Winnebago Industries (NYSE:WGO) Releases FY25 Earnings Guidance

Winnebago Industries (NYSE:WGO) issued an update on its FY25 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $3.10-$4.40 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.38. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.90-$3.20 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.99 billion. Winnebago Industries also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.100-4.400 EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Northcoast Research raised Winnebago Industries from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $75.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 11th. StockNews.com downgraded Winnebago Industries from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Benchmark cut their price target on shares of Winnebago Industries from $75.00 to $70.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. BMO Capital Markets cut their price target on Winnebago Industries from $75.00 to $70.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on Winnebago Industries from $70.00 to $64.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Winnebago Industries has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $68.13.

Winnebago Industries Stock Up 0.4 %

WGO stock opened at $51.93 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $1.50 billion, a PE ratio of 173.11 and a beta of 1.60. Winnebago Industries has a one year low of $49.68 and a one year high of $74.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a current ratio of 2.44. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $57.85 and its 200-day moving average price is $57.38.

Winnebago Industries (NYSE:WGO) last announced its earnings results on Friday, December 20th. The construction company reported ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.20 by ($0.23). Winnebago Industries had a return on equity of 7.97% and a net margin of 0.44%. The company had revenue of $625.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $672.23 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.06 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 18.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Winnebago Industries will post 3.52 EPS for the current year.

Winnebago Industries Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 29th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 15th will be given a $0.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, January 15th. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.62%. Winnebago Industries’s dividend payout ratio is presently 453.33%.

Insider Activity at Winnebago Industries

In related news, CEO Michael J. Happe bought 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 29th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $55.52 per share, with a total value of $138,800.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 285,953 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,876,110.56. This represents a 0.88 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Bret A. Woodson sold 12,187 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 1st. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at approximately $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.

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.