Brunswick (BC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC) is a marine recreation company that designs, manufactures and distributes products used in boating and related recreational activities. Its portfolio includes marine propulsion systems, boats, engines, electronics, boat control systems and other components, as well as parts and accessories.

The company’s marine businesses include Mercury Marine, which produces outboard, sterndrive and inboard engines, and a range of boat brands such as Boston Whaler, Sea Ray, Bayliner, Lund, Harris and Princecraft. Brunswick also supplies marine technologies and digital systems through brands including Navico Group, which develops marine electronics, navigation equipment, sonar and related products.

Brunswick traces its history to 1845, when it began as a manufacturer of billiard tables and later expanded into bowling, fitness and marine recreation. The company has focused primarily on the marine industry in recent years, serving boat manufacturers, dealers and consumers in North America and international markets. Its products are sold through marine dealers, distribution partners and other retail channels.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $73.37 to $75.95
• 50-Day Range: $61.55 to $81.31
• 52-Week Range: $59.06 to $90.25
• Volume: 1.59 million shs
• Average Volume: 770,991 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.88 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.05
• Dividend Yield: 2.34%
• Price Target: $84.25
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Brunswick Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Brunswick scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 92nd out of 482 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: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Brunswick has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.46, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 5 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Brunswick has a consensus price target of $84.25, representing about 11.9% upside from its current price of $75.31.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Brunswick has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 16.99%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Brunswick are expected to grow by 16.99% in the coming year, from $4.65 to $5.44 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Brunswick is 23.32, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Brunswick is 23.32, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 26.56.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Brunswick has a P/B Ratio of 2.89. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.31% 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 7.66.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Brunswick has recently decreased by 2.04%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Brunswick pays a meaningful dividend of 2.56%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Brunswick has been increasing its dividend for 13 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Brunswick is 54.49%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Brunswick will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.35% next year. This indicates that Brunswick will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.33

News Sentiment

Brunswick has a news sentiment score of 0.33. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 23 news articles for Brunswick this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for BC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Brunswick to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% 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

• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 8/20/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 8/20/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/29/2026
• Today: 10/31/2026
• Record date for 12/15 Dividend: 11/24/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/15 Dividend: 11/24/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/15/2026
• 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: $84.25
• High Price Target: $115.00
• Low Price Target: $66.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.46
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.23
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.05
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.20
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$137.30 million
• Net Margins: 3.69%
• Pretax Margin: 4.25%
• Return on Equity: 17.51%
• Return on Assets: 5.31%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.07
• Current Ratio: 1.51
• Quick Ratio: 0.65

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.36 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.91
• Cash Flow: $7.80 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.65
• Book Value: $26.09 per share
• Price / Book: 2.89

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 64,800,000
• Free Float: 64,156,000
• Market Cap: $4.88 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.38