Royce & Associates LP Has $38.16 Million Holdings in Brunswick Corporation $BC

Royce & Associates LP lifted its stake in shares of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC) by 29.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 513,978 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 115,833 shares during the period. Royce & Associates LP’s holdings in Brunswick were worth $38,158,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of BC. Royal Bank of Canada increased its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 10.7% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 149,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,024,000 after buying an additional 14,395 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 133.6% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 77,326 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,076,000 after buying an additional 44,228 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 142.9% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 346,503 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,659,000 after buying an additional 203,838 shares in the last quarter. United Services Automobile Association acquired a new position in shares of Brunswick during the first quarter worth $214,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Brunswick by 477.0% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 727 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 601 shares in the last quarter. 99.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Brunswick Stock Performance

NYSE BC opened at $80.95 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $5.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -38.55 and a beta of 1.33. Brunswick Corporation has a twelve month low of $48.83 and a twelve month high of $90.25. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $76.61 and a 200 day simple moving average of $76.90. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13.

Brunswick (NYSE:BC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.24. The business had revenue of $1.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.32 billion. Brunswick had a negative net margin of 2.47% and a positive return on equity of 13.30%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 12.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.56 earnings per share. Brunswick has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.000-4.50 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.100-1.20 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Brunswick Corporation will post 4.29 EPS for the current year.

Brunswick Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 18th will be given a dividend of $0.44 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 18th. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. Brunswick’s dividend payout ratio is -83.81%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently weighed in on BC shares. Griffin Securities set a $76.00 price objective on Brunswick in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Texas Capital upgraded Brunswick from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 10th. Robert W. Baird set a $85.00 price objective on Brunswick in a report on Friday, January 30th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Brunswick in a report on Friday, March 27th. Finally, Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating and issued a $94.00 price objective (up from $79.00) on shares of Brunswick in a report on Friday, January 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $87.00.

Brunswick Profile

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.