Q1 Earnings Estimate for Brunswick Issued By DA Davidson

Brunswick Co. (NYSE:BC) – Research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Brunswick in a research note issued to investors on Monday, April 14th. DA Davidson analyst G. Bryan forecasts that the company will earn $0.20 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Brunswick’s current full-year earnings is $4.19 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Brunswick’s FY2025 earnings at $4.25 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.75 EPS.

Brunswick (NYSE:BC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 30th. The company reported $0.24 earnings per share (EPS) 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 quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.45 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on BC. Truist Financial decreased their price target on Brunswick from $85.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Stifel Nicolaus decreased 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. Baird R W cut Brunswick from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, April 4th. Robert W. Baird reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $56.00 target price (down from $90.00) on shares of Brunswick in a report on Friday, April 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Brunswick from $64.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $76.67.

Brunswick Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:BC opened at $43.74 on Wednesday. Brunswick has a 52 week low of $41.00 and a 52 week high of $87.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.02 and a beta of 1.42. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $55.64 and its two-hundred day moving average is $68.14. The company has a current ratio of 1.65, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11.

Institutional Trading of Brunswick

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 26.5% during the 3rd quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 7,087 shares of the company’s stock worth $594,000 after acquiring an additional 1,484 shares during the period. MML Investors Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 30.7% during the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 7,119 shares of the company’s stock worth $597,000 after purchasing an additional 1,671 shares during the period. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in Brunswick by 78.6% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 118,189 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,907,000 after acquiring an additional 52,024 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Brunswick by 12.1% in the 3rd quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 12,808 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,055,000 after purchasing an additional 1,387 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. grew its holdings in Brunswick by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 233,128 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,394,000 after acquiring an additional 5,604 shares during the period. 99.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Nancy E. Cooper sold 433 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.65, for a total transaction 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. The trade was a 1.68 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Randall S. Altman sold 3,417 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 26,683 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,686,632.43. This represents a 11.35 % 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.

Brunswick Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 24th were given a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 24th. This is a boost from Brunswick’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.93%. Brunswick’s payout ratio is 90.53%.

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.