Winnebago Industries (NYSE:WGO) Issues FY25 Earnings Guidance

Winnebago Industries (NYSE:WGO) updated its FY25 earnings guidance on Friday. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.10-$4.40 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS 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.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

WGO has been the topic of several recent research reports. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on shares of Winnebago Industries from $70.00 to $64.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 24th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target on shares of Winnebago Industries from $75.00 to $70.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Winnebago Industries from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Truist Financial cut their price objective on Winnebago Industries from $68.00 to $64.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Northcoast Research raised shares of Winnebago Industries from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $75.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, November 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $66.63.

Winnebago Industries Trading Down 2.5 %

Shares of NYSE:WGO opened at $46.92 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $56.50 and its 200-day moving average is $56.88. The company has a market cap of $1.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 156.41 and a beta of 1.60. 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 52-week low of $46.16 and a 52-week high of $74.10.

Winnebago Industries (NYSE:WGO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, December 20th. The construction company reported ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by ($0.23). Winnebago Industries had a net margin of 0.44% and a return on equity of 7.97%. The company had revenue of $625.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $672.23 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.06 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 18.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts predict that Winnebago Industries will post 3.52 earnings per share for the current year.

Winnebago Industries Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 29th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 15th will be given a dividend of $0.34 per share. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.90%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, January 15th. Winnebago Industries’s payout ratio is -206.06%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Bret A. Woodson sold 12,187 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 1st. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $1,343,953.92. This represents a 33.93 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Michael J. Happe acquired 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 29th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $55.52 per share, for a total transaction of $138,800.00. Following 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 disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 4.63% of the stock is owned by 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.