Brunswick
About: Brunswick is a leading manufacturer in the marine recreation industry. The firm has more than 60 brands delivering products across propulsion (outboard, sterndrive, and inboard engines, propulsion-related controls, rigging, and propellers), parts, accessories, and technology, and boats (including well-known brands like Boston Whaler and Sea Ray). It also owns numerous Freedom Boat Club (shared ownership) locations as well as Boateka, which facilitates transactions in the used boat market. Brunswick's focus surrounds building the innovative marine and recreational experiences, technologies, and connections supported by quality and innovation.
Employees: 17,300
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
13% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.91M | Put options by funds: $6.98M
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.1B [Q2] → $5.73B (+$626M) [Q3]
0.57% less ownership
Funds ownership: 103.81% [Q2] → 103.24% (-0.57%) [Q3]
6% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 137 | Existing positions reduced: 145
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 385 [Q2] → 374 (-11) [Q3]
15% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 54
17% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 [Q2] → 5 (-1) [Q3]
Research analyst outlook
4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
4 analyst ratings
Stifel Drew Crum 40% 1-year accuracy 12 / 30 met price target | 28%upside $86 | Buy Maintained | 15 Jan 2025 |
Truist Securities Michael Swartz 40% 1-year accuracy 20 / 50 met price target | 26%upside $85 | Buy Maintained | 7 Jan 2025 |
B. Riley Securities Eric Wold 63% 1-year accuracy 17 / 27 met price target | 30%upside $88 | Neutral Downgraded | 26 Nov 2024 |
Benchmark Michael Albanese 16% 1-year accuracy 3 / 19 met price target | 48%upside $100 | Buy Reiterated | 25 Oct 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 5 articles about BC published over the past 30 days
![Brunswick Corporation Earns Spot on Forbes' Inaugural List of America's Most Trusted Companies](https://wsr-news.imgdelivr.io/wKbs1gQH.jpg?w=640&h=360)
![Brunswick Remains A Valid Prospect Even In Light Of Meaningful Underperformance](https://wsr-news.imgdelivr.io/78VNlkhu.jpg?w=640&h=360)
![Brunswick Corporation Schedules 2024 Fourth Quarter & Full Year Earnings Conference Call](https://wsr-news.imgdelivr.io/DQTY90sT.jpg?w=640&h=360)
![Brunswick Corporation Adds ‘Boating Intelligence' to Technology Portfolio at 2025 Consumer Electronics Show](https://wsr-news.imgdelivr.io/Fb4OInGD.jpg?w=640&h=360)
![Here's Why Investors Should Retain Brunswick Stock for Now](https://wsr-news.imgdelivr.io/Ms6oJ5xg.jpg?w=640&h=360)
![Brunswick Corporation Reports Another Successful Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show with Record Sales and Continued Share Gains](https://wsr-news.imgdelivr.io/SRwE0hIm.jpg?w=640&h=360)
![Brunswick Corporation Named One of the ‘World's Top Companies for Women 2024' by Forbes](https://wsr-news.imgdelivr.io/deNMlv0R.jpg?w=640&h=360)
![3 Dividends With More than 5% Yields to Buy in November](https://wsr-news.imgdelivr.io/OXmp81WX.jpg?w=640&h=360)
![Brunswick Corporation: Valuation Is Pricing A Recovery Next Year](https://wsr-news.imgdelivr.io/5n92Vw2Y.jpg?w=640&h=360)
![Brunswick Corporation (BC) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript](https://wsr-news.imgdelivr.io/kPCN8ANx.jpg?w=640&h=360)