B. Riley Comments on Brunswick’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:BC)

Brunswick Co. (NYSE:BC) – Equities researchers at B. Riley issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Brunswick in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 12th. B. Riley analyst A. Glaessgen anticipates that the company will earn $0.18 per share for the quarter. B. Riley currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Brunswick’s current full-year earnings is $4.20 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Brunswick’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.49 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.60 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.89 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.15 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.25 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on BC. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on shares of Brunswick from $95.00 to $86.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Benchmark reduced their price target on shares of Brunswick from $100.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 31st. DA Davidson cut their target price on shares of Brunswick from $80.00 to $60.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Citigroup cut their target price on shares of Brunswick from $92.00 to $85.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Brunswick from $64.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $81.85.

Brunswick Trading Down 1.3 %

BC stock opened at $64.73 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.27 billion, a PE ratio of 34.07 and a beta of 1.54. Brunswick has a 12 month low of $62.64 and a 12 month high of $96.65. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $67.02 and its 200 day moving average is $75.38. 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 (NYSE:BC) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The company reported $0.24 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.18 by $0.06. Brunswick had a net margin of 2.48% and a return on equity of 15.41%. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.45 EPS.

Brunswick Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 24th will be given a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 24th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.66%. This is an increase from Brunswick’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. Brunswick’s payout ratio is presently 88.42%.

Insider Transactions at Brunswick

In related news, Director Nancy E. Cooper sold 433 shares of Brunswick stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at $1,664,949.65. This trade represents a 1.68 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Insiders own 0.81% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Brunswick

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Brunswick by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 26,731 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,241,000 after acquiring an additional 145 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its stake in Brunswick by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 28,031 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,813,000 after acquiring an additional 160 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,647 shares of the company’s stock valued at $390,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 9,861 shares of the company’s stock valued at $638,000 after purchasing an additional 190 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC increased its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 21.6% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,323 shares of the company’s stock valued at $111,000 after purchasing an additional 235 shares in the last quarter. 99.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.