Winnebago Industries
About: Winnebago Industries manufactures Class A, B, and C motor homes along with towables, customized specialty vehicles, boats, and parts. Headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Winnebago has been producing recreational vehicles since 1958. Revenue was nearly $3 billion in fiscal 2024. Winnebago expanded into towables in 2011 with the acquisition of SunnyBrook and acquired Grand Design in November 2016. Towables made up 83% of the firm's RV unit volume, up from 31% in fiscal 2016. The company's total RV unit volume was 38,796 in fiscal 2024. Winnebago expanded into boating in 2018 with the purchase of Chris-Craft, bought premium motor home maker Newmar in November 2019, and bought Barletta pontoon boats in August 2021. It also is developing electric and autonomous technology.
Employees: 5,700
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
171% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 17
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q2] → 3 (+1) [Q3]
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 247 [Q2] → 274 (+27) [Q3]
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.75B [Q2] → $1.86B (+$111M) [Q3]
0.85% less ownership
Funds ownership: 111.65% [Q2] → 110.8% (-0.85%) [Q3]
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 80 | Existing positions reduced: 101
64% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $59.1M | Put options by funds: $162M
Research analyst outlook
4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
4 analyst ratings
Keybanc Brett Andress 50% 1-year accuracy 4 / 8 met price target | 24%upside $58 | Overweight Upgraded | 8 Jan 2025 |
Truist Securities Michael Swartz 38% 1-year accuracy 19 / 50 met price target | 19%upside $56 | Buy Maintained | 7 Jan 2025 |
DA Davidson Brandon Rolle 36% 1-year accuracy 4 / 11 met price target | 15%upside $54 | Neutral Maintained | 24 Dec 2024 |
Benchmark Michael Albanese 25% 1-year accuracy 5 / 20 met price target | 49%upside $70 | Buy Reiterated | 23 Dec 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 5 articles about WGO published over the past 30 days