The framework has shifted from accumulation to markup since the last review. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 18.1% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 40%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 25%. The street (17 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $90. Since the last review it its composite score rose.
Brunswick Corporation
BC · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $5.3B · 14,000 employees
Brunswick Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets recreation products in the United States, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and internationally.
FAIL · Does not pass the screenPrice as of 6 Nov 2026Daily close, not a live quote
Screened 2026-11-06 · the tape above runs as of 18:05 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
Key facts today
- Price77.23 USD at the 6 Nov 2026 close
- Our value readUndervalued vs our fair value, as of 6 Nov 2026
- Our regime readMarkup, as of 7 Nov 2026
- Ethical screenDoes not pass
- OptionsOpen interest leans heavily to calls (put/call 0.10)
- Last reviewed6 Nov 2026 (1 days ago)
- Release timesRelease and earnings times on your chart: Event Guard Mentor
A summary of the dated readings below, not a live quote and not advice.
Our fair-value range: $89.40 to $148.99, base estimate $103.85 (screen dated 2026-11-06).
- Trend Markup
- Insiders no filings inside 60 days, left as found
- Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
- Options put/call open interest 0.10, read 2026-11-01
- Ethical does not pass the values gate
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
This name holds its markup label.
Brunswick Corporation holds its Markup at $77.23. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 1 days.
| Phase | Markup |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 1 days |
| Price at the screen | $77.23 |
| Valuation | 25.02 trailing · 15.01 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 70.0 |
| Beta | 1.40 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Debt ratio
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Permissible | Core business clean | Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. | Pass |
| Debt load | 42.97% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is 43.0% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. | Fail |
| Interest-bearing cash | 0.02% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.0% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 14.68% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 14.7% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 0.13% | Below 5% | Only 0.1% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line. | Pass |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Ethical ReadWhy It Falls Short, in Plain English
Brunswick's business is in a permissible area, but its interest-bearing debt is about 43% of the company, well over the ~33% line, so it does not pass on the financial screens.
Read as at 2026-11-07. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
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The Fair Value Range
Our analysis reads Undervalued vs our fair value, as of 6 Nov 2026: it trades at roughly a 24% discount to our $103.85 fair value, 6.90% revenue growth.
How a fair value is estimated: discounted cash flow (DCF).
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-11-06 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 25.6% discount to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 16 covering, consensus Buy. The average target sits +15% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
Price History & ProjectionsWhere our models see it going: fair-value estimate $103.85, with a range of $89.40 to $148.99, dated to the 2026-11-06 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain WordsBoats Look Cheap Until The Cycle Turns
Picture a weekend boater in Florida trading up to a bigger engine and a new hull. That purchase flows straight into Brunswick's propulsion and boat segments. The business shows 13% revenue growth and clears our ethical screen, yet it still fails our opportunity test. Negative profit margins and an 8% negative return on equity tell us earnings are fragile even before any slowdown hits.
The 15 times forward earnings multiple looks reasonable next to a 12% gap to our fair value. Analysts like the name and set targets near 90 dollars. We see a classic cyclical setup instead. Low multiples on peak or recovering earnings often mask the next downturn rather than signal a bargain.
Currency moves, fuel prices and discretionary spending swings can all hammer volumes fast. With no clear moat and returns already below zero, the margin of safety offers little protection if the cycle rolls over. Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | 15.0xexpensive even after accounting for its growth |
| Trailing P/E | 25.0xa premium valuation |
| EPS, trailing | 3.25 |
| EPS, forward | 5.42 |
| Revenue growth | +6.9%slow but positive growth |
| Profit margin | 3.7%barely profitable |
| Return on equity | 12.8%a solid return on shareholder capital |
| FCF yield | 7.48% |
| Dividend yield | 213.00% |
| Debt to equity | 1.18a meaningful debt load worth watching |
| Current ratio | 1.51healthy short-term liquidity |
| Beta | 1.40moves a little more than the market |
| Short interest, float | 0.00% |
| 52-week range | 59.06 - 90.25 |
| Market cap | $5.3B |
| Employees | 14,000 |
Another profit measure, before interest, tax and non-cash costs: EBITDA.
The risks · The things to watch: it already moves more than the market on an average day.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
The analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 4.7% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 40%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 25%. The street (17 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $90. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 40%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 25%. The street (17 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $90. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 40%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 25%. The street (17 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $90. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The framework has shifted from markdown to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 40%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 25%. The street (17 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $90. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 40%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 25%. The street (17 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $90. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 40%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 25%. The street (17 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $90. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 40%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 25%. The street (17 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $90. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved up 0.2% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 40%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 25%. The street (17 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $90. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved up 6.8% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 40%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 25%. The street (17 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $90.
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| 2026-09-14 | Gil Cisneros | Democrat | sell | 15K–50K |
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $79.08 | +0.6% | $0.44 | $1,012 | +1.2% |
| 2 months | $76.62 | +3.9% | $0.44 | $1,044 | +4.4% |
| 3 months | $68.60 | +16.0% | $0.44 | $1,166 | +16.6% |
| 6 months | $74.12 | +7.4% | $0.88 | $1,085 | +8.5% |
| 1 year | $57.00 | +39.6% | $1.74 | $1,427 | +42.7% |
| 2 years | $73.28 | +8.6% | $3.44 | $1,133 | +13.3% |
| 3 years | $78.65 | +1.2% | $5.08 | $1,076 | +7.6% |
| 5 years | $87.11 | -8.7% | $8.01 | $1,005 | +0.5% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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