Wingstop (WING) Competitors

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

Is QSR or WING more profitable?

Wingstop has a net margin of 17.05% compared to Restaurant Brands International's net margin of 16.01%. Restaurant Brands International's return on equity of 28.25% beat Wingstop's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Restaurant Brands International	16.01%	28.25%	5.73%
Wingstop	17.05%	-22.69%	23.35%

Is QSR or WING a better dividend stock?

Restaurant Brands International pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Wingstop pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Restaurant Brands International pays out 58.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wingstop pays out 31.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the media favor QSR or WING?

In the previous week, Wingstop had 6 more articles in the media than Restaurant Brands International. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Wingstop and 7 mentions for Restaurant Brands International. Wingstop's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Restaurant Brands International's score of 0.13 indicating that Wingstop is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has better earnings & valuation, QSR or WING?

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
Restaurant Brands International	$7.02B	2.79	$1.19B	$3.99	15.16
Wingstop	$460.05M	17.33	$70.18M	$3.43	79.57

Which has more volatility and risk, QSR or WING?

Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wingstop has a beta of 1.81, suggesting that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in QSR or WING?

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

Do analysts rate QSR or WING?

Restaurant Brands International currently has a consensus price target of $81.46, suggesting a potential upside of 34.69%. Wingstop has a consensus price target of $368.74, suggesting a potential upside of 35.11%. Given Wingstop's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Wingstop is more favorable than Restaurant Brands International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Restaurant Brands International	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Wingstop	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer QSR or WING?

Restaurant Brands International received 81 more outperform votes than Wingstop when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.43% of users gave Wingstop an outperform vote while only 60.70% of users gave Restaurant Brands International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Restaurant Brands International	Outperform Votes 672 60.70%	Underperform Votes 435 39.30%
Wingstop	Outperform Votes 591 61.43%	Underperform Votes 371 38.57%

Summary

Wingstop beats Restaurant Brands International on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.