Wingstop (WING) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $289.25 to $296.94
• 50-Day Range: $281.09 to $399.05
• 52-Week Range: $241.78 to $433.86
• Volume: 686,202 shs
• Average Volume: 466,281 shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.49 billion
• P/E Ratio: 84.74
• Dividend Yield: 0.37%
• Price Target: $368.74
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Wingstop Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Wingstop scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 29th out of 218 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Wingstop has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.68, and is based on 13 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Wingstop has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 21.25%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Wingstop are expected to grow by 21.25% in the coming year, from $3.67 to $4.45 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Wingstop is 84.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.73.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Wingstop is 84.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 109.00.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Wingstop has a PEG Ratio of 2.81. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.57% 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 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Wingstop has recently decreased by 0.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Wingstop has a dividend yield of 0.37%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Wingstop does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Wingstop is 31.49%. 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 24.27% next year. This indicates that Wingstop will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.57% 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 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Wingstop has recently decreased by 0.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.54

News Sentiment

Wingstop has a news sentiment score of 0.54. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Wingstop this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

31 people have searched for WING on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 63% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

21 people have added Wingstop to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 133% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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 $86,285.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.36% of the stock of Wingstop is held by insiders.

WING Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WING shares performed this year?

Wingstop's stock was trading at $256.58 at the start of the year. Since then, WING shares have increased by 13.3% and is now trading at $290.67.
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How were Wingstop's earnings last quarter?

Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 30th. The restaurant operator reported $0.88 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.09. Wingstop's quarterly revenue was up 38.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Is Wingstop doing a stock buyback?

Wingstop's board initiated a stock buyback plan on Thursday, December 5th 2024, which allows the company to buy back $500,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 5.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

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 top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (2.95%), Franklin Resources Inc. (2.80%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.22%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.82%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael Skipworth, Albert G Mcgrath, Wesley S Mcdonald, Kilandigalu Madati, Krishnan Anand, Kate S Lavelle, Stacy Peterson, Marisa Carona, Ania Smith, Raj Kapoor, Donnie Upshaw, Charles R Morrison and Alex Kaleida.
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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.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Wingstop own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Wingstop investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Humana (HUM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Salesforce (CRM) and American Water Works (AWK).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/30/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/6 Dividend: 11/15/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/06/2024
• Today: 12/22/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Eating places
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants, Hotels, Motels
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:WING
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1636222
• Web: www.wingstop.com
• Phone: (972) 686-6500
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,225
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $368.74
• High Stock Price Target: $468.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $42.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +26.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.68
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $3.43
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 84.74
• Forward P/E Ratio: 79.20
• P/E Growth: 2.81
• Net Income: $70.18 million
• Net Margins: 17.05%
• Pretax Margin: 22.92%
• Return on Equity: -22.69%
• Return on Assets: 23.35%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.40
• Quick Ratio: 1.40

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $591.04 million
• Price / Sales: 14.37
• Cash Flow: $2.93 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 99.18
• Book Value: ($15.55) per share
• Price / Book: -18.69

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 29,212,000
• Free Float: 29,107,000
• Market Cap: $8.49 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.78