Winnebago Industries (NYSE:WGO) Shares Down 5.6% – Should You Sell?

Shares of Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WGO) were down 5.6% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as $37.66 and last traded at $38.38. Approximately 275,758 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 62% from the average daily volume of 718,178 shares. The stock had previously closed at $40.64.

Analyst Ratings Changes

WGO has been the topic of a number of research reports. Benchmark dropped their target price on Winnebago Industries from $60.00 to $42.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, June 30th. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on Winnebago Industries from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. Wall Street Zen upgraded Winnebago Industries from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, June 29th. DA Davidson upped their target price on Winnebago Industries from $32.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, KeyCorp reiterated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Winnebago Industries in a report on Thursday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $41.78.

Winnebago Industries Stock Up 2.1%

The business has a fifty day moving average of $34.13 and a 200 day moving average of $32.87. The stock has a market cap of $1.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.22 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 2.42 and a quick ratio of 0.89.

Winnebago Industries (NYSE:WGO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The RV manufacturer reported $0.71 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.13. Winnebago Industries had a return on equity of 3.86% and a net margin of 0.92%.The firm had revenue of $777.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $724.89 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.28 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. Winnebago Industries has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.000-2.700 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Winnebago Industries, Inc. will post 3.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Winnebago Industries Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 24th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 10th were issued a dividend of $0.35 per share. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.5%. This is a boost from Winnebago Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.34. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 10th. Winnebago Industries’s dividend payout ratio is 153.85%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Winnebago Industries

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WGO. RWWM Inc. acquired a new position in Winnebago Industries during the second quarter valued at approximately $8,400,000. Zweig DiMenna Associates LLC acquired a new position in Winnebago Industries during the first quarter valued at approximately $6,260,000. Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. grew its stake in shares of Winnebago Industries by 83.7% in the second quarter. Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. now owns 322,099 shares of the RV manufacturer’s stock worth $9,341,000 after acquiring an additional 146,789 shares during the last quarter. Gendell Jeffrey L acquired a new stake in shares of Winnebago Industries in the second quarter worth $4,220,000. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP grew its stake in shares of Winnebago Industries by 142.3% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 233,505 shares of the RV manufacturer’s stock worth $6,772,000 after acquiring an additional 137,120 shares during the last quarter.

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.