Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Estimate for WGO Earnings

Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WGO - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Winnebago Industries in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 30th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the construction company will post earnings of $0.38 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.49. The consensus estimate for Winnebago Industries' current full-year earnings is $3.41 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Winnebago Industries' Q3 2026 earnings at $1.43 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.33 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.83 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $0.91 EPS.

Winnebago Industries (NYSE:WGO - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, March 27th. The construction company reported $0.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.19. The company had revenue of $620.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $621.41 million. Winnebago Industries had a negative net margin of 0.63% and a positive return on equity of 5.32%. The company's revenue was down 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.93 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on WGO. Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of Winnebago Industries from $50.00 to $38.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Citigroup cut their target price on shares of Winnebago Industries from $51.00 to $43.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. Robert W. Baird lowered Winnebago Industries from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $50.00 to $38.00 in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Baird R W lowered Winnebago Industries from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, April 4th. Finally, DA Davidson raised Winnebago Industries to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $51.89.

Winnebago Industries Stock Up 0.6 %

NYSE:WGO traded up $0.19 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $32.47. The stock had a trading volume of 77,071 shares, compared to its average volume of 696,003. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 2.58 and a quick ratio of 1.34. The stock has a market cap of $909.83 million, a P/E ratio of -49.11 and a beta of 1.12. The business's 50 day moving average is $33.69 and its 200 day moving average is $45.45. Winnebago Industries has a fifty-two week low of $28.29 and a fifty-two week high of $66.05.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of WGO. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its position in Winnebago Industries by 270.8% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 534 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 390 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Winnebago Industries by 36,000.0% during the first quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 722 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 720 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its position in shares of Winnebago Industries by 304.9% during the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 826 shares of the construction company's stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 622 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its position in Winnebago Industries by 629.2% in the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 824 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 711 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC bought a new stake in Winnebago Industries during the 1st quarter worth approximately $31,000.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

Winnebago Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 16th were issued a $0.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 16th. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.19%. Winnebago Industries's payout ratio is -544.00%.

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.