Brokerages Set Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC) PT at $87.07

Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC) has earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the fifteen research firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have issued a hold recommendation, six have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $87.0714.

Several equities analysts have recently commented on BC shares. Truist Financial increased their target price on Brunswick from $93.00 to $94.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Brunswick in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Brunswick from $82.00 to $86.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Brunswick from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 25th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Brunswick from $78.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th.

Trending Headlines about Brunswick

Here are the key news stories impacting Brunswick this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: Brunswick is scheduled to report quarterly earnings next week, and Wall Street expects profit growth, but a recent preview suggests the setup is not especially strong for an earnings beat. Article: Brunswick (BC) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth
• Positive Sentiment: The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.44 per share, signaling continued shareholder returns and financial stability. Article: Brunswick Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage confirming the earnings date has kept attention on the upcoming report, which may be contributing to trading caution ahead of results. Article: Brunswick (BC) to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO David M. Foulkes sold 25,853 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.12, for a total value of $2,148,901.36. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 267,528 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $22,236,927.36. The trade was a 8.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 0.99% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Swedbank AB acquired a new stake in shares of Brunswick during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $10,394,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its holdings in Brunswick by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 3,572,892 shares of the company’s stock worth $265,252,000 after purchasing an additional 78,228 shares during the period. Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd. increased its stake in Brunswick by 21.4% during the fourth quarter. Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd. now owns 328,523 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,390,000 after purchasing an additional 57,895 shares during the last quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management bought a new stake in Brunswick during the first quarter valued at $914,000. Finally, Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. now owns 1,866,872 shares of the company’s stock worth $138,597,000 after purchasing an additional 14,822 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.34% of the company’s stock.

Brunswick Stock Down 3.1%

Shares of NYSE BC opened at $79.54 on Friday. Brunswick has a 1 year low of $55.60 and a 1 year high of $90.25. The firm has a market cap of $5.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -37.88 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 1.38. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $80.94 and its 200-day simple moving average is $80.42.

Brunswick (NYSE:BC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.24. Brunswick had a positive return on equity of 13.30% and a negative net margin of 2.47%.The business had revenue of $1.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.32 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.56 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 12.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Brunswick has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.000-4.50 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.100-1.20 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Brunswick will post 4.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Brunswick Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 20th will be paid a $0.44 dividend. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 20th. Brunswick’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -83.81%.

Brunswick Company Profile

Founded in 1845 by John Moses Brunswick, Brunswick Corporation is a global leader in recreation products. Headquartered in Mettawa, Illinois, the company has evolved from its origins as a billiard table manufacturer into a diversified supplier of leisure equipment, serving both consumer and commercial markets around the world.

Brunswick operates through two primary segments: Marine and Bowling & Billiards. In its Marine segment, the company designs, manufactures and distributes recreational boats, outboard engines and aftermarket parts under recognized brands such as Sea Ray, Bayliner and Mercury Marine.