Winnebago Industries (NYSE:WGO) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.23 EPS

Winnebago Industries (NYSE:WGO) posted its earnings results on Friday. The construction company reported ($0.03) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.20 by ($0.23), RTT News reports. The business had revenue of $625.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $672.23 million. Winnebago Industries had a net margin of 0.44% and a return on equity of 7.97%. Winnebago Industries’s quarterly revenue was down 18.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.06 earnings per share. Winnebago Industries updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.100-4.400 EPS and its FY25 guidance to $3.10-$4.40 EPS.

Winnebago Industries Price Performance

Shares of WGO opened at $51.93 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 173.11 and a beta of 1.60. Winnebago Industries has a twelve month low of $49.68 and a twelve month high of $74.70. The company has a quick ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 2.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $57.85 and a 200 day moving average of $57.38.

Winnebago Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 29th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 15th will be issued 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 (DPR) is presently 453.33%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Winnebago Industries

In related news, CEO Michael J. Happe acquired 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 29th. The shares were bought at an average price of $55.52 per share, for a total transaction of $138,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 285,953 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,876,110.56. This trade represents a 0.88 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director William C. Fisher bought 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, with a total value of $109,620.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 32,267 shares in the company, valued at $1,768,554.27. This trade represents a 6.61 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Company insiders own 4.63% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

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.