BC NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Brunswick Corporation · Consumer Cyclical · Recreational Vehicles

Latest close 79.00 USD
-1.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -1.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 70.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.2%, after a -0.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bearish with 50/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 57/100.

Setup score 45 out of 100
Latest Close 79.00 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -1.2% latest completed week
4W Return -0.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return -2.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 86.5% 45 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.5x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
  • Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -1.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 70.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.2%, after a -0.1% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.5x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.6912-week average 0.61

12-week confirmation

Trend active9/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure5/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership9/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.69Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -0.1% over four weeks, -2.3% over 12 weeks, and 42.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-1.2%
4W-0.1%
12W-2.3%
26W-0.4%
52W42.9%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year45
Trend breadth86.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.17Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-135.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-1.41Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-1903.6%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 90%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength26/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 75; rank 1 is best.
Value29/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 72; rank 1 is best.
Quality15/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 86; rank 1 is best.
Momentum82/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 19; rank 1 is best.
Growth68/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 33; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.9x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
27.5x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
9.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
24.2%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-0.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
12.9%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-0.6%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
8.3%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
0.3%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
2.2%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
1.4%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.5%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
8.1x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBearish

BC shows bearish options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 2.70, expected move of 7.8%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction50/100
Expected move7.8%
Put/call volume2.70
Pressure-47
Speculation8
Volatility58
Trend agreement86
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Insider activity9 / 2

9 acquisitions and 2 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment57/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 53 relevant articles.

21 positive · 23 neutral · 9 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings30 JulLatest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
Options expected move7.8%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-11.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.0%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+9.5%Week of 6 Feb.
Worst week-11.3%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week-1.2%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses5
Recent vol4.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.6% / -3.9%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202679.00 USD-1.2%79.89 USD71.54 USD-0.17-1.414.9MOff
24 Jul 202679.92 USD-0.7%79.76 USD71.54 USD-0.171.123.7MOff
17 Jul 202680.45 USD3.3%79.60 USD71.54 USD0.141.452.9MOff
10 Jul 202677.90 USD-1.5%79.42 USD71.54 USD0.34-3.032.9MOn
3 Jul 202679.09 USD-8.7%79.25 USD71.54 USD0.50-0.072.8MOn
26 Jun 202686.66 USD4.2%78.92 USD71.54 USD0.5112.114.2MOn
19 Jun 202683.16 USD1.2%78.21 USD71.50 USD0.195.613.1MOn
12 Jun 202682.16 USD2.7%77.55 USD71.45 USD-0.035.672.7MOn
5 Jun 202680.01 USD-4.0%76.91 USD71.43 USD-0.323.852.6MOn
29 May 202683.35 USD3.5%76.40 USD71.43 USD-0.425.792.9MOn
22 May 202680.57 USD5.0%75.79 USD71.37 USD-0.534.233.5MOn
15 May 202676.73 USD-5.1%75.46 USD71.32 USD-0.590.572.5MOn
8 May 202680.85 USD2.9%74.99 USD71.28 USD-0.496.512.9MOn
1 May 202678.58 USD-0.4%74.22 USD71.23 USD-0.596.484.0MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.