Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Wedbush lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Wingstop in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 19th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now anticipates that the restaurant operator will earn $0.87 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.93. Wedbush currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $355.00 target price 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $0.85 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.71 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.07 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.06 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.20 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.25 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.62 EPS.
A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on WING. Guggenheim upgraded Wingstop from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $280.00 target price on the stock in a report on Monday, February 24th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on shares of Wingstop from $389.00 to $375.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on shares of Wingstop from $375.00 to $350.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Benchmark reduced their price objective on Wingstop from $340.00 to $325.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Stephens reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $450.00 target price on shares of Wingstop in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $357.67.
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Wingstop Price Performance
Wingstop stock traded up $7.16 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $222.62. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,060,450 shares, compared to its average volume of 536,242. Wingstop has a 52-week low of $205.60 and a 52-week high of $433.86. The company has a market cap of $6.38 billion, a PE ratio of 60.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.88. The firm's 50 day moving average is $261.44 and its 200 day moving average is $316.24.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Wingstop
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. grew its position in Wingstop by 28.8% in the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 2,770 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $1,153,000 after purchasing an additional 620 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV grew its position in Wingstop by 8.6% during the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 757 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $315,000 after buying an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in Wingstop by 9.1% during the third quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 686 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $285,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Wingstop by 6.6% in the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 13,269 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $5,521,000 after acquiring an additional 822 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Claro Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Wingstop in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $245,000.
Wingstop Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 7th will be issued a $0.27 dividend. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 7th. Wingstop's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 29.11%.
Wingstop announced that its board has initiated a share repurchase plan on Thursday, December 5th that permits the company to buyback $500.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the restaurant operator to purchase up to 5.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.
Wingstop Company Profile
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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.
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