Should I buy or sell Wingstop stock right now?

18 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Wingstop in the last year. There are currently 10 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" WING shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in WING, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View WING analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is Wingstop's stock price target for 2024?

18 brokerages have issued twelve-month price objectives for Wingstop's stock. Their WING share price targets range from $190.00 to $461.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $330.39 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 17.0%. View analysts price targets for WING or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have WING shares performed in 2024?

Wingstop's stock was trading at $256.58 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WING shares have increased by 55.1% and is now trading at $397.84. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here .

When is Wingstop's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 7th 2024. View our WING earnings forecast .

How were Wingstop's earnings last quarter?

Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 1st. The restaurant operator reported $0.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.22. The restaurant operator had revenue of $145.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $136.34 million. Wingstop had a net margin of 16.75% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 19.64%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 34.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.59 earnings per share.

How often does Wingstop pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Wingstop?

Wingstop announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.22 per share on Friday, June 7th. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 16th. Read our dividend analysis for WING .

Is Wingstop a good dividend stock?

Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.23%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 6 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 31.32%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, WING will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.15% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for WING .

What ETFs hold Wingstop's stock?

ETFs with the largest weight of Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) stock in their portfolio include AdvisorShares Restaurant ETF (EATZ) , AdvisorShares Vice ETF (VICE) , Invesco Dorsey Wright Consumer Cyclicals Momentum ETF (PEZ) , Pinnacle Focused Opportunities ETF (FCUS) , Innovator IBD 50 ETF (FFTY) , Invesco Leisure and Entertainment ETF (PEJ) , Invesco Food & Beverage ETF (PBJ) and Texas Capital Texas Equity Index ETF (TXS) .

What is Charles Morrison's approval rating as Wingstop's CEO?

132 employees have rated Wingstop Chief Executive Officer Charles Morrison on Glassdoor.com . Charles Morrison has an approval rating of 61% among the company's employees. This puts Charles Morrison in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

What other stocks do shareholders of Wingstop own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Wingstop investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA) , Netflix (NFLX) , Tesla (TSLA) , Walt Disney (DIS) , Alibaba Group (BABA) , PayPal (PYPL) , Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) , Salesforce (CRM) , Block (SQ) and Intel (INTC) .

When did Wingstop IPO?

Wingstop (WING) raised $75 million in an initial public offering on Friday, June 12th 2015. The company issued 5,800,000 shares at a price of $12.00-$14.00 per share. Morgan Stanley, Jefferies and Baird served as the underwriters for the IPO and Goldman Sachs, Barclays and Wells Fargo Securities were co-managers.

Who are Wingstop's major shareholders?

Wingstop's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.70%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.70%), Zevenbergen Capital Investments LLC (0.62%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.38%), Sei Investments Co. (0.34%) and Portman Square Capital LLP (0.00%). Insiders that own company stock include Albert G Mcgrath , Alex Kaleida , Charles R Morrison, Charles R Morrison , Donnie Upshaw , Kilandigalu Madati, Krishnan Anand, Mahesh Sadarangani , Marisa Carona , Michael Skipworth , Nicolas Boudet , Stacy Peterson and Wesley S Mcdonald . View institutional ownership trends .

How do I buy shares of Wingstop?

Shares of WING stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

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Wingstop (WING) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$397.84

+2.00 (+0.51%)

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Today's Range: $391.77
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$399.48
50-Day Range: $334.22
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$397.84
52-Week Range: $150.08
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$400.74

Volume: 416,592 shs
Average Volume: 487,593 shs
Market Capitalization: $11.68 billion

P/E Ratio: 141.58
Dividend Yield: 0.22%
Price Target: $330.39

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Wingstop MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Hold
2.44 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 17.0% Downside
$330.39 Price Target
Short Interest: Bearish
6.85% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Moderate
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 0.44
Based on 60 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Selling Shares
$5.12 M Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: 22.35%
From $3.40 to $4.16 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank^™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

1.61 out of 5 stars

Retail/Wholesale Sector

156th out of 202 stocks

Eating Places Industry

37th out of 41 stocks

2.2

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Wingstop has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.44, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Wingstop has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.
Read more about Wingstop's stock forecast and price target.

1.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
6.85% of the float of Wingstop has been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Wingstop has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.1.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Wingstop has recently increased by 5.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

2.5

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Wingstop has a dividend yield of 0.23%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
Wingstop has been increasing its dividend for 6 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Wingstop is 31.32%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Wingstop will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.15% next year. This indicates that Wingstop will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
Read more about Wingstop's dividend.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for WING.

1.9

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Wingstop has a news sentiment score of 0.44. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Retail/Wholesale companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 60 news articles for Wingstop this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
Only 20 people have searched for WING on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -9% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
Only 8 people have added Wingstop to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

0.8

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Wingstop insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $5,120,605.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.36% of the stock of Wingstop is held by insiders.
Read more about Wingstop's insider trading history.

1.9

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Wingstop are expected to grow by 22.35% in the coming year, from $3.40 to $4.16 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Wingstop is 141.58, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 136.69.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Wingstop is 141.58, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 24.86.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Wingstop has a PEG Ratio of 5.32. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.
Read more about Wingstop's valuation and earnings.

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About Wingstop Stock (NASDAQ:WING)

Wingstop Inc., together with its subsidiaries, franchises and operates restaurants under the Wingstop brand. Its restaurants offer classic wings, boneless wings, tenders, and hand-sauced-and-tossed in various flavors, as well as chicken sandwiches with fries and hand-cut carrots and celery that are cooked-to-order. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Addison, Texas.

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