BRP (DOOO) Competitors

BRP (NASDAQ:DOOO) and Brunswick (NYSE:BC) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DOOO or BC?

99.3% of Brunswick shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Brunswick shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, DOOO or BC?

BRP has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brunswick has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, DOOO or BC?

Brunswick has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BRP. BRP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brunswick, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BRP	$5.44B	0.67	-$154.60M	-$0.41	-121.70
Brunswick	$5.24B	0.75	$130.10M	$1.21	49.49

Is DOOO or BC a better dividend stock?

BRP pays an annual dividend of $0.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Brunswick pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. BRP pays out -153.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brunswick pays out 142.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BRP has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Brunswick has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Brunswick is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is DOOO or BC more profitable?

Brunswick has a net margin of 1.62% compared to BRP's net margin of -0.55%. BRP's return on equity of 54.71% beat Brunswick's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BRP	-0.55%	54.71%	3.88%
Brunswick	1.62%	12.88%	4.20%

Does the media refer more to DOOO or BC?

In the previous week, Brunswick had 36 more articles in the media than BRP. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Brunswick and 1 mentions for BRP. Brunswick's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat BRP's score of 0.16 indicating that Brunswick is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BRP	Neutral
Brunswick	Positive

Do analysts recommend DOOO or BC?

BRP presently has a consensus price target of $43.00, suggesting a potential downside of 13.82%. Brunswick has a consensus price target of $69.46, suggesting a potential upside of 16.00%. Given Brunswick's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Brunswick is more favorable than BRP.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BRP	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58
Brunswick	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Summary

Brunswick beats BRP on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.