Champion Homes has beaten earnings estimates in 3 of the last 4 quarters and ranks as an industry growth leader in residential construction, but the stock has reached its analyst price target with only 0.3% remaining upside, carries a high debt-to-equity ratio of 9.2x, and recently posted its worst quarter with a miss of negative 17%, making new entry unattractive.
Thesis pillars
- Earnings Delivery Mixed Recent Miss↑Improving
- High Leverage Constrains Financial Flexibility↓Deteriorating
- Price At Target Near Zero Upside↓Deteriorating
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Champion Homes, Inc. (SKY) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup · Catalyst-Driven edge
Consumer Cyclical · Residential Construction
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $81.63 — A.R:R is negative (-0.2) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Customer: independent distributors (75.0%).
Champion Homes, Inc. (formerly Skyline Champion Corporation) is a producer of factory-built housing in North America, reporting net sales of approximately $2.7 billion for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2026. The company operates 46 manufacturing facilities across 20 U.S.... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $81.63 — A.R:R is negative (-0.2) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Customer: independent distributors (75.0%). Chart setup: RSI 46 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 4/8 gates (clean insider activity, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-07-26Recent Developments — Champion Homes, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS RBC Capital lowers Champion Homes stock price target on weaker outlook By Investing.com - Investing.com South Africa — Investing.com South Africa negative
- NEWS JBLU Stock Draws Traders As JetBlue Expands Blue Sky Push - StocksToTrade — StocksToTrade positive
- NEWS Stablecoin Development Held About 2.26 B SKY Tokens at May 14 >SDEV - Moomoo — Moomoo neutral
- NEWS Sky News Australia. . US Vice President JD Vance grilled a reporter for masquerading a speech as a question, trying to a — facebook.com neutral
- NEWS Champion Homes (SKY) Advances 2.8%: Support and Resistance Levels in Focus - Growth ETF - dars.gov.et — dars.gov.et positive
Generated 2026-07-26T09:17:41Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHCustomerindependent distributors75%10-K Item 1A: 'Approximately 75% of our shipments of homes in fiscal 2026 were made to independent customers throughout the U.S. and western Canada.'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-06-03Item 5.02MEDIUMEVP Operations Joseph Kimmell will retire effective June 26, 2026, with a consulting agreement through August 31, 2026 for transition and one-third RSU vesting at its conclusion; the board also appointed Wade Lyall as Chief Sales Officer, John Kastanek as Chief Customer Experience Officer, and Andrew Houser as SVP Manufacturing, effective June 2, 2026.SEC filing →
- 2026-06-01Item 5.02MEDIUMTawn Kelley resigned as Board Chair and director effective May 31, 2026, with no disagreement over company operations, policies, or practices cited; the board appointed Michael Berman as Chair and Gary Robinette as Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee, and reduced board size to six directors.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
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Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $81.63 — A.R:R is negative (-0.2) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Customer: independent distributors (75.0%). Chart setup: RSI 46 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $75.92. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $87.95 (-1.4% upside). Prior stop was $75.92. Stop-loss: $75.92.
Concentration risk — Customer: independent distributors (75.0%); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Weak growth.
Champion Homes, Inc. trades at a P/E of 21.8 (forward 20.3). TrendMatrix value score: 5.4/10. Verdict: Sell.
11 analysts cover SKY with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $93.
What does Champion Homes, Inc. do?Champion Homes, Inc. (formerly Skyline Champion Corporation) is a producer of factory-built housing in North America,...
Champion Homes, Inc. (formerly Skyline Champion Corporation) is a producer of factory-built housing in North America, reporting net sales of approximately $2.7 billion for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2026. The company operates 46 manufacturing facilities across 20 U.S. states and three Canadian provinces, holding the number-two position in U.S. manufactured housing and the number-one position among U.S. modular builders. Approximately 75% of fiscal 2026 home shipments were sold through independent distributors rather than Champion's own 84 company-owned retail sales centers.