 after buying an additional 516,970 shares in the last quarter. Turtle Creek Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in 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 during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in 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 during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Brunswick by 18.1% in 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its stake in Brunswick by 4.6% in the fourth quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,338,619 shares of the company's stock valued at $86,582,000 after acquiring an additional 59,228 shares during the last quarter. 99.34% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Christopher F. Dekker sold 2,092 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $58.47, for a total value of $122,319.24. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 44,466 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,599,927.02. This represents a 4.49% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.81% of the company's stock.

Brunswick Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 20th will be issued a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 20th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.84%. Brunswick's payout ratio is 277.42%.

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.