Brunswick’s (BC) “Neutral” Rating Reaffirmed at B. Riley

Brunswick (NYSE:BC)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating reissued by investment analysts at B. Riley in a report released on Friday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $80.00 price objective on the stock, up from their prior price objective of $70.00. B. Riley’s price objective indicates a potential downside of 0.57% from the company’s current price.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on BC. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on shares of Brunswick from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Texas Capital downgraded shares of Brunswick from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of Brunswick from $60.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Seaport Research Partners upgraded Brunswick to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Brunswick in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Brunswick presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $79.69.

Brunswick Price Performance

BC opened at $80.46 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $77.33 and a 200 day moving average of $68.16. The stock has a market cap of $5.23 billion, a P/E ratio of -22.10 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28. Brunswick has a 52-week low of $41.00 and a 52-week high of $89.61.

Brunswick (NYSE:BC) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The company reported $0.58 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.58. The business had revenue of $1.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.21 billion. Brunswick had a positive return on equity of 10.55% and a negative net margin of 4.60%.The business’s revenue was up 15.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.24 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Brunswick will post 4.19 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Brunswick

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Royal Bank of Canada increased its position in shares of Brunswick by 10.7% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 149,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,024,000 after buying an additional 14,395 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Brunswick by 133.6% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 77,326 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,076,000 after acquiring an additional 44,228 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in Brunswick by 142.9% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 346,503 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,659,000 after acquiring an additional 203,838 shares during the period. United Services Automobile Association purchased a new stake in Brunswick in the 1st quarter worth $214,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in Brunswick by 477.0% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 727 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 601 shares during the period. 99.34% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting Brunswick

Here are the key news stories impacting Brunswick this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 revenue and cash flow beat — Brunswick reported Q4 revenue of $1.33B (up 15.5% YoY), a clear sales beat and strong free cash flow and propulsion-segment performance cited on the earnings call. This supports the company’s top-line momentum and operating cash generation. Brunswick 2025 Q4 & Full-Year Release Q4 Highlights: Free Cash Flow & Propulsion
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4 EPS roughly in line / slight miss — Q4 EPS was $0.58 versus the consensus ~$0.60 (a $0.02 miss). The EPS shortfall was small relative to the revenue beat, leaving mixed signals on margin trends. Zacks Q4 Earnings Summary
• Negative Sentiment: FY?2026 EPS guidance came in slightly below consensus — management set FY?2026 EPS at $3.80–$4.40 versus the Street at ~$4.22; revenue guidance of $5.6B–$5.8B is modestly above consensus. The lower EPS midpoint reduces near?term upside expectations.
• Negative Sentiment: Q1?2026 EPS guidance well below expectations — Q1 EPS guided to $0.35–$0.45 versus consensus of ~$0.79; revenue guidance of $1.2B–$1.4B roughly brackets the $1.3B estimate. The weak Q1 EPS outlook is the main driver of today’s share weakness, signaling more conservative near-term margin or volume assumptions.

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.