Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp Sells 11,935 Shares of Brunswick Corporation $BC

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp decreased its holdings in shares of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC) by 21.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 43,667 shares of the company’s stock after selling 11,935 shares during the quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp’s holdings in Brunswick were worth $3,242,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in Brunswick by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 3,572,892 shares of the company’s stock valued at $265,252,000 after acquiring an additional 78,228 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in Brunswick by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,749,443 shares of the company’s stock valued at $173,879,000 after acquiring an additional 54,838 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in shares of Brunswick by 56.4% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,302,918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $145,637,000 after purchasing an additional 830,451 shares in the last quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. grew its position in shares of Brunswick by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. now owns 1,866,872 shares of the company’s stock valued at $138,597,000 after purchasing an additional 14,822 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in shares of Brunswick by 70.1% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,700,164 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,518,000 after purchasing an additional 700,447 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.34% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Brunswick

In related news, CEO David M. Foulkes sold 38,266 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $86.56, for a total value of $3,312,304.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 271,169 shares in the company, valued at approximately $23,472,388.64. The trade was a 12.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP Christopher F. Dekker sold 4,981 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.38, for a total transaction of $435,239.78. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 39,740 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,472,481.20. This trade represents a 11.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.99% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Key Stories Impacting Brunswick

Here are the key news stories impacting Brunswick this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat — EPS $0.70 vs. consensus $0.46 and revenue $1.38B (+12.8% YoY), signaling healthy demand and margin recovery. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: FY 2026 guidance of $4.00–4.50 EPS gives a full-year framework that overlaps/edges slightly above some street expectations, suggesting management confidence in annual results. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Management hosted a Q1 earnings call and published slides/transcript with detail on momentum, channel inventory and product pipeline; useful for longer-term thesis but unlikely to move price materially on its own. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Softer Q2 2026 guide of $1.10–1.20 EPS vs. consensus ~1.53 is a clear near-term negative — this gap likely capped upside after the beat and raises short-term execution/seasonality concerns. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Notable insider selling and mixed institutional positioning highlighted in reports could add investor caution despite the quarter’s strength. Read More.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently commented on BC shares. Griffin Securities set a $76.00 price target on shares of Brunswick in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. DA Davidson boosted their price target on shares of Brunswick from $68.00 to $76.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group set a $115.00 price target on shares of Brunswick and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. B. Riley Financial restated a “neutral” rating and set a $80.00 price target (up from $70.00) on shares of Brunswick in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Brunswick in a research report on Friday, March 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $86.71.

Brunswick Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:BC opened at $79.51 on Monday. Brunswick Corporation has a 52-week low of $45.44 and a 52-week high of $90.25. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $76.23 and a 200 day moving average of $75.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.18 billion, a PE ratio of -37.86 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 1.38.

Brunswick (NYSE:BC) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.24. Brunswick had a negative net margin of 2.47% and a positive return on equity of 13.30%. The company had revenue of $1.38 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.56 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 12.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Brunswick has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.000-4.50 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.100-1.20 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Brunswick Corporation will post 4.27 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Brunswick Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 13th. Investors of record on Monday, February 23rd were given a $0.44 dividend. This represents a $1.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. This is a boost from Brunswick’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 23rd. Brunswick’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -83.81%.

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.