Brunswick (NYSE:BC) Updates Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Brunswick (NYSE:BC) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.150-0.250 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.080. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.0 billion-$1.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.3 billion. Brunswick also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.500-5.000 EPS.

Brunswick Price Performance

Brunswick stock traded up $1.41 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $70.45. 118,469 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 715,441. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $70.67 and a 200-day simple moving average of $76.65. The firm has a market cap of $4.65 billion, a PE ratio of 17.53 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. Brunswick has a 12 month low of $62.64 and a 12 month high of $96.65.

Brunswick (NYSE:BC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The company reported $0.24 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.06. Brunswick had a return on equity of 19.15% and a net margin of 5.02%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.45 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Brunswick will post 4.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on BC shares. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on Brunswick from $95.00 to $86.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. DA Davidson decreased their price target on Brunswick from $80.00 to $60.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective on shares of Brunswick in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Roth Mkm decreased their target price on Brunswick from $91.00 to $85.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Finally, B. Riley lowered Brunswick from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price target for the company from $95.00 to $88.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Brunswick presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $82.62.

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.