BC vs. HAS, MAT, PII, RGR, JOUT, MPX, JAKK, POOL, GOLF, and ASO
Should you be buying Brunswick stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Brunswick include Hasbro (HAS), Mattel (MAT), Polaris (PII), Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (RGR), Johnson Outdoors (JOUT), Marine Products (MPX), JAKKS Pacific (JAKK), Pool (POOL), Acushnet (GOLF), and Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO).
Brunswick vs. Its Competitors
Brunswick (NYSE:BC) and Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and dividends.
99.3% of Brunswick shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Hasbro shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Brunswick shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Hasbro shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Brunswick currently has a consensus target price of $70.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.21%. Hasbro has a consensus target price of $81.67, indicating a potential upside of 5.12%. Given Brunswick's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Brunswick is more favorable than Hasbro.
Brunswick pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Hasbro pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. 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. Hasbro pays out 92.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brunswick has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Hasbro is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Hasbro has a net margin of 9.99% compared to Brunswick's net margin of 1.62%. Hasbro's return on equity of 51.39% beat Brunswick's return on equity.
In the previous week, Hasbro had 17 more articles in the media than Brunswick. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Hasbro and 8 mentions for Brunswick. Hasbro's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Brunswick's score of 0.68 indicating that Hasbro is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Brunswick has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hasbro has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Hasbro has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Brunswick. Hasbro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brunswick, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Hasbro beats Brunswick on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:BC) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
