Research Analysts Set Expectations for Brunswick Q1 Earnings

Brunswick Co. (NYSE:BC - Free Report) - Equities researchers at B. Riley issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Brunswick in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 12th. B. Riley analyst A. Glaessgen expects that the company will post earnings of $0.18 per share for the quarter. B. Riley has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Brunswick's current full-year earnings is $4.19 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Brunswick's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.49 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.60 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.89 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.15 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.25 EPS.

Brunswick (NYSE:BC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The company reported $0.24 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.18 by $0.06. Brunswick had a net margin of 2.48% and a return on equity of 15.41%. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.45 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on BC. Roth Mkm dropped their price objective on shares of Brunswick from $91.00 to $85.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on shares of Brunswick from $95.00 to $86.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Truist Financial cut their price objective on shares of Brunswick from $90.00 to $85.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. DA Davidson lowered their target price on shares of Brunswick from $80.00 to $60.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Benchmark cut their price target on Brunswick from $100.00 to $90.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Brunswick presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $81.85.

Brunswick Stock Performance

Shares of BC traded down $0.15 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $64.64. The company had a trading volume of 1,232,804 shares, compared to its average volume of 740,566. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $66.80 and a two-hundred day moving average of $75.31. The company has a quick ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 1.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.02 and a beta of 1.54. Brunswick has a 52-week low of $62.64 and a 52-week high of $96.65.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Brunswick

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new position in Brunswick during the third quarter worth $26,000. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Brunswick in the 4th quarter valued at $39,000. Financial Perspectives Inc acquired a new position in Brunswick during the 4th quarter worth about $42,000. Avior Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Brunswick by 1,073.7% during the 3rd quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 669 shares of the company's stock valued at $56,000 after acquiring an additional 612 shares during the period. Finally, Quarry LP acquired a new position in Brunswick in the 4th quarter valued at about $45,000. 99.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Brunswick news, Director Nancy E. Cooper sold 433 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.65, for a total transaction of $28,426.45. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 25,361 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,664,949.65. This trade represents a 1.68 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.81% of the company's stock.

Brunswick Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 24th will be issued a $0.43 dividend. This is an increase from Brunswick's previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 24th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.66%. Brunswick's dividend payout ratio is presently 88.42%.

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.