Brunswick Co. (NYSE:BC – Free Report) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital lowered their FY2026 EPS estimates for Brunswick in a research note issued to investors on Friday, January 24th. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $5.53 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $5.99. The consensus estimate for Brunswick’s current full-year earnings is $4.52 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Brunswick’s Q4 2026 earnings at $1.14 EPS.
BC has been the topic of a number of other research reports. B. Riley downgraded Brunswick from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $95.00 to $88.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Brunswick from $78.00 to $64.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Roth Mkm dropped their target price on shares of Brunswick from $91.00 to $85.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 24th. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 price target on shares of Brunswick in a report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Brunswick from $90.00 to $85.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Brunswick currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $82.54.
Brunswick Trading Down 2.7 %
Shares of NYSE:BC opened at $68.62 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.07 and a beta of 1.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.97 and a quick ratio of 0.74. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $71.11 and its 200 day simple moving average is $76.76. Brunswick has a 1 year low of $62.64 and a 1 year high of $96.65.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, CEO David M. Foulkes sold 23,829 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.22, for a total transaction of $1,911,562.38. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 251,094 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,142,760.68. The trade was a 8.67 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Nancy E. Cooper sold 366 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.19, for a total transaction of $29,349.54. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 24,557 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,969,225.83. This represents a 1.47 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.81% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BC. Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Brunswick by 372.9% in the fourth quarter. Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC now owns 22,592 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,461,000 after buying an additional 17,815 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in Brunswick by 177.9% in the 4th quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 27,259 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,763,000 after acquiring an additional 17,450 shares in the last quarter. Tectonic Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Brunswick by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Tectonic Advisors LLC now owns 15,779 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,021,000 after purchasing an additional 846 shares during the last quarter. Hodges Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 25.4% in the 4th quarter. Hodges Capital Management Inc. now owns 146,993 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,508,000 after purchasing an additional 29,750 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel Inc. raised its stake in shares of Brunswick by 8.0% in the fourth quarter. Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 204,897 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,253,000 after purchasing an additional 15,122 shares during the last quarter. 99.34% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other 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.
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