Q1 Earnings Estimate for Brunswick Issued By B. Riley

Brunswick Co. (NYSE:BC) – Analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Brunswick in a report released on Wednesday, February 12th. B. Riley analyst A. Glaessgen anticipates that the company will earn $0.18 per share for the quarter. B. Riley currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Brunswick’s current full-year earnings is $4.20 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Brunswick’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.49 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.60 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.89 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.15 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.25 EPS.

Brunswick (NYSE:BC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The company reported $0.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.06. Brunswick had a net margin of 2.48% and a return on equity of 15.41%. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.45 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently issued reports on BC. Truist Financial cut their target price on Brunswick from $90.00 to $85.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Benchmark cut their price objective on shares of Brunswick from $100.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Roth Mkm decreased their target price 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. 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. Finally, Citigroup decreased their price objective on Brunswick from $92.00 to $85.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Brunswick currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $81.85.

Brunswick Trading Up 0.9 %

Shares of NYSE BC opened at $65.55 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $4.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.50 and a beta of 1.54. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $67.50 and its 200 day simple moving average is $75.56. 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 has a 12-month low of $62.64 and a 12-month high of $96.65.

Brunswick Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 24th will be issued a $0.43 dividend. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.62%. This is an increase from Brunswick’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 24th. Brunswick’s dividend payout ratio is presently 88.42%.

Insider Activity

In related news, 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 value of $28,426.45. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 25,361 shares in the company, valued at $1,664,949.65. The trade was a 1.68 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders own 0.81% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Brunswick

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in BC. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 21.6% in the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,323 shares of the company’s stock valued at $111,000 after purchasing an additional 235 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning purchased a new stake in Brunswick in the 3rd quarter worth about $295,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new stake in Brunswick during the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. Inspire Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Brunswick during the 3rd quarter worth about $222,000. Finally, Copeland Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Brunswick by 11.9% during the 3rd quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 949,094 shares of the company’s stock valued at $79,553,000 after acquiring an additional 101,123 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.34% of the company’s stock.

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.