BRP (DOOO) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend BC or DOOO?

Brunswick presently has a consensus target price of $68.25, indicating a potential upside of 4.83%. BRP has a consensus target price of $62.75, indicating a potential downside of 4.56%. Given Brunswick's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Brunswick is more favorable than BRP.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brunswick	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
BRP	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Which has more risk and volatility, BC or DOOO?

Brunswick has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BRP has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, BC or DOOO?

Brunswick has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Brunswick	$5.24B	0.81	$130.10M	$0.62	105.01
BRP	$5.44B	0.88	-$154.60M	-$0.24	-273.94

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BC or DOOO?

99.3% of Brunswick shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Brunswick shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor BC or DOOO?

In the previous week, BRP had 19 more articles in the media than Brunswick. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for BRP and 14 mentions for Brunswick. Brunswick's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat BRP's score of 0.94 indicating that Brunswick is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brunswick	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BRP	7 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BC or DOOO more profitable?

Brunswick has a net margin of 0.82% compared to BRP's net margin of -0.34%. BRP's return on equity of 64.24% beat Brunswick's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brunswick	0.82%	10.73%	3.54%
BRP	-0.34%	64.24%	4.20%

Is BC or DOOO a better dividend stock?

Brunswick pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. BRP pays an annual dividend of $0.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Brunswick pays out 277.4% 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 pays out -262.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brunswick has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and BRP has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Brunswick is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Brunswick beats BRP on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.