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 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: 15,000
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
17% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 47
0.62% more ownership
Funds ownership: 100.98% [Q3] → 101.61% (+0.62%) [Q4]
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 375 [Q3] → 376 (+1) [Q4]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 [Q3] → 5 (+0) [Q4]
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 121 | Existing positions reduced: 150
23% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.6B [Q3] → $4.33B (-$1.27B) [Q4]
31% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.65M | Put options by funds: $8.19M
Research analyst outlook
7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
7 analyst ratings
Truist Securities Michael Swartz 2% 1-year accuracy 1 / 57 met price target | 37%upside $60 | Buy Maintained | 14 Apr 2025 |
Baird Craig Kennison 24% 1-year accuracy 7 / 29 met price target | 28%upside $56 | Neutral Downgraded | 4 Apr 2025 |
Benchmark Michael Albanese 9% 1-year accuracy 2 / 22 met price target | 105%upside $90 | Buy Maintained | 31 Jan 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Megan Alexander 44% 1-year accuracy 7 / 16 met price target | 48%upside $65 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 31 Jan 2025 |
Citigroup James Hardiman 14% 1-year accuracy 4 / 29 met price target | 94%upside $85 | Buy Maintained | 28 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 5 articles about BC published over the past 30 days









