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

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

Shares of Winnebago Industries stock opened at $49.98 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $57.69 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $57.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 166.61 and a beta of 1.60. Winnebago Industries has a fifty-two week low of $49.68 and a fifty-two week high of $74.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 2.44 and a quick ratio of 1.36.

Winnebago Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 29th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 15th will be given a dividend of $0.34 per share. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.72%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, January 15th. Winnebago Industries’s dividend payout ratio is 453.33%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have commented on the company. Northcoast Research upgraded Winnebago Industries from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $75.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on Winnebago Industries from $70.00 to $64.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Benchmark reduced their price objective on shares of Winnebago Industries from $75.00 to $70.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. Truist Financial dropped their target price on shares of Winnebago Industries from $68.00 to $64.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Winnebago Industries from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $68.13.

Insider Transactions at Winnebago Industries

In other news, SVP Bret A. Woodson sold 12,187 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $56.64, for a total transaction of $690,271.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 23,728 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,343,953.92. This trade represents a 33.93 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director William C. Fisher purchased 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 28th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $54.81 per share, for a total transaction of $109,620.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 32,267 shares of the company’s stock, 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.

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.