Brunswick (BC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC) is a global marine recreation company that develops, manufactures and distributes products used by boat owners, recreational boaters and marine dealers. Its operations include marine propulsion systems, boats, engine parts and accessories, marine electronics, and related technologies and services.

The company’s portfolio includes Mercury Marine outboard and inboard engines, along with boat brands such as Boston Whaler, Sea Ray, Bayliner, Lund, Harris and Manitou. Brunswick also provides marine electronics and navigation products through brands including Lowrance, Simrad, B&G and C-MAP, as well as boating services through Freedom Boat Club.

Founded in 1845, Brunswick has a history that includes manufacturing billiard and bowling equipment before expanding into the marine industry. The company serves customers through dealers, retailers and other distribution channels across North America and international markets. Brett Dibkey serves as Brunswick’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $65.10 to $67.47
• 50-Day Range: $66.02 to $83.65
• 52-Week Range: $58.56 to $90.25
• Volume: 874,068 shs
• Average Volume: 761,120 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.29 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 2.66%
• Price Target: $88.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Brunswick Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Brunswick scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 176th out of 473 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Brunswick has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 6 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Brunswick has a consensus price target of $88.00, representing about 32.8% upside from its current price of $66.26.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Brunswick has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 20.66%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Brunswick are expected to grow by 20.66% in the coming year, from $4.55 to $5.49 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Brunswick is 17.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.02.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Brunswick is 17.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.23.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Brunswick has a P/B Ratio of 2.65. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.44% of the float of Brunswick has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Brunswick has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.85.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Brunswick has recently increased by 1.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Brunswick pays a meaningful dividend of 2.64%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Brunswick has been increasing its dividend for 13 years.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Brunswick will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.06% next year. This indicates that Brunswick will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.57

News Sentiment

Brunswick has a news sentiment score of 0.57. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Brunswick this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Brunswick to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Brunswick insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.99% of the stock of Brunswick is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

99.34% of the stock of Brunswick is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 8/20/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 8/20/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2026
• Today: 9/23/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Leisure Products
• Sub-Industry: Leisure Products
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BC
• CIK: 14930
• Web: www.brunswick.com
• Phone: (847) 735-4700
• Fax: 847-735-4765
• Employees: 14,000
• Year Founded: 1845

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Brunswick: $88.00
• High Price Target: $115.00
• Low Price Target: $74.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +32.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.31)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.56
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$137.30 million
• Net Margins: -1.53%
• Pretax Margin: -1.88%
• Return on Equity: 15.28%
• Return on Assets: 4.60%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.08
• Current Ratio: 1.45
• Quick Ratio: 0.65

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.36 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.80
• Cash Flow: $7.77 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.53
• Book Value: $25.00 per share
• Price / Book: 2.65

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 64,800,000
• Free Float: 64,156,000
• Market Cap: $4.29 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.34