Wedbush Issues Optimistic Forecast for Wingstop Earnings

Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING - Free Report) - Wedbush lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Wingstop in a report released on Wednesday, March 19th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now expects that the restaurant operator will post earnings of $0.98 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.96. Wedbush currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $355.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Wingstop's current full-year earnings is $4.18 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Wingstop's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.02 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on WING. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on shares of Wingstop from $335.00 to $300.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Stephens reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a $450.00 price objective on shares of Wingstop in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Benchmark dropped their target price on Wingstop from $340.00 to $325.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Barclays cut their target price on Wingstop from $359.00 to $315.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Raymond James reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $330.00 price target (down previously from $375.00) on shares of Wingstop in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Wingstop currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $357.67.

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Wingstop Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:WING traded down $2.54 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $220.08. The company's stock had a trading volume of 530,832 shares, compared to its average volume of 535,802. The company has a market cap of $6.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.88. Wingstop has a 12-month low of $205.60 and a 12-month high of $433.86. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $260.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $315.24.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Wingstop

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of WING. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in Wingstop by 3.9% in the fourth quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 902 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $256,000 after buying an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio raised its position in shares of Wingstop by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 11,523 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $4,794,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in Wingstop by 62.5% during the fourth quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 91 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC boosted its holdings in Wingstop by 34.9% in the fourth quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 143 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC boosted its holdings in Wingstop by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 795 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $226,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares in the last quarter.

Wingstop Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 7th will be paid a $0.27 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 7th. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.49%. Wingstop's dividend payout ratio is currently 29.11%.

Wingstop announced that its board has authorized a share repurchase program on Thursday, December 5th that authorizes the company to buyback $500.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the restaurant operator to buy up to 5.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Wingstop Company Profile

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.