Thor Industries is the largest recreational vehicle manufacturer in North America with an attractively valued forward price-to-earnings of 16.1x and a PEG of 0.74, but confirming a hard-blocked death cross technical pattern, declining revenue, and a quality score well below the minimum threshold create a deteriorating fundamental picture that outweighs the valuation appeal.
Thesis pillars
- Revenue Decline In Weak Cycle→Stable
- Quality Below Threshold→Stable
- Death Cross Confirmed Downtrend→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Thor Industries, Inc. (THO) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup
Consumer Cyclical · Recreational Vehicles
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $65.47: Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.6/10 and A.R:R 1.9:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 14%; Elevated put/call ratio: 4.11; Below-average business quality.
Our Company was founded in 1980 and has grown to become the largest manufacturer of recreational vehicles ("RVs") in the world. We are also the largest manufacturer of RVs in North America, and one of the largest manufacturers of RVs in Europe. The Company manufactures a wide... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $65.47: Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.6/10 and A.R:R 1.9:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 14%; Elevated put/call ratio: 4.11; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 30, MACD bearish. Score 4.6/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news boost analyst 0.40, earnings proximity 48d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: speculative.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-15Recent Developments — Thor Industries, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Citigroup Maintains Neutral on Thor Industries, Lowers Price Target to $70 — benzinga Oct 13, 2026 negative
- NEWS Thor Industries Raises Its Quarterly Cash Dividend From $0.52 To $0.54 — benzinga Oct 13, 2026 positive
- NEWS Truist Securities Maintains Hold on Thor Industries, Raises Price Target to $87 — benzinga Oct 8, 2026 positive
- NEWS Camping World Expects FY26 Adjusted EBITDA To Be Below The Low End Of Its Previously Communicated Guidance Range Of $230 — benzinga Oct 5, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Baird Maintains Neutral on Thor Industries, Lowers Price Target to $80 — benzinga Sep 23, 2026 neutral
Generated 2026-10-15T11:52:21Z.
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Revenue shrinking — -8.4% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $65.47: Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.6/10 and A.R:R 1.9:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 14%; Elevated put/call ratio: 4.11; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 30, MACD bearish. Prior stop was $61.43. Score 4.6/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $73.34 (+12.0% upside). Prior stop was $61.43. Stop-loss: $61.43.
Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0).
Thor Industries, Inc. trades at a P/E of 19.3 (forward 13.5). TrendMatrix value score: 7.8/10. Verdict: Sell.
22 analysts cover THO with a consensus score of 3.4/5. Average price target: $84.
What does Thor Industries, Inc. do?Our Company was founded in 1980 and has grown to become the largest manufacturer of recreational vehicles ("RVs") in...
Our Company was founded in 1980 and has grown to become the largest manufacturer of recreational vehicles ("RVs") in the world. We are also the largest manufacturer of RVs in North America, and one of the largest manufacturers of RVs in Europe. The Company manufactures a wide variety of RVs in the United States ("U.S.") and Europe, and sells those vehicles, as well as related parts and accessories, primarily to independent, non-franchise dealers throughout the United States, Canada and Europe.