Brunswick (NYSE:BC) Issues Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Brunswick (NYSE:BC - Get Free Report) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.150-0.250 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.080. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.0 billion-$1.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.3 billion. Brunswick also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.500-5.000 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

BC has been the subject of several analyst reports. Roth Mkm reduced their target price on Brunswick from $91.00 to $85.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 24th. Citigroup decreased their price objective on shares of Brunswick from $92.00 to $85.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Benchmark reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $100.00 target price on shares of Brunswick in a report on Friday, October 25th. DA Davidson decreased their price target on shares of Brunswick from $80.00 to $60.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on Brunswick from $78.00 to $64.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $82.54.

Brunswick Price Performance

Brunswick stock traded up $0.87 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $69.04. 1,736,416 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 748,185. Brunswick has a 1-year low of $62.64 and a 1-year high of $96.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 1.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.17. The business has a fifty day moving average of $70.91 and a 200 day moving average of $76.70. The company has a market capitalization of $4.56 billion, a PE ratio of 17.17 and a beta of 1.54.

Brunswick (NYSE:BC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The company reported $0.24 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.06. Brunswick had a net margin of 5.02% and a return on equity of 19.15%. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.45 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Brunswick will post 4.52 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Nancy E. Cooper sold 366 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.19, for a total transaction of $29,349.54. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 24,557 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,969,225.83. This represents a 1.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.81% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Brunswick

Brunswick Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets recreation products in the United States, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Propulsion, Engine P&A, Navico Group, and Boat. The Propulsion segment provides outboard, sterndrive, inboard engines, propulsion-related controls, rigging, and propellers for boat builders through marine retail dealers under the Mercury, Mercury MerCruiser, Mariner, Mercury Racing, Mercury Diesel, Avator, and Fliteboard brands.