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

Shares of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC) have been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the fifteen ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $78.9231.

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on BC. Morgan Stanley set a $81.00 price target on Brunswick in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Benchmark raised their price target on shares of Brunswick from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of Brunswick from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Wall Street Zen lowered Brunswick from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, December 7th. Finally, Wolfe Research set a $90.00 target price on Brunswick in a research report on Monday, January 12th.

Key Brunswick News

Here are the key news stories impacting Brunswick this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Revenue beat and strong top-line growth: Brunswick reported Q4 sales of $1.33B vs. consensus near $1.21B, a 15.5% year-over-year increase — evidence of demand strength entering 2026. Brunswick Corporation Releases 2025 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: EPS improved sharply year-over-year: Q4 EPS of $0.58 vs. $0.24 a year ago, showing profit recovery even as mix and costs remain in focus. Brunswick (BC) Q4 Earnings Match Estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: Management commentary: the earnings call/transcript highlights a strong finish to 2025 but also details headwinds (tariff-related costs and supply-chain pressures) that managers say are being managed but not fully behind them. Investors will watch execution updates on cost and margin recovery. Brunswick Corporation (BC) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Cautious longer-term EPS view and margin concerns weighed on the stock: while revenue surprised, management gave a cautious multi-quarter EPS outlook that, together with a reported negative net margin figure and notes about tariff-induced costs, has investors trimming exposure. This caution is cited by market write-ups as a primary reason for the pullback. Brunswick tops Q4 forecasts as revenue surprise offsets cautious longer-term EPS view
• Negative Sentiment: Mixed headline beat but slight EPS variance vs. some estimates: some outlets show EPS roughly in line or a hair below consensus (miss by ~$0.02 per one summary), and reported negative net margin (-4.6%) signals one-time items or cost pressures that investors must parse. Brunswick: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Brunswick Trading Down 4.4%

Shares of BC stock opened at $80.46 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -22.10 and a beta of 1.36. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $77.33 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $68.16. Brunswick has a 1 year low of $41.00 and a 1 year high of $89.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28, a current ratio of 1.78 and a quick ratio of 0.73.

Brunswick (NYSE:BC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The company reported $0.58 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.60 by ($0.02). Brunswick had a negative net margin of 4.60% and a positive return on equity of 10.55%. The company had revenue of $1.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.21 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.24 earnings per share. Brunswick’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts anticipate that Brunswick will post 4.19 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Brunswick

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

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.