Brunswick (BC) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

Brunswick (NYSE:BC) is anticipated to post its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, July 24th. Analysts expect Brunswick to post earnings of $0.92 per share and revenue of $1.25 billion for the quarter. Brunswick has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.500-4.000 EPS and its Q2 2025 guidance at 0.800-1.100 EPS.

Brunswick (NYSE:BC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $0.56 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.31. Brunswick had a return on equity of 12.88% and a net margin of 1.62%. The firm had revenue of $1.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.14 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.35 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 10.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Brunswick to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $5 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Brunswick Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of BC opened at $58.37 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $55.00 and its 200-day moving average price is $56.81. Brunswick has a twelve month low of $41.00 and a twelve month high of $87.65. The stock has a market cap of $3.83 billion, a PE ratio of 48.24 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a quick ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12.

Brunswick Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.95%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 20th. Brunswick’s payout ratio is 142.15%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on BC shares. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on Brunswick from $56.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on Brunswick from $85.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 14th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on Brunswick from $64.00 to $45.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Baird R W cut Brunswick from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, April 4th. Finally, Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $68.00 target price (up from $61.00) on shares of Brunswick in a research report on Monday, June 16th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $70.00.

Insider Transactions at Brunswick

In related news, VP Christopher F. Dekker sold 2,092 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.47, for a total transaction of $122,319.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 44,466 shares in the company, valued at $2,599,927.02. The trade was a 4.49% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.81% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Royal Bank of Canada increased its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 10.7% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 149,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,024,000 after purchasing an additional 14,395 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Brunswick by 133.6% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 77,326 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,076,000 after acquiring an additional 44,228 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 142.9% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 346,503 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,659,000 after purchasing an additional 203,838 shares during the last quarter. United Services Automobile Association acquired a new stake in Brunswick during the first quarter worth $214,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in Brunswick by 477.0% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 727 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 601 shares during the last quarter. 99.34% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.