KeyCorp Weighs in on Brunswick’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:BC)

Brunswick Co. (NYSE:BC) – Analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Brunswick in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 19th. KeyCorp analyst N. Zatzkin anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.20 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS.

Brunswick (NYSE:BC) last issued 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 return on equity of 15.41% and a net margin of 2.48%. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.45 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Brunswick from $64.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Roth Mkm cut their price objective on Brunswick from $91.00 to $85.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 24th. Citigroup lowered their target price on Brunswick from $92.00 to $85.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of Brunswick from $90.00 to $85.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Benchmark reduced their price objective on shares of Brunswick from $100.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $81.62.

Brunswick Stock Up 2.2 %

BC stock opened at $57.87 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $63.27 and its two-hundred day moving average is $72.37. The company has a market capitalization of $3.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.46 and a beta of 1.54. Brunswick has a 52 week low of $54.97 and a 52 week high of $96.65. The company has a current ratio of 1.65, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11.

Brunswick Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 24th were given a $0.43 dividend. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.97%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 24th. This is a boost from Brunswick’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. Brunswick’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 90.53%.

Insider Activity

In other Brunswick news, Director Nancy E. Cooper sold 433 shares of the 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 sale, the director now owns 25,361 shares in the company, valued at $1,664,949.65. This represents a 1.68 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Randall S. Altman sold 3,417 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.21, for a total value 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 approximately $1,686,632.43. The trade was a 11.35 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.81% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of BC. Natixis Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Brunswick by 10.9% during the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 16,849 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,412,000 after buying an additional 1,652 shares in the last quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC raised its stake in shares of Brunswick by 7.5% in the 3rd quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC now owns 28,984 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,429,000 after acquiring an additional 2,030 shares in the last quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Brunswick by 1,073.7% in the 3rd quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 669 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,000 after purchasing an additional 612 shares during the last quarter. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. bought a new stake in Brunswick during the third quarter worth approximately $330,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Brunswick by 0.3% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 701,269 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,780,000 after purchasing an additional 1,765 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.34% of the company’s stock.

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.