Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for Winnebago Industries (WGO)

Winnebago Industries (NYSE: WGO) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 4/4/2025 – Winnebago Industries was downgraded by analysts at Robert W. Baird from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $38.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $50.00.
• 4/2/2025 – Winnebago Industries was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 4/1/2025 – Winnebago Industries had its price target lowered by analysts at Benchmark Co. from $70.00 to $60.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/28/2025 – Winnebago Industries had its price target lowered by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $70.00 to $60.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 3/28/2025 – Winnebago Industries had its price target lowered by analysts at Truist Financial Co. from $58.00 to $50.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/25/2025 – Winnebago Industries was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 3/20/2025 – Winnebago Industries had its price target lowered by analysts at KeyCorp from $58.00 to $47.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/19/2025 – Winnebago Industries had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $51.00 to $43.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/17/2025 – Winnebago Industries was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 3/6/2025 – Winnebago Industries was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 2/10/2025 – Winnebago Industries had its price target raised by analysts at Truist Financial Co. from $56.00 to $58.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Winnebago Industries Price Performance

NYSE:WGO opened at $32.83 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 2.58. The company has a 50-day moving average of $40.08 and a 200-day moving average of $49.76. Winnebago Industries, Inc. has a 52 week low of $30.61 and a 52 week high of $71.31. The company has a market capitalization of $920.09 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -49.74 and a beta of 1.49.

Winnebago Industries (NYSE:WGO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 27th. The construction company reported $0.19 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19. Winnebago Industries had a positive return on equity of 5.32% and a negative net margin of 0.63%. The company had revenue of $620.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $621.41 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.93 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Winnebago Industries, Inc. will post 3.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Winnebago Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 16th will be issued a dividend of $0.34 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 16th. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.14%. Winnebago Industries’s payout ratio is presently -544.00%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Kevin E. Bryant bought 4,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 31st. The stock was bought at an average price of $34.12 per share, for a total transaction of $143,304.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 13,755 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $469,320.60. The trade was a 43.96 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Jacqueline D. Woods sold 1,503 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.32, for a total value of $66,612.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 10,985 shares in the company, valued at $486,855.20. The trade was a 12.04 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 4.63% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Winnebago Industries

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. First Trust Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of Winnebago Industries by 40.6% in the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,643,786 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $78,540,000 after buying an additional 474,273 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in Winnebago Industries by 1,930.2% in the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 321,662 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $15,369,000 after acquiring an additional 305,818 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC raised its stake in shares of Winnebago Industries by 494.5% in the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 294,703 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $14,081,000 after acquiring an additional 245,131 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position 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 worth $49,714,000 after purchasing an additional 173,274 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its stake in shares of Winnebago Industries by 1,242.6% during the third quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 181,579 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $10,552,000 after purchasing an additional 168,055 shares during the last quarter.

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.