M&T Bank Corp Has $660,000 Position in Brunswick Corporation $BC

M&T Bank Corp lowered its holdings in shares of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC) by 54.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 8,889 shares of the company’s stock after selling 10,789 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp’s holdings in Brunswick were worth $660,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of BC. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in Brunswick by 56.4% during the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,302,918 shares of the company’s stock worth $145,637,000 after buying an additional 830,451 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in Brunswick by 70.1% during 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 buying an additional 700,447 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Brunswick by 812.7% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 705,719 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,934,000 after buying an additional 628,393 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its stake in Brunswick by 62.4% during the third quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,471,536 shares of the company’s stock worth $93,060,000 after buying an additional 565,459 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Interval Partners LP boosted its stake in Brunswick by 268.6% during the third quarter. Interval Partners LP now owns 521,401 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,973,000 after buying an additional 379,937 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.34% of the company’s stock.

Key Brunswick News

Here are the key news stories impacting Brunswick this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat — EPS $0.70 vs. consensus $0.46 and revenue $1.38B (+12.8% YoY), signaling healthy demand and margin recovery. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: FY 2026 guidance of $4.00–4.50 EPS gives a full-year framework that overlaps/edges slightly above some street expectations, suggesting management confidence in annual results. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Management hosted a Q1 earnings call and published slides/transcript with detail on momentum, channel inventory and product pipeline; useful for longer-term thesis but unlikely to move price materially on its own. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Softer Q2 2026 guide of $1.10–1.20 EPS vs. consensus ~1.53 is a clear near-term negative — this gap likely capped upside after the beat and raises short-term execution/seasonality concerns. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Notable insider selling and mixed institutional positioning highlighted in reports could add investor caution despite the quarter’s strength. Read More.

Brunswick Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:BC opened at $79.51 on Friday. Brunswick Corporation has a 52 week low of $45.44 and a 52 week high of $90.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 1.38. The company’s fifty day moving average is $76.23 and its 200-day moving average is $75.41. The company has a market capitalization of $5.18 billion, a PE ratio of -37.50 and a beta of 1.33.

Brunswick (NYSE:BC) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.24. Brunswick had a negative net margin of 2.47% and a positive return on equity of 13.30%. The company had revenue of $1.38 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.56 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Brunswick has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.000-4.50 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.100-1.20 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Brunswick Corporation will post 4.23 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Brunswick Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 13th. Investors of record on Monday, February 23rd were issued a $0.44 dividend. This is a positive change from Brunswick’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 23rd. Brunswick’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -83.02%.

Insider Transactions at Brunswick

In related news, CEO David M. Foulkes sold 38,266 shares of Brunswick stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.56, for a total value of $3,312,304.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 271,169 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $23,472,388.64. The trade was a 12.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Christopher F. Dekker sold 4,981 shares of Brunswick stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.38, for a total value of $435,239.78. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 39,740 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,472,481.20. This represents a 11.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders own 0.99% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

BC has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group set a $115.00 target price on shares of Brunswick and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Griffin Securities set a $76.00 target price on shares of Brunswick in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Morgan Stanley set a $82.00 target price on shares of Brunswick in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Brunswick from $78.00 to $83.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $85.00 target price on shares of Brunswick in a research note on Friday, January 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $86.71.

About Brunswick

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.