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

B. Riley reaffirmed their neutral rating on shares of Brunswick (NYSE:BC) in a report released on Friday, Marketbeat.com reports. B. Riley currently has a $80.00 price objective on the stock, up from their prior price objective of $70.00.

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on BC. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Brunswick from $60.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Loop Capital began coverage on shares of Brunswick in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. They set a “hold” rating and a $74.00 price target on the stock. Morgan Stanley set a $81.00 price objective on Brunswick in a report on Friday, January 16th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Brunswick in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Benchmark increased their price target on Brunswick from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $83.15.

Brunswick Price Performance

BC stock opened at $80.14 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $77.65 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $68.31. Brunswick has a 1 year low of $41.00 and a 1 year high of $89.61. The stock has a market cap of $5.21 billion, a PE ratio of -37.80 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a current ratio of 1.44, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11.

Brunswick (NYSE:BC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 29th. The company reported $0.58 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.58. The company had revenue of $1.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.21 billion. Brunswick had a positive return on equity of 12.22% and a negative net margin of 2.56%.Brunswick’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.24 earnings per share. Equities analysts forecast that Brunswick will post 4.19 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

Key Headlines Impacting Brunswick

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.