Thor Industries, Inc. $THO Shares Purchased by American Century Companies Inc.

American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE:THO) by 16.7% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 1,362,071 shares of the RV manufacturer’s stock after buying an additional 195,357 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc.’s holdings in Thor Industries were worth $141,233,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Thor Industries in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $51,597,000. Timucuan Asset Management Inc. FL grew its stake in shares of Thor Industries by 9.2% during the 2nd quarter. Timucuan Asset Management Inc. FL now owns 2,674,398 shares of the RV manufacturer’s stock valued at $237,513,000 after buying an additional 225,997 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Thor Industries by 49.4% during the 2nd quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 454,779 shares of the RV manufacturer’s stock worth $40,389,000 after buying an additional 150,391 shares during the last quarter. Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Thor Industries by 53.8% in the 2nd quarter. Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. now owns 183,664 shares of the RV manufacturer’s stock valued at $16,311,000 after purchasing an additional 64,209 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its holdings in shares of Thor Industries by 173.2% during the 2nd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 85,090 shares of the RV manufacturer’s stock worth $7,557,000 after purchasing an additional 53,942 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.71% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on THO. UBS Group set a $97.00 target price on Thor Industries in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Roth Mkm raised their price target on Thor Industries from $93.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Thor Industries in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Benchmark reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Thor Industries in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Finally, Citigroup increased their price objective on Thor Industries from $108.00 to $116.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.20.

Thor Industries Price Performance

Thor Industries stock opened at $96.10 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $5.08 billion, a PE ratio of 30.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 0.83. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $111.28 and a 200 day simple moving average of $107.29. Thor Industries, Inc. has a one year low of $63.15 and a one year high of $122.83.

Thor Industries (NYSE:THO) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The RV manufacturer reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.11) by $0.52. Thor Industries had a return on equity of 7.05% and a net margin of 2.87%.The business had revenue of $2.39 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.05 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned ($0.03) EPS. Thor Industries’s revenue was up 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Thor Industries has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.750-4.250 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Thor Industries, Inc. will post 4.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Thor Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 19th. Stockholders of record on Monday, January 5th were given a dividend of $0.52 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, January 5th. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. Thor Industries’s payout ratio is presently 65.62%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Thor Industries

In other news, COO W. Todd Woelfer sold 4,567 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $114.84, for a total value of $524,474.28. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 104,109 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,955,877.56. This represents a 4.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 4.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Thor Industries

Thor Industries, Inc is a leading manufacturer of recreational vehicles (RVs) and related components for the leisure travel market. Through its family of well-known brands—such as Airstream, Heartland, Jayco, Keystone RV and Thor Motor Coach—the company designs, manufactures and sells a broad range of motorized and towable RVs, complemented by aftermarket parts and service solutions. Thor offers products that span travel trailers, fifth wheels, toy haulers and Class A, B and C motorhomes, addressing both entry-level and premium segments.

Founded in 1980 when Wade Thompson and Peter Orthwein acquired Airstream from Beatrice Foods, Thor Industries has grown organically and through strategic acquisitions to become one of the largest RV producers in the world.