Q1 Earnings Estimate for Brunswick Issued By KeyCorp

Brunswick Co. (NYSE:BC - Free Report) - Stock analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Brunswick in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 19th. KeyCorp analyst N. Zatzkin forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.20 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Brunswick's current full-year earnings is $4.19 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Brunswick's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.48 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.87 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.75 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.53 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.68 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.75 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Brunswick from $64.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Benchmark dropped their target price on shares of Brunswick from $100.00 to $90.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 31st. Robert W. Baird set a $90.00 price target on Brunswick in a research note on Friday, January 31st. DA Davidson dropped their price objective on Brunswick from $80.00 to $60.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Truist Financial decreased their target price on Brunswick from $90.00 to $85.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $81.62.

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Brunswick Trading Down 2.9 %

Shares of NYSE:BC traded down $1.65 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $56.22. 721,726 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 677,933. The stock has a market cap of $3.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.59 and a beta of 1.54. Brunswick has a fifty-two week low of $54.97 and a fifty-two week high of $96.65. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $63.27 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $72.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.65 and a quick ratio of 0.63.

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

Brunswick Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 24th were given a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 24th. This is an increase from Brunswick's previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.06%. Brunswick's payout ratio is currently 90.53%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Brunswick news, SVP Randall S. Altman sold 3,417 shares of Brunswick stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.21, for a total transaction of $215,988.57. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 26,683 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,686,632.43. The trade was a 11.35 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Nancy E. Cooper sold 433 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.65, for a total value of $28,426.45. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.81% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Brunswick

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Deutsche Bank AG increased its position in shares of Brunswick by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 28,031 shares of the company's stock worth $1,813,000 after purchasing an additional 160 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its position in Brunswick by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 9,861 shares of the company's stock worth $638,000 after buying an additional 190 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in Brunswick by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,883 shares of the company's stock valued at $316,000 after buying an additional 236 shares during the last quarter. Xponance Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 7,617 shares of the company's stock valued at $493,000 after acquiring an additional 359 shares during the period. Finally, KBC Group NV boosted its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 21.7% in the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,025 shares of the company's stock valued at $170,000 after acquiring an additional 361 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.34% of the company's stock.

Brunswick Company Profile

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.