FY2025 EPS Estimates for Brunswick Increased by Analyst

Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital upped their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Brunswick in a note issued to investors on Thursday, October 30th. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now forecasts that the company will earn $3.25 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $3.23. Roth Capital has a “Buy” rating and a $79.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Brunswick’s current full-year earnings is $4.19 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Brunswick’s FY2027 earnings at $4.68 EPS.

Brunswick (NYSE:BC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 23rd. The company reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $1.36 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.26 billion. Brunswick had a negative net margin of 4.60% and a positive return on equity of 10.55%. The firm’s revenue was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.17 earnings per share. Brunswick has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.250-3.25 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on BC. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Brunswick from $63.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. DA Davidson upped their price target on shares of Brunswick from $43.00 to $59.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Brunswick from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 25th. Truist Financial upped 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. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $65.00 price target on shares of Brunswick in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Brunswick currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $73.54.

Brunswick Price Performance

NYSE BC opened at $64.13 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28. The company’s 50 day moving average is $64.79 and its two-hundred day moving average is $58.86. Brunswick has a 12 month low of $41.00 and a 12 month high of $87.65. The stock has a market cap of $4.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -17.62 and a beta of 1.36.

Brunswick Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 26th will be paid a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 26th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. Brunswick’s dividend payout ratio is currently -47.25%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. First Horizon Corp bought a new position in shares of Brunswick in the third quarter worth about $26,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 50.6% in the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 494 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 4,972.7% in the first quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 558 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 547 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Brunswick in the third quarter worth about $37,000. Finally, Quent Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Brunswick in the third quarter worth about $38,000. 99.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.