Roth Capital Has Optimistic Outlook of Brunswick Q3 Earnings

Brunswick Co. (NYSE:BC) – Roth Capital lifted their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Brunswick in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, April 29th. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now anticipates that the company will earn $1.02 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.01. The consensus estimate for Brunswick’s current full-year earnings is $4.19 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Brunswick’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.61 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.98 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.68 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.20 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.92 EPS.

Brunswick (NYSE:BC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $0.56 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.31. The firm had revenue of $1.22 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.14 billion. Brunswick had a return on equity of 15.41% and a net margin of 2.48%. Brunswick’s quarterly revenue was down 10.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.35 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. DA Davidson reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $43.00 price objective (down previously from $64.00) on shares of Brunswick in a research report on Monday. Roth Mkm cut their price objective on shares of Brunswick from $91.00 to $85.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 24th. B. Riley raised shares of Brunswick to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Robert W. Baird reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $56.00 target price (down from $90.00) on shares of Brunswick in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Finally, Benchmark started coverage on Brunswick in a report on Monday. They set a “buy” rating and a $70.00 price objective on the stock. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $71.00.

Brunswick Price Performance

BC stock opened at $46.43 on Thursday. Brunswick has a 1 year low of $41.00 and a 1 year high of $87.65. The firm has a market cap of $3.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.44 and a beta of 1.42. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $51.89 and its 200 day moving average price is $65.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 1.65.

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 paid a $0.43 dividend. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.70%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 24th. This is an increase from Brunswick’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. Brunswick’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 142.15%.

Insider Activity at Brunswick

In other news, 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Nancy E. Cooper sold 433 shares of Brunswick stock in a transaction 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 sale, the director now directly owns 25,361 shares in the company, valued at $1,664,949.65. This trade represents a 1.68 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 4,279 shares of company stock worth $264,475. 0.81% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Brunswick

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Deutsche Bank AG boosted its stake in Brunswick by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 28,031 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,813,000 after acquiring an additional 160 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 190 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew 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 worth $316,000 after purchasing an additional 236 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its holdings in Brunswick by 33.3% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,078 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,000 after buying an additional 269 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Xponance Inc. raised its stake in Brunswick by 4.9% during the fourth quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 7,617 shares of the company’s stock valued at $493,000 after buying an additional 359 shares in the last quarter. 99.34% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.