Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

Shares of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC) have earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the fifteen brokerages that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have issued a hold recommendation and six have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $83.1538.

BC has been the topic of several recent research reports. Texas Capital downgraded Brunswick from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Brunswick in a report on Monday, December 29th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on Brunswick from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Robert W. Baird set a $85.00 price objective on shares of Brunswick in a report on Friday. Finally, Loop Capital started coverage on Brunswick in a report on Monday, December 22nd. They issued a “hold” rating and a $74.00 target price on the stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Brunswick

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. First Horizon Corp bought a new stake in Brunswick during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Brunswick by 72.3% in the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 379 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 159 shares in the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new stake in Brunswick during the fourth quarter worth approximately $30,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its position in shares of Brunswick by 50.6% during the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 494 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. bought a new position in Brunswick during the third quarter valued at $37,000. 99.34% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Brunswick Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSE:BC opened at $80.14 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $77.65 and a 200-day moving average price of $68.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 1.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.21 billion, a P/E ratio of -37.80 and a beta of 1.36. Brunswick has a 52-week low of $41.00 and a 52-week high of $89.61.

Brunswick (NYSE:BC) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The company reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.58. The firm had revenue of $1.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.21 billion. Brunswick had a negative net margin of 2.56% and a positive return on equity of 12.22%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 15.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.24 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Brunswick will post 4.19 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.

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.