What is Roth Capital’s Forecast for Brunswick Q4 Earnings?

Brunswick Co. (NYSE:BC) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Brunswick in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 22nd. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.84 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.02. The consensus estimate for Brunswick’s current full-year earnings is $4.19 per share.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the company. 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. B. Riley upgraded shares of Brunswick to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Roth Mkm dropped their price target on shares of Brunswick from $91.00 to $85.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of Brunswick from $92.00 to $85.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on shares of Brunswick from $95.00 to $86.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $76.67.

Brunswick Price Performance

BC opened at $45.18 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $53.97 and a 200 day moving average price of $67.09. 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 1 year low of $41.00 and a 1 year high of $87.65. The stock has a market cap of $2.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.78 and a beta of 1.42.

Brunswick (NYSE:BC) last released its 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 business posted $1.45 earnings per share.

Brunswick Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Monday, February 24th were given a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 24th. This is a boost from Brunswick’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. Brunswick’s payout ratio is currently 90.53%.

Insider Activity at Brunswick

In other Brunswick news, Director Nancy E. Cooper sold 433 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were 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 represents a 1.68 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Randall S. Altman sold 3,417 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.21, for a total transaction of $215,988.57. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 26,683 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,686,632.43. The trade was a 11.35 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.81% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Brunswick

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Turtle Creek Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Brunswick by 19.7% in the fourth quarter. Turtle Creek Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,965,460 shares of the company’s stock valued at $191,806,000 after purchasing an additional 488,412 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Brunswick by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,084,038 shares of the company’s stock valued at $134,796,000 after buying an additional 10,951 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 18.1% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,757,186 shares of the company’s stock worth $113,655,000 after acquiring an additional 269,413 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in shares of Brunswick by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,462,558 shares of the company’s stock valued at $94,599,000 after acquiring an additional 41,583 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its stake in Brunswick by 4.6% in the fourth quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,338,619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,582,000 after acquiring an additional 59,228 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.34% of the company’s stock.

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.