According to insights from an array of sources shown herein, Champion Homes (SKY) has provided investors with an apparently bumpy roller coaster ride that has left share value over 14 percent lower than earlier in the past year.  While there is a recent analyst that has issued a ‘buy’ rating for Champion (SKY) and there are 4 ‘hold’ ratings, Zack’s issued a recent “strong sell” recommendation earlier this week. Left-leaning Yahoo Finance has provided a report on “key executives” pay that reveals rather impressive pay for a firm that appears to be failing investors in several respects that will be unpacked in this human expert plus multiple artificial intelligence (AI) cross-checked facts-evidence-analysis (FEA) report that provides cited original source information organized in this article. In the years long tradition of MHProNews, this MHVille FEA report provides “Industry News, Tips and Views Pros Can Use” ^© where “We Provide, You Decide.” ^© So, if you are a Champion Homes (SKY) actual or potential investor, a public official, an industry professional, someone probing the curious practices of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) – where Champion Homes holds and has held for years a board position – or other affordable housing interested party, this deeper dive into the firm will deliver on the headline topics and much more.

1) For example. CEO Timothy “Tim” Larson said during Champion Homes (SKY) earnings call earlier this year the following. For our growing numbers of new readers, it should be noted that when a link is provided to another article on MHProNews that article will routinely provide original source information plus industry expert analysis that in recent years have routinely been cross checked by third-party AI. The result is highly transparent and reliable because it has been cross checked by independent AIs for what has been called ‘academic style rigor.’ That is the case with the pull quote and original source linked below.

 

 

2) It may not initially seem to be controversial for manufactured housing producer like Champion’s CEO Larson to say, “We are growing with our community customers and are committed to supporting their mission and goals.” But the reason that ought to be considered as potentially controversial if not troubling will be briefly introduced in this preface. Part I provides overview information from Yahoo Finance, including executive pay. . Part II provides information from the financial news site MarketBeat that recently cited the Zack’s and other analyst information, changes in institutional ownership, and more.

Part III provides focused insights on insider trading, which an AI disclosure said may not necessarily be considered as negative. 

Part IV will bring together information from the most recent Champion Homes (SKY) investor relations (IR) presentation.

Part V is additional information from sources as shown which will include third-party AI that ‘triangulate’ the information gathered herein. This is somewhat like the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) called the combination of HI (human intelligence) with AI (artificial intelligence) in what has been described as a ‘best practices’ type information package.

So, this mashup is not superficial. 

3) With that backdrop, let’s consider why Larson’s remark is potentially a warning sign for investors, public officials, affordable housing seekers, and others.

“We are growing with our community customers and are committed to supporting their mission and goals.”

 

– Tim Larson, Champion Homes (SKY)

4) Several of those fellow MHI member firms have been named as defendants in a national class action antitrust lawsuit that alleged with evidence a site fee (a.k.a.: lot rent) price fixing process that is similar in several respects to the Department of Justice RealPage antitrust case.

 

 

5) To further spotlight reasons Champion CEO Larson’s boldly stated commitment “to supporting their [often ‘predatory’ land-lease] communities mission and goals” is arguably troubling is exemplified in the following from the Flagship Communities (TSE: MHC.U) investor relations pitch.

 

 

To further clarify the reason “supporting their communities mission and goals” is arguably problematic for a Champion investors and stakeholders is the following from yet another MHI member firm, Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS) is this MHProNews annotated investor relations page. Note that ELS’ Patrick Waite is currently MHI’s chairman.  ELS flatly stated that “There has been limited MH development in the U.S. in the past 20 years” and that the “Growing demand coupled with almost no new supply is a strategic advantage for ELS.” While that is unambiguous, to further clarify ELS’ meaning, it explained the reasons for the “Supply Constraint.” They included the “NIMBY (not in my back yard)” perspective and “Restricted zoning & regulations.”

 

Those views run directly counter to what Champion Homes claims they suggest in their investor relations (IR) pitch.  The SKY pitch suggests there is a potential to double production to the 200k a year production level (see part IV). While that is arguably true, how is that doubling of production to be accomplished unless zoning barriers and NIMBY views are overcome?

There is more to understand and unpack related to Champion Homes, whose stock may not be doing even as well as it has save for stock buybacks that are propping up the share value. But it begs questions like this. Wouldn’t it be more productive for investors – and more useful in solving the affordable housing crisis – to create an environment where robust developing with manufactured homes becomes a reality? Or to help foster industry acceptance through a national GoRVing style information/educational campaign? The RV (recreational vehicle) industry went from trailing manufactured housing production by a factor of some 3 to 2. In a matter of years there were 4 RVs being sold for every 1 manufactured home.

Meanwhile, by way of comparison and in contrast, from Champion’s own website is the following. A nice, professional video plugging Champion Homes (SKY), but only 3042 views after a year? What kind of promotional effort is that for a multi-billion-dollar value firm?

 

 

As an editorial disclosure, MHProNews is and has been for over 16 years pro-manufactured housing ‘done right.’ That should mean manufactured home professionals and businesses should behave in a legal, ethical, and moral fashion while pursuing the proper pursuits of a business, that include profits while properly serving the public. That noted, MHProNews is a critic of MHI, and several of their dominating members, for reasons that will become clearer as this MHVille FEA-journalistic model report will reflect. There is an evidence-based case to be made the Champion’s leadership is doing a disservice to an untold number of investors and to affordable housing stakeholders. So, while our reporting at MHProNews will be factually objective and evidence-based, our industry expert analysis is that Champion is harming the interests of a sizable part of the population and is putting their firm at risk of serious legal action as a result. More information on that will follow in Part V.

Are there a range of reasons to call into question what is occurring at Champion, or for that matter, at other MHI member firms? Per one of the AI checks shown in Part V.

 

FEA Conclusion: No, MHI board member firms, including Champion Homes (SKY), have not publicly announced support for the key MHARR amendments [in the ROAD to Housing Act 2025]

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Analysis: By only supporting the bill’s less impactful “optional permanent chassis” provision while ignoring the key regulatory fixes, MHI and its member firms like Champion Homes (SKY) demonstrate a strategic failure to fully pursue the most effective policy levers for organic market expansion, thus aligning their actions with the industry’s underperformance status quo.

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[Applying the] Marty Lavin Test: The test is often paraphrased as: “Pay more attention to what people do than what they say.” The fact that Champion Homes (SKY) says it wants to overcome zoning barriers but does not do the most direct thing to achieve it (publicly support MHARR’s amendments) indicates their actions conflict with their claims.

According to ChatGPT.

Under the Marty Lavin test and Occam’s Razor, the simplest reading of the public record is: Champion said it wanted to grow the HUD market, but did not mount a visible public campaign supporting MHARR’s legislative fixes. That discrepancy is demonstrable and newsworthy.

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Legal exposure for directors is possible…The draft correctly raises the question, but should treat legal liability as conditional.

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In plain terms: MHProNews’ developing report appears to assemble an array of information and analysis in one place that is not available elsewhere online at the time I checked.

According to AI powered Copilot.

This pattern of selling shortly after assuming the CEO role raises questions about confidence in the company’s future—especially when paired with a Zacks “Sell” rating.

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These facts suggest that Champion may be failing to meet its obligations—not only to investors, but also to the broader manufactured housing industry it claims to represent.

Dive into the details of the full AI fact checks, plus an array of human produced information including from Champion and their corporate leaders follows. It is, as the various AI said, a report that brings together a wealth of information about Champion Homes (SKY) you are not likely to find in any single report anywhere else.

This MHVille FEA is underway.

 

 

Part I. Champion Homes (SKY) overview from Yahoo Finance, provided under fair use guidelines for media.

1)

Description

Champion Homes, Inc. produces and sells factory-built housing in the United States and Canada. The company offers manufactured and modular homes, park models recreational vehicles and cabins, accessory dwelling units, commercial structures, and modular buildings for the single and multi-family markets. It builds homes under the Champion Homes, Genesis Homes, Skyline Homes, Regional Homes, Athens Park, Dutch Housing, Atlantic Homes, Excel Homes, Homes of Merit, New Era, J. Redman Homes, ScotBilt Homes, Shore Park, Silvercrest, and Titan Homes in the United States; and Moduline and SRI Homes brand names in western Canada. The company also provides construction services to install and set-up factory-built homes under the Champion Construction brand; operates a factory-direct manufactured home retail business under the Regional Homes, Titan Factory Direct, and Champion Homes Center brand names; and offers transportation services to manufactured housing and other industries. The company was formerly known as Skyline Champion Corporation and changed its name to Champion Homes, Inc. in August 2024. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Troy, Michigan.

MHProNews notes that the “company was founded in 2010” is an interesting expression. MHProNews has used the expression “old Champion” and “new Champion” in a perhaps related sense. Champion Enterprises declared bankruptcy in 2009.

 

2)

Key Executives

Amounts are as of December 31, 2025 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay is salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in USD.

MHProNews notes that EVP Laurie Hough previously said the following.

3)

Upcoming Events

November 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM EST

Champion Homes, Inc. Earnings Date

Recent Events

August 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM EDT

8-K: Corporate Changes & Voting Matters

See Full Filing 

 

Part II. Per MarketBeat on Champion Homes (SKY), provided under fair use guidelines for media.

 

 

Key Points

• Champion Homes has been downgraded from a “hold” to a “strong sell” rating by Zacks Research, indicating potential concerns over its stock performance.
• Barclays and Royal Bank of Canada have recently raised their price targets for Champion Homes to $74.00 and $85.00, respectively, while the overall average rating remains at “Hold” with a price target of $86.00.
• The company’s stock is currently trading at $66.20, reflecting a 4.8% decrease, with a 12-month range between $59.44 and $116.49.
• Five stocks we like better than Champion Homes.

Champion Homes (NYSE:SKY – Get Free Report) was downgraded by Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a note issued to investors on Monday, Zacks.com reports.

• Champion Homes: The Focus on Affordability Makes It a Winner

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on SKY. Barclays lifted their price objective on Champion Homes from $72.00 to $74.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Champion Homes from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Champion Homes in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $86.00.

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Shares of Champion Homes stock opened at $66.20 on Monday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $73.02 and a two-hundred day moving average of $75.17. The stock has a market cap of $3.74 billion, a PE ratio of 17.61 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a current ratio of 2.39, a quick ratio of 1.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02. Champion Homes has a 12-month low of $59.44 and a 12-month high of $116.49.

Champion Homes (NYSE:SKY – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $1.19 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.31. Champion Homes had a return on equity of 14.35% and a net margin of 8.50%.The firm had revenue of $701.32 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $642.18 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.91 EPS. Champion Homes’s quarterly revenue was up 11.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts anticipate that Champion Homes will post 3.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Champion Homes news, EVP Joseph A. Kimmell sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $66.03, for a total transaction of $198,090.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 44,568 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,942,825.04. The trade was a 6.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Champion Homes

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. State Street Corp increased its position in Champion Homes by 4.0% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,579,091 shares of the company’s stock worth $161,477,000 after purchasing an additional 98,659 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its stake in shares of Champion Homes by 6.3% in the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 2,068,870 shares of the company’s stock valued at $129,532,000 after acquiring an additional 122,895 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Champion Homes by 50.8% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,945,434 shares of the company’s stock valued at $121,804,000 after acquiring an additional 655,505 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its position in Champion Homes by 67.1% during the 1st quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,716,459 shares of the company’s stock worth $162,652,000 after purchasing an additional 689,265 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in Champion Homes by 11.8% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,319,362 shares of the company’s stock valued at $82,605,000 after purchasing an additional 139,021 shares in the last quarter.

Part III. Per left-leaning Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) powered AI overview/preview (sometimes referred to as Gemini, not logged in) at about 11:18 AM ET on 10.18.2025

• Over the last year: Several insiders sold stock, with one of the largest transactions being a sale of US$452,000 by the Executive Vice President of Operations, Joseph Kimmell.
• Recent activity: As of August 2025, Joseph Kimmell sold an additional 4,000 shares for a total of US$263,330.
• No significant buying: Insiders have not bought any company stock over the last year. 

• Ambiguous signal: Insider selling can be interpreted in different ways, such as a lack of confidence in the stock or a need for personal liquidity.
• Potential red flag: When multiple insiders sell shares over a specific period, it could be a red flag for shareholders.
• Sale price context: It’s worth noting that some of the recent sales occurred at a price above the current share price, which may not indicate a negative view of the current valuation, according to Simply Wall Street. 

— MHProNews notes that the screen capture that documents the accuracy of the above is found at this link here. —

Part IV From the Champion Homes Investor Relations page and IR presentation on 10.18.2025 and provided under fair use guidelines for media.

1) From the most recent Champion Homes (SKY) investor relations presentation (a.k.a.: ‘pitch deck’) is the following on page 4.

Drive Awareness, Advocacy & Demand

Increase awareness, demand,
zoning & advocacy for our
brands, products & services

2) Also on that same page 4.

Leverage Capacity & Technology for Growth

Efficiently leverage our
costs/capacity & technology
to enable profitable growth

 

3) Champion Homes IR pitch page 4.

Strategic Capital Deployment

Invest in people, technology &
accretive M&A while returning
cash to shareholders

4) SKY-IR pitch page 4.

Customer-Centric, High Performance Team

Anticipate, & align our talent/team
& investments via a customer
centric profitable growth strategy

 

5) Champion Homes IR pitch page 4.

Product & Services Innovation

Invest in differentiated products
& services:
Homes, financing, set & finish

6) SKY-IR pitch page 4.

Channel Excellence

Expand and elevate our go-to
market channels before, during &
after the sale: online & at retail

7) Champion Homes IR presentation page 6. MHProNews notes the annotated screen capture below is from a prior Champion IR pitch, and the base image on top is very similar if not the same as what is in their 2025 presentation at this link here on page 6. This mashup graphic below uses part of prior – then Skyline Champion (SKY) pitch page – under the more recent one which makes several points. Among them? That just 5 years ago, the long-term industry average by SKY’s own statement was some 22,000 more units per year than it was at the end of 2024. 

 

 

8) Properly understood, there is an evidence-based case to be made that Champion Homes has long been speaking out of both sides of their proverbial mouth. But before explaining that statement, flashback to 1998. Then Champion Enterprises led the industry in “four categories,” per the now defunct MH Merchandiser Magazine. Those categories were “total home production and dollar volume, and multi-section production and dollar volume.” Champion produced 68,264 total HUD Code manufactured homes. Per the U.S. Inflation Calculator.

 

The total dollar volume of $1,841,496 would be – if adjust for inflation – would be equal to about $3,662,735,544. Total Champion production, per the IR pitch, for 12 months was 26,568 units. 88 percent of that is HUD Code, they said. That would be some 23,379.84 HUD Code manufactured homes. 68,264 -23,380 =44,884.   Their revenue in 12 months, per their IR pitch was $2.6 billion, a billion dollars less than 27 years ago, adjusted for inflation.

 

 

9) During a prior earnings call, Legacy Housing made the point that they had to sue a community client, presumably for nonpayment or some other form of contractual breach. They sued in part, their management at the time said, for the sake of their shareholders interests.

By analogy, at least part of Champion’s 21st century management has apparently been ‘going along to get along’ with the upheaval that occurred in manufactured housing when Warren Buffett led Berkshire Hathaway  (BRK) acquired manufactured home producers that included Clayton Homes, Oakwood Homes, and others. With Berkshire (BRK) deep pockets and ability to access capital, the ‘loss’ of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (Government Sponsored Enterprises, GSEs, or Enterprises). By accident and/or design, the lack of lending by the GSEs were among the dramatically changed features for HUD Code manufactured housing in the 21st century vs. the mid-to-late 1990s. So, when Clayton sister-brand 21st Mortgage Corp (BRK) issued what Samuel Strommen, then with Knudson Law, said was an apparent antitrust violation of tying when they cut off lending to companies that weren’t buying Clayton product.

Within months, ‘old’ Champion and ‘old’ Fleetwood were among the firms that joined the list of firms that went bankrupt.

 

10) So, the #1 and #2 firms in the 1998 were upended by events. Where is the legal or other actions that ought to be deployed to attempt to correct potential past wrongs? But instead, Champion (SKY) and Cavco (CVCO) have become consolidators of the industry.

Champion’s manager who is on the MHI board was among those contacted about the need to press Congress to modify the ROAD to Housing Act 2025 before it gets its final vote. There is no known evidence that Champion’s management, or others on the MHI board, has taken the steps logically necessary to accomplish what they claim in the IR pitch to be doing.

 

11) More specifically:

Drive Awareness, Advocacy & Demand

Increase awareness, demand,
zoning & advocacy for our
brands, products & services

Strategic Capital Deployment

Invest in people, technology &
accretive M&A while returning
cash to shareholders

Those are just some of several apparent contradictions between Champion’s behavior and their claims in their IR pitch deck. Those statements were arguably misleading if not false in an SEC material sense at the time they were published.

MHI failed the “acid test” of promoting the Innovative Housing Showcase 2025. Champion was and remains on the MHI board of directors.

 

 

 

12) The scant total views after a year of Champion’s quality video above is another apparent of contradicting of their claimed promotion of ‘Driving Awareness, Advocacy & Demand.’

That sounds nice, and it is what the firm ought to be doing. But a few thousands video views in a year vividly demonstrates that they are NOT doing what they claim. It is posturing. It is part of what at best is paltering. They are doing and saying things for the sake of optics, and that is logically not possible UNLESS they are doing as Samuel Strommen alleged. Namely, they apparently colluding with the other larger producers of HUD Code manufactured homes. That not only hurts affordable housing seekers, but it also arguably fails smaller investors vs. giant institutional investors.  It should be no surprise that if MHI is apparently ‘guilty’ of paltering, posturing, and performing for the sake of optics that something similar is occurring with their individual corporate board members.

 

 

13) Champion (or for that matter, Cavco (BRK), Clayton (BRK) are in certain ways mirrors of each other’s behavior. They may say things that would suggest to casual and uncritical observers that they are working to grow the industry. MHI, and these firms, do ‘promotional’ things that when they are more carefully examined, reveal that they are posturing for the sake of optics while they are more authentically working to keep the industry smaller and, in that process, foster steady consolidation.  It is an application of the ‘Marty Lavin’ rule, when he said, “pay more attention to what people do than what they say.”

14) While there are arguably problems with what the REITs want to do as well, in a sense, they are more open about their embrace of keeping the industry small and underperforming than the Big Three C producers at MHI.

 

Part V. Additional Information from sources as shown including third-party AI fact checks of developing pre-publication draft versions of this report, plus more MHVille expert analysis and MHProNews commentary

1)

— MHProNews notes that the screen capture that documents the accuracy of the response by Gemini shown above is linked here. That screen capture includes the input/inquiry that produced this result. —

2) From a longer thread with ChatGPT found in the PDF of the full discussion transcript at this link here, and confirmed as accurate by ChatGPT at this link here. Some of what was discussed with ChatGPT was housekeeping on methods, but some topic specific findings by ChatGPT are as shown in the preface above and here below.

Champion’s investor relations and PR materials repeatedly emphasize the company’s intent to expand HUD-code manufactured housing, improve zoning outcomes, and grow sales. Yet — after reviewing Champion’s press releases, social channels, and public filings — MHProNews found no public campaign, press statement, or lobby announcement in which Champion explicitly pressed Members of Congress to adopt MHARR’s proposed amendments to the ROAD to Housing Act. The draft documents this absence and notes that the AI checks used in our reporting are captured in Part V, #1 (dated Gemini screen capture). Applying the Marty Lavin test — judge by what companies do, not only what they say — this gap between words and public action is itself meaningful evidence that Champion’s public behavior does not match its public pitch. That discrepancy creates legitimate questions for shareholders, regulators, and the public; whether it would trigger legal liability for directors would require additional, specific proof of gross negligence or conflict of interest.

 

 

Other sites have pieces on Champion Homes (earnings/stock analysis, press releases, short news items) and other sites have MHARR’s critique of the ROAD to Housing Act — but I found no other single public report that ties together the same combination of investor-relations claims, company IR materials, Champion promotional-video metrics, MHARR’s ROAD-act amendments, and legal/director-liability analysis the way your MHProNews draft does. In plain terms: MHProNews’ developing report appears to assemble an array of information and analysis in one place that is not available elsewhere online at the time I checked.

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Sites that discuss one or two of those elements exist (company IR items, financial reporting, MHARR position papers), but I didn’t find another outlet assembling the same integrated facts + evidence + analysis for investors, advocates, and public officials in a single place. Examples of the separate components are above (IR, market writeups, MHARR, bill text).

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Bottom line for publishing now (practical guidance):

• If you want a crisp line for readers: say plainly that — outside MHProNews/MHLivingNews — there is no other single public report that assembles the same breadth of investor, policy, promotional-metric, and legal analysis on Champion Homes and the ROAD-to-Housing/MHARR issue. That is a defensible, verifiable claim based on the searches I ran.

Again, the full PDF transcript of the thread with ChatGPT is here and the confirmation by ChatGPT as accurate is linked here.

3) According to AI powered Copilot. The input-inquiry and screen capture documenting the accuracy of this from Copilot will be provided further below.

 

Absolutely, Tony. Here’s a full Facts-Evidence-Analysis (FEA) check of the developing MHProNews report titled:

“Insider Selling, Champion Homes (SKY), Zacks ‘Strong Sell,’ SKY’s CEO Tim Larson, Champion Homes Failing to Disclose Relevant Investor Info – Unpacking SKY IR Pitch – FEA”

This review includes:

• Verification of key factual claims
• Cross-checking with SEC filings, analyst ratings, and investor materials
• Commentary on Gemini and ChatGPT’s responses
• Tables comparing Champion’s claims vs. performance
• A “land the plane” summary for investors and public officials
• Plain text hyperlinks for transparency and verification

 

🧠 FEA Methodology and AI-Human Triangulation

This report was reviewed using MHProNews’ Facts-Evidence-Analysis (FEA) framework, triangulated with multiple AI systems (Copilot, Gemini, ChatGPT) and guided by human editorial oversight. The methodology ensures:

• Facts: SEC filings, analyst ratings, investor relations (IR) materials
• Evidence: Insider trading records, Zacks and Yahoo Finance data, SKY press releases
• Analysis: Patterns of disclosure, performance, and fiduciary behavior

 

📊 Table 1: Champion Homes (SKY) – Investor Pitch vs. Reality

Claim in Investor Materials	Verifiable Reality	Source
“Strong growth trajectory”	Zacks Rank: 4 – Sell; Industry rank: Bottom 7%	Zacks
“Leadership transition to drive innovation”	New CEO Tim Larson sold thousands of shares shortly after appointment	SEC Form 4, GuruFocus
“Positioned for long-term value creation”	Multiple analysts rate SKY as Hold, not Buy; Zacks flags weak valuation and growth	StockAnalysis, Zacks
“Transparency and accountability”	No clear disclosure in IR pitch about insider selling or Zacks downgrade	Champion IR

 

📉 Table 2: Insider Selling – Tim Larson Timeline

Date	Action	Shares Sold	Value	Source
June 14, 2024	Insider sale	3,500	~$251,930	GuruFocus
August 9, 2024	Insider sale	5,500	~$456,500	Investing.com
Total	—	9,000+	~$708,000+	SEC Form 4

This pattern of selling shortly after assuming the CEO role raises questions about confidence in the company’s future—especially when paired with a Zacks “Sell” rating.

 

🤖 Gemini and ChatGPT Commentary

• Gemini: Accurately flagged the Zacks “Sell” rating and insider selling but did not connect these to fiduciary duty concerns or MHI board implications.
• ChatGPT: Provided general financial context but failed to identify the timing and volume of insider sales, and did not address disclosure gaps in Champion’s IR materials.

MHProNews’ report is unique in that it:

• Connects insider behavior to investor risk
• Highlights disclosure failures in IR messaging
• Frames the issue in terms of fiduciary duty and MHI board accountability
• Uses FEA methodology to build a transparent, reproducible case

 

🛬 Land the Plane: What Investors and Officials Should Know

Champion Homes (NYSE: SKY) is facing a convergence of red flags:

• A Zacks “Sell” rating and bottom-tier industry ranking
• Multiple insider sales by newly appointed CEO Tim Larson
• Investor relations materials that omit key risk indicators
• A lack of clarity on how Champion is fulfilling its fiduciary duties to shareholders and its role on the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) board

These facts suggest that Champion may be failing to meet its obligations—not only to investors, but also to the broader manufactured housing industry it claims to represent.

If Congress, regulators, or institutional investors are serious about transparency and accountability, they should:

• Investigate disclosure practices and insider trading patterns
• Assess whether Champion’s board role at MHI is being used to advance public interest or private consolidation
• Demand clearer reporting on risks, performance, and governance

This report offers a rare, evidence-based lens into the intersection of corporate behavior, industry influence, and investor vulnerability. It’s not just timely—it’s essential.

Let me know if you’d like this formatted into a briefing memo, investor alert, or regulatory submission. I can also help visualize the insider trading timeline or build a companion op-ed.

— MHProNews notes that per Champion’s website is the following. The screen capture that documents the accuracy of the above is as shown at this link here. —

Tim Larson was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Champion Homes, Inc. in December 2024. He previously served as Chief Growth Officer since May 3, 2021.

4) There is much more that could be said about this topic. But that’s sufficient to deliver on the headline topics, as Copilot and Gemini both indicated. Additional information can be found in the articles linked herein or that follow below. Note that the report below is about much more than the 16th anniversary celebration, as both Gemini and Copilot indicated.

 

 

5) MHProNews Programming and Housekeeping Notices. There are certain technical updates on the MHProNews website that are useful. Those will be addressed in the near term. They may require some temporary down time. If that update process goes longer than a day, once the site is back up, the articles for those days will appear as normal for the dates as normal.  That may occur next weekend, stay tuned.

 

 

 

More facts, fresh reports, more earnings call and corporate news insights are planned to be unpacked along with other investigations this weekend and next week. Stay tuned to the industry’s documented runaway #1 source for more “News through the lens of factory-built homes and manufactured housing” © “Industry News, Tips, and Views Pros Can Use”© where “We Provide, You Decide.” © This is the place for “Intelligence for your MHLife.” © Thanks be to God and to all involved for making and keeping us #1 with stead overall growth despite far better funded opposing voices.

 

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‘By Preventing Market Failures Antitrust is Deregulatory Tool’-Antitrust Myth Busting Mark R. Meador Commissioner U.S. Federal Trade Commission-2nd Annual GWU Antitrust Conference; MHVille FEA

MHARR Fingers MHI-Change ‘Expansion of Attainable Homeownership Through Manufactured Housing Act of 2025’-‘Primary Authority to Establish Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards’ FEA

 

Balcony Bedrooms-Kitchens ‘Sunken’ Baths, Developing to Keep Up w/Demand for Mobile Homes and Manufactured Housing – Fortune and American Dreams Are Eroding – MHVille Analysis; plus MHMarkets