Roth Capital Has Bearish Forecast for WGO Q2 Earnings

Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WGO) – Stock analysts at Roth Capital dropped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Winnebago Industries in a research note issued on Monday, March 24th. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now expects that the construction company will post earnings of $0.02 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.28. The consensus estimate for Winnebago Industries’ current full-year earnings is $3.41 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Winnebago Industries’ Q3 2025 earnings at $1.36 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.71 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.45 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.51 EPS.

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

WGO has been the topic of several other research reports. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $70.00 price target on shares of Winnebago Industries in a report on Monday, December 23rd. Citigroup decreased their target price on Winnebago Industries from $51.00 to $43.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. StockNews.com raised Winnebago Industries from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Winnebago Industries from $56.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, DA Davidson dropped their target price on shares of Winnebago Industries from $55.00 to $54.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, December 24th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Winnebago Industries presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $60.00.

Winnebago Industries Stock Performance

Winnebago Industries stock opened at $37.67 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $41.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is $50.78. The company has a current ratio of 2.58, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. Winnebago Industries has a 1-year low of $33.62 and a 1-year high of $74.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.07 billion, a PE ratio of -57.07 and a beta of 1.70.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Winnebago Industries

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Winnebago Industries by 123.5% in the third quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 13,960 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $811,000 after purchasing an additional 7,715 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Winnebago Industries by 10.4% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 574,914 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $33,408,000 after buying an additional 54,272 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP raised its holdings in Winnebago Industries by 94.5% during the 3rd quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 64,291 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $3,736,000 after buying an additional 31,242 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its position in Winnebago Industries by 76.0% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,623 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $211,000 after buying an additional 1,565 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in Winnebago Industries by 23.6% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 15,844 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $921,000 after acquiring an additional 3,030 shares during the last quarter.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Jacqueline D. Woods sold 1,503 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.32, for a total transaction of $66,612.96. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 10,985 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $486,855.20. This trade represents a 12.04 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 4.63% of the company’s stock.

Winnebago Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 16th will be given a dividend of $0.34 per share. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.61%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 16th. Winnebago Industries’s payout ratio is currently -206.06%.

About Winnebago Industries

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.