American Century Companies Inc. Increases Stock Holdings in Brink’s Company (The) $BCO

American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in Brink’s Company (The) (NYSE:BCO) by 8.2% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,650,856 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 125,757 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc. owned about 3.96% of Brink’s worth $147,405,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ariel Investments LLC increased its position in shares of Brink’s by 8.7% during the first quarter. Ariel Investments LLC now owns 1,394,284 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $120,132,000 after acquiring an additional 112,180 shares during the last quarter. LSV Asset Management grew its stake in Brink’s by 4.7% during the 2nd quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 1,080,612 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $96,488,000 after buying an additional 48,320 shares during the last quarter. Channing Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Brink’s by 7.6% in the 1st quarter. Channing Capital Management LLC now owns 890,700 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $76,743,000 after acquiring an additional 62,676 shares during the period. Boston Partners raised its holdings in shares of Brink’s by 80.3% during the second quarter. Boston Partners now owns 548,366 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $48,916,000 after buying an additional 244,242 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Brink’s by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 546,372 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $47,075,000 after buying an additional 4,524 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.96% of the company’s stock.

Brink’s Stock Up 0.5%

BCO stock opened at $110.96 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $4.61 billion, a PE ratio of 29.99 and a beta of 1.46. Brink’s Company has a 12 month low of $80.10 and a 12 month high of $118.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.84, a current ratio of 1.51 and a quick ratio of 1.51. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $113.30 and a 200 day simple moving average of $101.91.

Brink’s (NYSE:BCO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The business services provider reported $2.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.09 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $1.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.33 billion. Brink’s had a return on equity of 86.86% and a net margin of 3.21%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.51 EPS. Brink’s has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.280-2.680 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Brink’s Company will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Brink’s Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.255 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 3rd. This represents a $1.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Brink’s’s payout ratio is 26.09%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen raised Brink’s from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, August 10th. Zacks Research lowered Brink’s from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Brink’s from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Brink’s presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Brink’s Profile

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.