BRP (DOOO) Competitors

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

Does the media favor BC or DOOO?

In the previous week, Brunswick had 18 more articles in the media than BRP. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Brunswick and 1 mentions for BRP. Brunswick's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat BRP's score of 0.47 indicating that Brunswick is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Brunswick	Positive
BRP	Neutral

Do analysts prefer BC or DOOO?

Brunswick presently has a consensus price target of $70.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.92%. BRP has a consensus price target of $43.00, indicating a potential downside of 11.08%. Given Brunswick's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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)	8 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Is BC or DOOO a better dividend stock?

Brunswick pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. BRP pays an annual dividend of $0.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. 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 pays out -153.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brunswick has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and BRP has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Brunswick is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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	0.73	$130.10M	$1.21	48.24
BRP	$5.44B	0.65	-$154.60M	-$0.41	-117.95

Which has more risk & volatility, BC or DOOO?

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BC or DOOO?

99.3% of Brunswick shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Brunswick shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is BC or DOOO 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
Brunswick	1.62%	12.88%	4.20%
BRP	-0.55%	54.71%	3.88%

Summary

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