Thor Industries (THO) Competitors

Winnebago Industries (NYSE:WGO) and Thor Industries (NYSE:THO) are both construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts prefer WGO or THO?

Winnebago Industries currently has a consensus price target of $42.33, suggesting a potential upside of 35.01%. Thor Industries has a consensus price target of $87.63, suggesting a potential downside of 5.32%. Given Winnebago Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Winnebago Industries is more favorable than Thor Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Winnebago Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Thor Industries	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10

Which has better earnings and valuation, WGO or THO?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Winnebago Industries	$2.97B	0.30	$13M	-$0.59	-53.14
Thor Industries	$9.59B	0.51	$265.31M	$4.17	22.19

Does the media refer more to WGO or THO?

In the previous week, Winnebago Industries had 14 more articles in the media than Thor Industries. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Winnebago Industries and 11 mentions for Thor Industries. Thor Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Winnebago Industries' score of -0.04 indicating that Thor Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Winnebago Industries	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Thor Industries	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is WGO or THO a better dividend stock?

Winnebago Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Thor Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Winnebago Industries pays out -230.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Thor Industries pays out 48.0% 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 has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Thor Industries has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Winnebago Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WGO or THO?

96.7% of Thor Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of Winnebago Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Thor Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, WGO or THO?

Winnebago Industries has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Thor Industries has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WGO or THO more profitable?

Thor Industries has a net margin of 2.32% compared to Winnebago Industries' net margin of -0.62%. Thor Industries' return on equity of 6.15% beat Winnebago Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Winnebago Industries	-0.62%	2.86%	1.57%
Thor Industries	2.32%	6.15%	3.61%

Summary

Thor Industries beats Winnebago Industries on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.