What is KeyCorp’s Forecast for Brunswick Q1 Earnings?

Brunswick Co. (NYSE:BC) – Analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Brunswick in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 19th. KeyCorp analyst N. Zatzkin forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.20 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Brunswick’s current full-year earnings is $4.19 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Brunswick’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.48 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.87 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.75 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.53 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.68 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.75 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. DA Davidson decreased their target price on Brunswick from $80.00 to $60.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. B. Riley raised Brunswick to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Robert W. Baird set a $90.00 target price on Brunswick in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on Brunswick from $95.00 to $86.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their target price on Brunswick from $92.00 to $85.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $81.62.

Brunswick Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of Brunswick stock opened at $56.38 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 1.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. Brunswick has a 12 month low of $54.97 and a 12 month high of $96.65. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $63.54 and a 200 day simple moving average of $72.73. The stock has a market cap of $3.71 billion, a PE ratio of 29.68 and a beta of 1.54.

Brunswick (NYSE:BC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 30th. The company reported $0.24 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.06. Brunswick had a return on equity of 15.41% and a net margin of 2.48%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.45 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Brunswick

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of BC. FIL Ltd raised its stake in Brunswick by 323.9% in the fourth quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 1,114,324 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,074,000 after buying an additional 851,449 shares during the period. Turtle Creek Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Brunswick by 19.7% in the fourth quarter. Turtle Creek Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,965,460 shares of the company’s stock valued at $191,806,000 after buying an additional 488,412 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Brunswick in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,097,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Brunswick in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,646,000. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its position in shares of Brunswick by 17.1% in the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 3,090,078 shares of the company’s stock valued at $259,010,000 after purchasing an additional 452,116 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.34% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Randall S. Altman sold 3,417 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.21, for a total transaction of $215,988.57. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 26,683 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,686,632.43. This represents a 11.35 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Nancy E. Cooper sold 433 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.65, for a total value of $28,426.45. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 25,361 shares in the company, valued at $1,664,949.65. This represents a 1.68 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.81% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Brunswick Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Monday, February 24th were issued a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.05%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 24th. This is a positive change from Brunswick’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. Brunswick’s dividend payout ratio is presently 90.53%.

About Brunswick

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.