Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook of WGO FY2025 Earnings

Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WGO) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their FY2025 EPS estimates for 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 of $2.90 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate 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.

Winnebago Industries (NYSE:WGO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 27th. The construction company reported $0.19 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.19. Winnebago Industries had a positive return on equity of 5.32% and a negative net margin of 0.63%. The firm had revenue of $620.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $621.41 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.93 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on WGO. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price target on shares of Winnebago Industries from $70.00 to $60.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 28th. Benchmark decreased their price target on shares of Winnebago Industries from $70.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. Robert W. Baird downgraded Winnebago Industries from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $50.00 to $38.00 in a report on Friday, April 4th. DA Davidson upgraded shares of Winnebago Industries to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, KeyCorp decreased their target price on Winnebago Industries from $58.00 to $47.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Winnebago Industries presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $52.67.

Winnebago Industries Trading Down 2.9 %

Shares of WGO opened at $30.07 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $37.20 and its 200-day moving average is $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. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 2.58. Winnebago Industries has a 52-week low of $28.29 and a 52-week high of $66.05.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Winnebago Industries

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Winnebago Industries by 270.8% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 534 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 390 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its stake in Winnebago Industries by 36,000.0% in the 1st quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 722 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 720 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its position in shares of Winnebago Industries by 304.9% in the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 826 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 622 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Winnebago Industries by 629.2% in the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 824 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 711 shares in the last quarter. Finally, R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in Winnebago Industries in the 4th quarter worth $43,000.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Jacqueline D. Woods sold 1,503 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.32, for a total transaction of $66,612.96. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 10,985 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $486,855.20. The trade was a 12.04 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Kevin E. Bryant acquired 4,200 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 31st. The stock was bought at an average price of $34.12 per share, with a total value of $143,304.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now directly owns 13,755 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $469,320.60. This trade 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 owned by company insiders.

Winnebago Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 16th will be given a dividend of $0.34 per share. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.52%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 16th. Winnebago Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -544.00%.

Winnebago Industries Company Profile

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.