Roth Capital Issues Positive Forecast for Brunswick Earnings

Brunswick Co. (NYSE:BC) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital raised their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Brunswick in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 29th. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.02 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.01. The consensus estimate for Brunswick’s current full-year earnings is $4.19 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Brunswick’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.61 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.98 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.68 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.20 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.92 EPS.

Brunswick (NYSE:BC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $0.56 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.31. Brunswick had a return on equity of 15.41% and a net margin of 2.48%. The business had revenue of $1.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.14 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.35 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 10.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other research firms have also commented on BC. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on Brunswick from $64.00 to $45.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Citigroup dropped their price target on Brunswick from $92.00 to $85.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Baird R W cut shares of Brunswick from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, April 4th. Roth Mkm decreased their target price on shares of Brunswick from $91.00 to $85.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Benchmark started coverage on Brunswick in a research report on Monday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $70.00 target price for the company. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $71.00.

Brunswick Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of Brunswick stock opened at $46.43 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $3.06 billion, a PE ratio of 24.44 and a beta of 1.42. Brunswick has a 1 year low of $41.00 and a 1 year high of $87.65. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $51.89 and a 200 day moving average price of $65.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.65 and a quick ratio of 0.63.

Brunswick Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Monday, February 24th were issued a $0.43 dividend. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.70%. This is an increase from Brunswick’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 24th. Brunswick’s dividend payout ratio is 142.15%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Brunswick

In other news, Director Nancy E. Cooper sold 433 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 approximately $1,664,949.65. The trade was a 1.68 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Randall S. Altman sold 3,417 shares of Brunswick stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.21, for a total value of $215,988.57. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly 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. Insiders have sold 4,279 shares of company stock worth $264,475 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.81% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Allworth Financial LP grew its position in Brunswick by 4,972.7% in the 1st quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 558 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 547 shares during the last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Brunswick in the fourth quarter valued at about $39,000. UMB Bank n.a. increased its stake in shares of Brunswick by 695.7% during the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 732 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 640 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Brunswick by 171.6% during the first quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 755 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 477 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Financial Perspectives Inc acquired a new stake in Brunswick in the fourth quarter valued at about $42,000. 99.34% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.