BC vs. HAS, MAT, PII, RGR, JOUT, MPX, JAKK, POOL, GOLF, and ASO
Should you be buying Brunswick stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Brunswick include Hasbro (HAS), Mattel (MAT), Polaris (PII), Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (RGR), Johnson Outdoors (JOUT), Marine Products (MPX), JAKKS Pacific (JAKK), Pool (POOL), Acushnet (GOLF), and Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO).
Brunswick vs. Its Competitors
Brunswick (NYSE:BC) and Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.
Brunswick pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Hasbro pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Brunswick pays out 142.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hasbro pays out 92.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brunswick has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Hasbro is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Brunswick has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hasbro has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Hasbro has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Brunswick. Hasbro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brunswick, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Hasbro has a net margin of 9.99% compared to Brunswick's net margin of 1.62%. Hasbro's return on equity of 51.39% beat Brunswick's return on equity.
99.3% of Brunswick shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Hasbro shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Brunswick shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Hasbro shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Brunswick presently has a consensus price target of $70.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.77%. Hasbro has a consensus price target of $81.67, indicating a potential upside of 5.31%. Given Brunswick's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Brunswick is more favorable than Hasbro.
In the previous week, Hasbro had 17 more articles in the media than Brunswick. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Hasbro and 8 mentions for Brunswick. Brunswick's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Hasbro's score of 0.62 indicating that Brunswick is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Hasbro beats Brunswick on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:BC) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff