Thor Industries (THO) Competitors

Thor Industries (NYSE:THO) and Winnebago Industries (NYSE:WGO) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

Is THO or WGO a better dividend stock?

Thor Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Winnebago Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Thor Industries pays out 48.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Winnebago Industries pays out -230.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Thor Industries has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Winnebago Industries has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Winnebago Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, THO or WGO?

Thor Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Winnebago Industries. Winnebago Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Thor Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Thor Industries	$10.04B	0.49	$265.31M	$4.17	22.19
Winnebago Industries	$2.97B	0.30	$13M	-$0.59	-53.14

Do analysts prefer THO or WGO?

Thor Industries currently has a consensus target price of $87.63, indicating a potential downside of 5.32%. Winnebago Industries has a consensus target price of $42.33, indicating a potential upside of 35.01%. Given Winnebago Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Winnebago Industries is more favorable than Thor Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Thor Industries	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10
Winnebago Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the media favor THO or WGO?

In the previous week, Winnebago Industries had 14 more articles in the media than Thor Industries. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Winnebago Industries and 11 mentions for Thor Industries. Thor Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Winnebago Industries' score of -0.24 indicating that Thor Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Thor Industries	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Winnebago Industries	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, THO or WGO?

Thor Industries has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Winnebago Industries has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in THO or WGO?

96.7% of Thor Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Thor Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Winnebago Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is THO or WGO more profitable?

Thor Industries has a net margin of 2.32% compared to Winnebago Industries' net margin of -0.62%. Thor Industries' return on equity of 6.15% beat Winnebago Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Thor Industries	2.32%	6.15%	3.61%
Winnebago Industries	-0.62%	2.86%	1.57%

Summary

Thor Industries beats Winnebago Industries on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.