11,195 Shares in Brunswick Corporation $BC Bought by EFG International AG

EFG International AG bought a new stake in shares of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC) in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 11,195 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $943,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new stake in Brunswick during the first quarter worth about $27,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Brunswick by 72.3% in the 4th 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. Millstone Evans Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Brunswick during the first quarter worth about $29,000. Quarry LP lifted its stake in Brunswick by 38.4% in the 4th quarter. Quarry LP now owns 440 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in Brunswick by 705.4% in the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 596 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 522 shares during the last quarter. 99.34% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have commented on BC shares. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Brunswick from $93.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Robert W. Baird set a $92.00 price target on shares of Brunswick in a research report on Friday, July 31st. DA Davidson reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $76.00 price objective on shares of Brunswick in a research report on Monday, August 17th. William Blair set a $94.00 price objective on shares of Brunswick in a report on Thursday, August 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Brunswick in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $88.00.

Brunswick Stock Performance

Shares of BC stock opened at $79.92 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.18 billion, a PE ratio of -61.01 and a beta of 1.33. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $80.97 and a two-hundred day moving average of $79.67. Brunswick Corporation has a 52 week low of $58.56 and a 52 week high of $90.25. The company has a quick ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08.

Brunswick (NYSE:BC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.56 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.19 by $0.37. Brunswick had a positive return on equity of 15.28% and a negative net margin of 1.53%.The company had revenue of $1.56 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.52 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.90 EPS. Brunswick’s revenue was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. Brunswick has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.200-1.400 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.350-4.750 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Brunswick Corporation will post 4.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Brunswick Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.44 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. Brunswick’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -134.35%.

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.