William Blair Issues Negative Forecast for Brink’s Earnings

The Brink’s Company (NYSE:BCO) – William Blair cut their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Brink’s in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 26th. William Blair analyst T. Mulrooney now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings of $1.20 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.32. The consensus estimate for Brink’s’ current full-year earnings is $6.49 per share.

A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of Brink’s from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Truist Financial lowered their target price on shares of Brink’s from $144.00 to $138.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $120.50.

Brink’s Trading Up 2.3 %

Shares of BCO stock opened at $94.16 on Friday. Brink’s has a 1 year low of $80.95 and a 1 year high of $115.91. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $92.61 and its 200 day simple moving average is $99.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.67 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a current ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.76.

Brink’s (NYSE:BCO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The business services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.86 by $0.26. Brink’s had a net margin of 2.37% and a return on equity of 71.46%. The business had revenue of $1.26 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.25 billion.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Brucke Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Brink’s during the 4th quarter valued at about $351,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Brink’s during the 4th quarter worth approximately $430,000. Vise Technologies Inc. grew its stake in shares of Brink’s by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 5,656 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $525,000 after acquiring an additional 188 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its stake in shares of Brink’s by 19.3% during the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 101,745 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $9,439,000 after acquiring an additional 16,449 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Brink’s by 6.7% in the 4th quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 9,230 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $856,000 after buying an additional 576 shares during the last quarter. 94.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Brink’s Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.2425 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 3rd. This represents a $0.97 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.03%. Brink’s’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 36.74%.

About Brink’s

The Brink’s Co engages in providing cash management services, digital retail solutions, and ATM managed services. It operates through the following geographical segments: North America, Latin America, Europe, and Rest of World. The North America segment operates in the U.S. and Canada. The Latin America segment refers to the operations in Latin American countries.