Zacks Research Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for WGO

Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WGO) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Winnebago Industries in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, April 10th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the construction company will post earnings per share of $2.90 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $3.20. The consensus estimate for Winnebago Industries’ current full-year earnings is $3.41 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Winnebago Industries’ Q1 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $1.00 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also commented on WGO. KeyCorp cut their price target on Winnebago Industries from $58.00 to $47.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Baird R W cut shares of Winnebago Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 4th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on Winnebago Industries from $70.00 to $60.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 28th. DA Davidson upgraded Winnebago Industries to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, StockNews.com cut Winnebago Industries from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, April 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Winnebago Industries currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $52.67.

Winnebago Industries Stock Down 2.9 %

Winnebago Industries stock opened at $30.07 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 2.58 and a quick ratio of 1.34. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $37.20 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $48.18. The firm has a market cap of $842.66 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -45.56 and a beta of 1.49. Winnebago Industries has a fifty-two week low of $28.29 and a fifty-two week high of $66.05.

Winnebago Industries (NYSE:WGO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 27th. The construction company reported $0.19 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19. Winnebago Industries had a positive return on equity of 5.32% and a negative net margin of 0.63%. The business had revenue of $620.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $621.41 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.93 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 11.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WGO. First Trust Advisors LP increased its position in shares of Winnebago Industries by 40.6% during the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,643,786 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $78,540,000 after purchasing an additional 474,273 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in shares of Winnebago Industries by 1,930.2% in the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 321,662 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $15,369,000 after purchasing an additional 305,818 shares during the period. Barclays PLC grew its holdings in Winnebago Industries by 494.5% during the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 294,703 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $14,081,000 after purchasing an additional 245,131 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Winnebago Industries by 25.4% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 855,507 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $49,714,000 after buying an additional 173,274 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its stake in Winnebago Industries by 204.8% in the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 214,000 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $10,225,000 after buying an additional 143,800 shares during the period.

Insider Activity at Winnebago Industries

In other news, Director Jacqueline D. Woods sold 1,503 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $44.32, for a total transaction of $66,612.96. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 10,985 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $486,855.20. This represents a 12.04 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Kevin E. Bryant purchased 4,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 31st. The stock was purchased at an average price of $34.12 per share, for a total transaction of $143,304.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 13,755 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $469,320.60. This represents a 43.96 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 4.63% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Winnebago Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 16th will be paid a $0.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 16th. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.52%. Winnebago Industries’s payout ratio is presently -544.00%.

About Winnebago Industries

Winnebago Industries, Inc manufactures and sells recreation vehicles and marine products primarily for use in leisure travel and outdoor recreation activities. The company operates through three segments: Towable RV, Motorhome RV, and Marine. It provides towable products that are non-motorized vehicles to be towed by automobiles, pickup trucks, SUVs, or vans for use as temporary living quarters for recreational travel, such as conventional travel trailers, fifth wheels, folding camper trailers, and truck campers under the Winnebago and Grand Design brand names.