Roth Capital Brokers Lower Earnings Estimates for WGO

Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WGO - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Roth Capital lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Winnebago Industries in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 26th. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now forecasts that the construction company will earn $0.03 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.17. The consensus estimate for Winnebago Industries' current full-year earnings is $3.52 per share.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on WGO. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price target on Winnebago Industries from $75.00 to $70.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Benchmark cut their target price on shares of Winnebago Industries from $75.00 to $70.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. StockNews.com cut shares of Winnebago Industries from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of Winnebago Industries from $68.00 to $64.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Northcoast Research upgraded shares of Winnebago Industries from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $75.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, November 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $68.13.

Winnebago Industries Stock Performance

Shares of Winnebago Industries stock traded down $0.53 during trading on Thursday, hitting $58.40. 551,305 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 695,540. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 194.67 and a beta of 1.60. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.32 and a 200-day simple moving average of $57.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a current ratio of 2.44. Winnebago Industries has a 52-week low of $49.68 and a 52-week high of $75.42.

Winnebago Industries (NYSE:WGO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The construction company reported $0.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.89 by ($0.61). The business had revenue of $720.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $718.72 million. Winnebago Industries had a return on equity of 7.97% and a net margin of 0.44%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.59 earnings per share.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director William C. Fisher acquired 2,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, October 28th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $54.81 per share, for a total transaction of $109,620.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 32,267 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,768,554.27. This represents a 6.61 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Bret A. Woodson sold 12,187 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $56.64, for a total value of $690,271.68. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 23,728 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,343,953.92. The trade was a 33.93 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 4.63% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Winnebago Industries

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in WGO. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Winnebago Industries by 222.5% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 458 shares of the construction company's stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 316 shares during the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its stake in shares of Winnebago Industries by 69.1% in the third quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 700 shares of the construction company's stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 286 shares in the last quarter. Innealta Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Winnebago Industries during the 2nd quarter valued at about $45,000. Quarry LP raised its holdings in Winnebago Industries by 4,038.1% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 869 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $50,000 after acquiring an additional 848 shares during the last quarter. Finally, nVerses Capital LLC purchased a new position in Winnebago Industries in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $76,000.

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.