Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WGO) was downgraded by TheStreet from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report issued on Tuesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports.

Shares of Winnebago Industries (NYSE:WGO) traded down 0.57% during trading on Tuesday, reaching $17.44. The company had a trading volume of 132,365 shares. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $19.07 and its 200 day moving average price is $20.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $470.51 million and a P/E ratio of 11.86. Winnebago Industries has a 12 month low of $16.11 and a 12 month high of $24.73.

Winnebago Industries (NYSE:WGO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 17th. The company reported $0.32 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.05. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.37 earnings per share. The business earned $214.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $226.26 million. The firm’s revenue was down 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts predict that Winnebago Industries will post $1.62 EPS for the current year.

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 27th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 13th will be issued a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.29%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, January 11th. This is a positive change from Winnebago Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.09.

Other large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Lawson Kroeker Investment Management boosted its stake in Winnebago Industries by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Lawson Kroeker Investment Management now owns 98,765 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,965,000 after buying an additional 390 shares in the last quarter. First Quadrant L P CA boosted its stake in Winnebago Industries by 139.8% in the fourth quarter. First Quadrant L P CA now owns 39,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $792,000 after buying an additional 23,200 shares in the last quarter. HL Financial Services LLC boosted its stake in Winnebago Industries by 28.5% in the fourth quarter. HL Financial Services LLC now owns 63,271 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,259,000 after buying an additional 14,040 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA boosted its stake in Winnebago Industries by 20.0% in the fourth quarter. Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA now owns 30,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $597,000 after buying an additional 5,000 shares in the last quarter.

Several other research firms also recently commented on WGO. Zacks Investment Research raised Winnebago Industries from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 16th. Citigroup Inc. reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Winnebago Industries in a research note on Tuesday, December 22nd. Finally, SunTrust initiated coverage on Winnebago Industries in a research note on Thursday, December 17th. They set a “neutral” rating for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. The stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $27.00.

Winnebago Industries, Inc. is a manufacturer of recreation vehicles (NYSE:WGO) used primarily in leisure travel and outdoor recreation activities. The Company sells its products through independent dealers, primarily throughout the United States and Canada. It sells motor homes through independent dealers under the Winnebago, Itasca and Era brands names. Other products manufactured by the Company consisted primarily of original equipment manufacturing (OEM) parts, including extruded aluminum and other component products for other manufacturers, commercial vehicles and commercial transit buses. The Company Operates through three major product categories including, Motorhomes, Towable RVs, Other manufactured products.

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