Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC) have earned an average rating of “Hold” from the fifteen brokerages that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have issued a hold recommendation, six have assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $87.00.

BC has been the topic of several analyst reports. Benchmark lifted their price target on shares of Brunswick from $75.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Brunswick in a report on Friday, March 27th. Robert W. Baird set a $85.00 target price on shares of Brunswick in a report on Friday, January 30th. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Brunswick from $100.00 to $101.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Roth Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $94.00 target price (up from $79.00) on shares of Brunswick in a report on Friday, January 30th.

Brunswick Stock Up 0.4%

BC stock opened at $83.96 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $5.45 billion, a PE ratio of -39.98 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 1.38. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $77.65 and its 200-day moving average price is $77.32. Brunswick has a one year low of $48.83 and a one year high of $90.25.

Brunswick (NYSE:BC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.24. The firm had revenue of $1.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. Brunswick had a negative net margin of 2.47% and a positive return on equity of 13.30%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.56 EPS. Brunswick has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.000-4.50 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.100-1.20 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Brunswick will post 4.29 EPS for the current year.

Brunswick Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Monday, May 18th will be issued a $0.44 dividend. This represents a $1.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 18th. Brunswick’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -83.81%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO David M. Foulkes sold 25,853 shares of Brunswick stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.12, for a total value of $2,148,901.36. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 267,528 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,236,927.36. This trade represents a 8.81% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.99% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Brunswick

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of BC. Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Brunswick in the first quarter worth $27,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Brunswick by 72.3% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 379 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 159 shares during the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Brunswick during the 1st quarter worth $29,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Brunswick during the 4th quarter worth $30,000. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its position in shares of Brunswick by 50.6% during the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 494 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.34% of the company’s stock.

Brunswick Company Profile

Founded in 1845 by John Moses Brunswick, Brunswick Corporation is a global leader in recreation products. Headquartered in Mettawa, Illinois, the company has evolved from its origins as a billiard table manufacturer into a diversified supplier of leisure equipment, serving both consumer and commercial markets around the world.

Brunswick operates through two primary segments: Marine and Bowling & Billiards. In its Marine segment, the company designs, manufactures and distributes recreational boats, outboard engines and aftermarket parts under recognized brands such as Sea Ray, Bayliner and Mercury Marine.