B. Riley Reaffirms Neutral Rating for Brunswick (NYSE:BC)

Brunswick (NYSE:BC)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating restated by B. Riley in a research note issued to investors on Friday, Marketbeat.com reports. They currently have a $80.00 target price on the stock, up from their previous target price of $70.00. B. Riley’s target price suggests a potential downside of 0.18% from the company’s previous close.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. Citigroup boosted their price target on Brunswick from $82.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Texas Capital lowered shares of Brunswick from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Brunswick from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, December 7th. Benchmark increased their target price on shares of Brunswick from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Brunswick from $60.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Brunswick has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $83.15.

Brunswick Stock Performance

Shares of BC opened at $80.14 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.44, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $77.65 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $68.38. Brunswick has a 12 month low of $41.00 and a 12 month high of $89.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.21 billion, a P/E ratio of -37.80 and a beta of 1.36.

Brunswick (NYSE:BC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 29th. The company reported $0.58 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.58. The firm had revenue of $1.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.21 billion. Brunswick had a positive return on equity of 12.22% and a negative net margin of 2.56%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 15.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.24 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Brunswick will post 4.19 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in BC. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 3,572,892 shares of the company’s stock worth $265,252,000 after acquiring an additional 78,228 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in Brunswick by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,749,443 shares of the company’s stock valued at $173,879,000 after purchasing an additional 54,838 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in Brunswick by 56.4% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,302,918 shares of the company’s stock worth $145,637,000 after purchasing an additional 830,451 shares in the last quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. raised its stake in shares of Brunswick by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. now owns 1,866,872 shares of the company’s stock worth $138,597,000 after purchasing an additional 14,822 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in shares of Brunswick by 70.1% in the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,700,164 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,518,000 after purchasing an additional 700,447 shares during the last quarter. 99.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Brunswick News

Here are the key news stories impacting Brunswick this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results: Revenue beat estimates and top-line growth was strong, supported by better-than-expected sales in propulsion and healthy free cash flow, which offsets some investor concern about margins. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Operational commentary and call materials emphasized strong free cash flow and segment momentum (propulsion), giving confidence in cash generation and buyback/dividend flexibility. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst action: B. Riley reaffirmed a “neutral” rating but increased its price target to $80 from $70 — a modest boost to valuation assumptions but not a directional upgrade. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: FY‑2026 guidance: Brunswick gave full-year EPS guidance of $3.80–$4.40 versus consensus ~$4.22, implying possible downside to street estimates and investor expectations. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Q1‑2026 guidance was well below expectations: management guided EPS of $0.35–$0.45 vs. a ~$0.79 consensus, signaling near-term margin/headwind pressure and driving the negative reaction. Read More.

Brunswick Company Profile

Founded in 1845 by John Moses Brunswick, Brunswick Corporation is a global leader in recreation products. Headquartered in Mettawa, Illinois, the company has evolved from its origins as a billiard table manufacturer into a diversified supplier of leisure equipment, serving both consumer and commercial markets around the world.

Brunswick operates through two primary segments: Marine and Bowling & Billiards. In its Marine segment, the company designs, manufactures and distributes recreational boats, outboard engines and aftermarket parts under recognized brands such as Sea Ray, Bayliner and Mercury Marine.