Wingstop (WING) Competitors

Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) and Restaurant Brands International (NYSE:QSR) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, risk and community ranking.

Which has more volatility & risk, WING or QSR?

Wingstop has a beta of 1.88, suggesting that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WING or QSR a better dividend stock?

Wingstop pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Restaurant Brands International pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Wingstop pays out 29.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Restaurant Brands International pays out 78.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media favor WING or QSR?

In the previous week, Wingstop had 17 more articles in the media than Restaurant Brands International. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Wingstop and 18 mentions for Restaurant Brands International. Restaurant Brands International's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Wingstop's score of 0.47 indicating that Restaurant Brands International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wingstop	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Restaurant Brands International	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WING or QSR?

Restaurant Brands International received 79 more outperform votes than Wingstop when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.64% of users gave Wingstop an outperform vote while only 60.61% of users gave Restaurant Brands International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Wingstop	Outperform Votes 601 61.64%	Underperform Votes 374 38.36%
Restaurant Brands International	Outperform Votes 680 60.61%	Underperform Votes 442 39.39%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, WING or QSR?

Restaurant Brands International has higher revenue and earnings than Wingstop. Restaurant Brands International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wingstop, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wingstop	$625.81M	10.06	$70.18M	$3.71	59.20
Restaurant Brands International	$8.41B	2.58	$1.02B	$3.18	21.01

Do analysts prefer WING or QSR?

Wingstop presently has a consensus target price of $357.67, indicating a potential upside of 62.86%. Restaurant Brands International has a consensus target price of $77.08, indicating a potential upside of 15.36%. Given Wingstop's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Wingstop is more favorable than Restaurant Brands International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wingstop	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Restaurant Brands International	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WING or QSR?

82.3% of Restaurant Brands International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Wingstop shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Restaurant Brands International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is WING or QSR more profitable?

Wingstop has a net margin of 17.37% compared to Restaurant Brands International's net margin of 12.15%. Restaurant Brands International's return on equity of 28.53% beat Wingstop's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wingstop	17.37%	-21.59%	20.86%
Restaurant Brands International	12.15%	28.53%	5.79%

Summary

Wingstop beats Restaurant Brands International on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.