Roth Capital Issues Optimistic Estimate for WGO Earnings

Key Points

• Roth Capital has revised its Q2 2026 EPS estimate for Winnebago Industries from $0.21 to $0.34 and maintains a "Neutral" rating with a price target of $30.00.
• The company recently increased its quarterly dividend from $0.34 to $0.35 per share, yielding 4.7% annually.
• Institutional investors have significantly increased their stakes in Winnebago, with several purchasing new shares valued at millions in the last quarters.

Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WGO - Free Report) - Roth Capital increased their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Winnebago Industries in a report released on Tuesday, October 14th. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now forecasts that the RV manufacturer will post earnings per share of $0.34 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.21. Roth Capital has a "Neutral" rating and a $30.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Winnebago Industries' current full-year earnings is $3.41 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Winnebago Industries' Q4 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.01 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.70 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Winnebago Industries from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, June 29th. Benchmark cut their price target on shares of Winnebago Industries from $60.00 to $42.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, June 30th. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Winnebago Industries from $36.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, September 12th. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Winnebago Industries from $40.00 to $36.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, KeyCorp dropped their price objective on shares of Winnebago Industries from $37.00 to $34.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $40.78.

Winnebago Industries Price Performance

Winnebago Industries stock opened at $30.05 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $842.41 million, a P/E ratio of -50.94 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $33.82 and a 200-day simple moving average of $32.79. Winnebago Industries has a 12-month low of $28.00 and a 12-month high of $65.65. The company has a current ratio of 2.41, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44.

Winnebago Industries Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 24th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 10th were issued a dividend of $0.35 per share. This is an increase from Winnebago Industries's previous quarterly dividend of $0.34. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 10th. Winnebago Industries's payout ratio is presently -237.29%.

Institutional Trading of Winnebago Industries

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WGO. RWWM Inc. purchased a new stake in Winnebago Industries during the second quarter worth about $8,400,000. Zweig DiMenna Associates LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Winnebago Industries in the first quarter valued at about $6,260,000. Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Winnebago Industries by 83.7% in the second quarter. Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. now owns 322,099 shares of the RV manufacturer's stock valued at $9,341,000 after purchasing an additional 146,789 shares in the last quarter. Gendell Jeffrey L purchased a new stake in shares of Winnebago Industries in the second quarter valued at about $4,220,000. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP lifted its holdings in shares of Winnebago Industries by 142.3% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 233,505 shares of the RV manufacturer's stock valued at $6,772,000 after purchasing an additional 137,120 shares in the last quarter.

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.

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