Research Analysts Set Expectations for Brunswick Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Roth Capital has **revised** its Q3 2025 earnings estimate for Brunswick Corporation from **$1.21 to $0.85** per share, maintaining a "Buy" rating and a price target of **$68.00**.
• Recent earnings results showed Brunswick reported **$1.16 EPS**, beating estimates, with revenue of **$1.45 billion**, up 0.2% year-over-year.
• A quarterly dividend of **$0.43** is set to be paid on **September 15th**, representing a **2.91% yield** and indicating a high **dividend payout ratio** of 277.42%.

Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Brunswick in a research report issued on Tuesday, July 29th. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.85 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.21. Roth Capital currently has a "Buy" rating and a $68.00 target price 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.66 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.23 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.23 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.13 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. DA Davidson boosted their price objective on Brunswick from $43.00 to $59.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. Benchmark started coverage on Brunswick in a report on Monday, April 28th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $70.00 price target for the company. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Brunswick from $56.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, May 16th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price target on Brunswick from $75.00 to $65.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 25th. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their price target on Brunswick from $85.00 to $60.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 14th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $68.25.

Brunswick Stock Performance

Shares of BC stock traded up $2.19 on Thursday, hitting $58.83. The company had a trading volume of 256,117 shares, compared to its average volume of 970,915. The firm has a market cap of $3.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 94.94 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $57.14 and a 200-day moving average price of $56.27. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10. Brunswick has a twelve month low of $41.00 and a twelve month high of $87.65.

Brunswick (NYSE:BC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The company reported $1.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.27. The business had revenue of $1.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.25 billion. Brunswick had a return on equity of 10.73% and a net margin of 0.82%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up .2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.80 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Brunswick

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Deutsche Bank AG increased its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 28,031 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,813,000 after purchasing an additional 160 shares during the last quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 3.1% in the second quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 6,524 shares of the company's stock valued at $360,000 after purchasing an additional 195 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 24.7% in the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,041 shares of the company's stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 206 shares during the last quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 2.8% in the first quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 8,196 shares of the company's stock valued at $441,000 after purchasing an additional 221 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp increased its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 33.3% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,078 shares of the company's stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 269 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.34% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Brunswick

In other Brunswick news, VP Christopher F. Dekker sold 2,092 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.47, for a total transaction of $122,319.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.85% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Brunswick Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.43 per share. 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 2.9%. Brunswick's dividend payout ratio is presently 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.