Analytical Lens: Exploring Brunswick Corp (BC)’s Financial Story Through Ratios

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The closing price of Brunswick Corp (NYSE: BC) was $43.48 for the day, down -0.73% from the previous closing price of $43.80. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.73 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.32 million shares were traded. BC stock price reached its highest trading level at $43.68 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $42.05.

Ratios:

Our analysis of BC’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 10.00 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.85. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.63 and its Current Ratio is at 1.65. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.33 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.19.

On November 26, 2024, B. Riley Securities Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $95 to $88.

Northcoast Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on July 29, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $100.

Insider Transactions:

Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 26 ’25 when ALTMAN RANDALL S sold 3,417 shares for $63.21 per share. The transaction valued at 215,989 led to the insider holds 26,683 shares of the business.

ALTMAN RANDALL S bought 3,417 shares of BC for $214,383 on Feb 26 ’25. On Feb 19 ’25, another insider, Preisser Brenna, who serves as the E.V.P. & President Boat Group of the company, sold 1,600 shares for $64.88 each. As a result, the insider received 103,808 and left with 65,662 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BC now has a Market Capitalization of 2886741504 and an Enterprise Value of 5104579072. As of this moment, Brunswick’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.87, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.80. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.93. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.55 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.52. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.975 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.055.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for BC is 1.31, which has changed by -0.49652618 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.017286062 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BC has reached a high of $87.65, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $41.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -22.40%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -38.99%.

Shares Statistics:

BC traded an average of 1.03M shares per day over the past three months and 1611670 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 65.99M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 64.43M. Insiders hold about 2.24% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.41% stake in the company. Shares short for BC as of 1743379200 were 3984402 with a Short Ratio of 3.87, compared to 1740700800 on 3802253. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3984402 and a Short% of Float of 6.84.

Dividends & Splits

With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.68, BC has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.69. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.038356163The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.76. The current Payout Ratio is 87.03% for BC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-24 with an ex-dividend date of 1740355200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1987-06-10 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.

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