Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for WGO FY2025 Earnings

Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WGO) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their FY2025 earnings estimates for Winnebago Industries in a note issued to investors on Thursday, January 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the construction company will post earnings of $3.20 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $3.24. The consensus estimate for Winnebago Industries’ current full-year earnings is $3.52 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Winnebago Industries’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.83 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.53 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.56 EPS.

Winnebago Industries (NYSE:WGO) last issued its earnings results on Friday, December 20th. The construction company reported ($0.03) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by ($0.23). The business had revenue of $625.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $672.23 million. Winnebago Industries had a net margin of 0.44% and a return on equity of 7.97%. The company’s revenue was down 18.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.06 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on WGO. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $70.00 target price on shares of Winnebago Industries in a report on Monday, December 23rd. StockNews.com cut shares of Winnebago Industries from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. DA Davidson decreased their target price on shares of Winnebago Industries from $55.00 to $54.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, December 24th. Robert W. Baird cut their price target on shares of Winnebago Industries from $70.00 to $64.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Truist Financial decreased their price target on shares of Winnebago Industries from $64.00 to $56.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Winnebago Industries presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $65.63.

Winnebago Industries Price Performance

Shares of NYSE WGO opened at $47.69 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $55.49 and a 200-day moving average of $56.48. The stock has a market cap of $1.35 billion, a PE ratio of 158.97 and a beta of 1.62. 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 fifty-two week low of $45.44 and a fifty-two week high of $74.10.

Winnebago Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 29th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.34 per share. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.85%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, January 15th. Winnebago Industries’s dividend payout ratio is currently -206.06%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director William C. Fisher bought 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 28th. The stock was bought at an average price of $54.81 per share, for a total transaction of $109,620.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 32,267 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,768,554.27. This represents a 6.61 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Michael J. Happe bought 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 29th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $55.52 per share, with a total value of $138,800.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer now owns 285,953 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,876,110.56. This represents a 0.88 % 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.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Winnebago Industries

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in WGO. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Winnebago Industries by 47.8% in the 2nd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,431,764 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $77,602,000 after acquiring an additional 463,257 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC increased its stake in Winnebago Industries by 1,772.8% in the 2nd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 210,504 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $11,409,000 after purchasing an additional 199,264 shares during the period. Edgestream Partners L.P. bought a new stake in Winnebago Industries in the second quarter valued at approximately $9,708,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Winnebago Industries by 25.4% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 855,507 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $49,714,000 after purchasing an additional 173,274 shares during the period. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its holdings in shares of Winnebago Industries by 1,242.6% in the third quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 181,579 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $10,552,000 after purchasing an additional 168,055 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.