NASDAQ:WING Wingstop (WING) Stock Price, News & Analysis $287.69 -2.30 (-0.79%) (As of 10/31/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends About Wingstop Stock (NASDAQ:WING) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Wingstop alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$287.55▼$303.1750-Day Range$289.99▼$427.9252-Week Range$177.88▼$433.86Volume1.26 million shsAverage Volume451,098 shsMarket Capitalization$8.43 billionP/E Ratio89.90Dividend Yield0.38%Price Target$374.32Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company OverviewWingstop 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.Read More… Banking failure dead ahead (Ad)If you missed it, my emergency election broadcast is now available - but will be removed soonClick here to watch it now. Wingstop Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks87th Percentile Overall ScoreWING MarketRank™: Wingstop scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 59th out of 207 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingWingstop has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.55, and is based on 11 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageWingstop has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Wingstop's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth22.31% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Wingstop are expected to grow by 22.31% in the coming year, from $3.81 to $4.66 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Wingstop is 89.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 133.70.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Wingstop is 89.90, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 37.01.Price to Earnings Growth RatioWingstop has a PEG Ratio of 3.41. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Read more about Wingstop's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted4.72% of the float of Wingstop has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverWingstop has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous month Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldWingstop has a dividend yield of 0.30%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthWingstop does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Wingstop is 38.43%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Wingstop will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.18% next year. This indicates that Wingstop will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Wingstop's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted4.72% of the float of Wingstop has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverWingstop has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous month News and Social Media2.9 / 5News Sentiment0.28 News SentimentWingstop has a news sentiment score of 0.28. 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 0.52 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 40 news articles for Wingstop this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.Search Interest15 people have searched for WING on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 7% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows8 people have added Wingstop to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.8 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 $1,192,299.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.36% of the stock of Wingstop is held by insiders.Read more about Wingstop's insider trading history. 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Email Address WING Stock News HeadlinesWingstop reports Q3 EPS 88c, consensus 95cOctober 31 at 2:08 PM | finance.yahoo.comWingstop Q3: Market Expectations Didn't Support An Earnings Hiccup (Rating Upgrade)October 31 at 2:08 PM | seekingalpha.comBanking failure dead aheadIf you missed it, my emergency election broadcast is now available - but will be removed soonOctober 31, 2024 | Porter & Company (Ad)Wingstop price target lowered to $390 from $440 at WedbushOctober 31 at 2:08 PM | markets.businessinsider.comWingstop upgraded, Estee Lauder downgraded: Wall Street’s top analyst callsOctober 31 at 2:08 PM | markets.businessinsider.comWingstop lifted to Buy at BTIG, 'multiple levers remain'October 31 at 2:08 PM | msn.comThese Analysts Slash Their Forecasts On Wingstop After Q3 ResultsOctober 31 at 12:16 PM | benzinga.comWhy Wingstop Stock Absolutely Plunged TodayOctober 30 at 4:51 PM | fool.comSee More Headlines WING Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have WING shares performed this year? Wingstop's stock was trading at $256.58 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, WING stock has increased by 12.1% and is now trading at $287.69. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were Wingstop's earnings last quarter? Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 30th. The restaurant operator reported $0.88 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.09. The company's quarterly revenue was up 38.8% on a year-over-year basis. When did Wingstop IPO? Wingstop (WING) raised $75 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, June 12th 2015. The company issued 5,800,000 shares at $12.00-$14.00 per share. Morgan Stanley, Jefferies and Baird acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Goldman Sachs, Barclays and Wells Fargo Securities were co-managers. Who are Wingstop's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Wingstop include Copeland Capital Management LLC (0.79%), Stephens Investment Management Group LLC (0.74%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.62%) and New York State Common Retirement Fund (0.27%). 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, Donnie Upshaw, Charles R Morrison, Alex Kaleida and Nicolas Boudet. View institutional ownership trends. 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. Compare Top Brokerages Here. 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 Ex-Dividend for 9/6 Dividend8/16/2024Dividend Payable9/06/2024Last Earnings10/30/2024Today10/31/2024Ex-Dividend for 12/6 Dividend11/15/2024Dividend Payable12/06/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)2/19/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorRetail/Wholesale Industry Eating places Sub-IndustryRestaurants, Hotels, Motels Current SymbolNASDAQ:WING CUSIPN/A CIK1636222 Webwww.wingstop.com Phone(972) 686-6500FaxN/AEmployees1,225Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$371.95 High Stock Price Target$468.00 Low Stock Price Target$42.00 Potential Upside/Downside+29.1%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.55 Research Coverage20 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.81 Trailing P/E Ratio90.61 Forward P/E Ratio76.10 P/E Growth3.41Net Income$70.18 million Net Margins17.33% Pretax Margin23.11% Return on Equity-21.18% Return on Assets23.98% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio1.93 Quick Ratio1.93 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$545.65 million Price / Sales15.57 Cash Flow$2.44 per share Price / Cash Flow118.61 Book Value($15.55) per share Price / Book-18.65Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares29,300,000Free Float29,199,000Market Cap$8.50 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.71 Social Links 12 Stocks Corporate Insiders are AbandoningIf a company's CEO, COO, and CFO were all selling shares of their stock, would you want to know?Get This Free Report This page (NASDAQ:WING) was last updated on 10/31/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | Sponsoredtop AI stock (it’s not MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN or AAPL)AI was by far the biggest tech investing trend right now. 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