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After finishing at $43.34 in the prior trading day, Brunswick Corp (NYSE: BC) closed at $43.80, up 1.06%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.18 million shares were traded. BC stock price reached its highest trading level at $44.54 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $43.34.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of BC by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 10.07 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.93. 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 2886739712 and an Enterprise Value of 5125647360. As of this moment, Brunswick’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.04, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.70. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.96. 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 1.53. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.979 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.085.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BC is 1.32, which has changed by -0.4781987 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.0635103 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 -22.47%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -38.66%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.01M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1778080 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 102.40% stake in the company. Shares short for BC as of 1743379200 were 3984402 with a Short Ratio of 3.95, 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
In the trailing 12 months, BC’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.68, compared to 1.69 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.038763266The 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.
