What is KeyCorp’s Estimate for Brunswick Q1 Earnings?

Brunswick Co. (NYSE:BC) – Stock analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Brunswick in a report released on Wednesday, March 19th. KeyCorp analyst N. Zatzkin anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.20 per share 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $1.48 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.87 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.75 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.53 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.68 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.75 EPS.

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

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on the company. Benchmark cut their target price on Brunswick from $100.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 31st. B. Riley raised shares of Brunswick to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. DA Davidson cut their target price on shares of Brunswick from $80.00 to $60.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Robert W. Baird set a $90.00 target price on shares of Brunswick in a report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Brunswick from $90.00 to $85.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $81.62.

Brunswick Stock Performance

BC stock opened at $56.62 on Friday. Brunswick has a twelve month low of $54.97 and a twelve month high of $96.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 1.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. The company has a market cap of $3.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.80 and a beta of 1.54. The business’s fifty day moving average is $63.40 and its 200-day moving average is $72.57.

Brunswick Increases Dividend

The company 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. This is a positive change from Brunswick’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.04%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 24th. Brunswick’s dividend payout ratio is 90.53%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Brunswick

In other news, Director Nancy E. Cooper sold 433 shares of the firm’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 value of $28,426.45. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 25,361 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,664,949.65. This trade represents a 1.68 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Randall S. Altman sold 3,417 shares of the 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 sale, the senior vice president now owns 26,683 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,686,632.43. This trade represents a 11.35 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.81% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Brunswick

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in BC. KBC Group NV boosted its stake in Brunswick by 21.7% in the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,025 shares of the company’s stock valued at $170,000 after purchasing an additional 361 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Brunswick by 10.9% in the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 16,849 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,412,000 after acquiring an additional 1,652 shares during the period. Pathstone Holdings LLC grew its stake in shares of Brunswick by 7.5% in the third 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 increased its position in Brunswick by 1,073.7% during the third quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 669 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,000 after acquiring an additional 612 shares during the period. Finally, Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. acquired a new stake in Brunswick in the 3rd quarter worth about $330,000. 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.