WGO vs. THO, HLMN, USLM, JELD, JBI, ROCK, GVA, FTDR, PATK, and PRIM
Should you be buying Winnebago Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Winnebago Industries include THOR Industries (THO), Hillman Solutions (HLMN), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), JELD-WEN (JELD), Janus International Group (JBI), Gibraltar Industries (ROCK), Granite Construction (GVA), Frontdoor (FTDR), Patrick Industries (PATK), and Primoris Services (PRIM). These companies are all part of the "construction" sector.
Winnebago Industries (NYSE:WGO) and THOR Industries (NYSE:THO) are both construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, risk, community ranking and profitability.
In the previous week, THOR Industries had 5 more articles in the media than Winnebago Industries. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for THOR Industries and 2 mentions for Winnebago Industries. Winnebago Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat THOR Industries' score of 0.28 indicating that Winnebago Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Winnebago Industries has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, THOR Industries has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.
96.7% of THOR Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Winnebago Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of THOR Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Winnebago Industries has a net margin of 3.70% compared to THOR Industries' net margin of 2.62%. Winnebago Industries' return on equity of 14.15% beat THOR Industries' return on equity.
THOR Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Winnebago Industries. Winnebago Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than THOR Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Winnebago Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. THOR Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Winnebago Industries pays out 37.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. THOR Industries pays out 38.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Winnebago Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Winnebago Industries presently has a consensus target price of $71.80, suggesting a potential upside of 16.79%. THOR Industries has a consensus target price of $104.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.99%. Given Winnebago Industries' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Winnebago Industries is more favorable than THOR Industries.
THOR Industries received 214 more outperform votes than Winnebago Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.44% of users gave THOR Industries an outperform vote while only 63.35% of users gave Winnebago Industries an outperform vote.
Summary
THOR Industries beats Winnebago Industries on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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