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Wingstop (WING) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$326.29 -9.16 (-2.73%)
Closing price 07/2/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$323.50 -2.79 (-0.86%)
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About Wingstop Stock (NASDAQ:WING)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$316.83
$335.41
50-Day Range
$217.59
$381.46
52-Week Range
$204.00
$433.86
Volume
702,926 shs
Average Volume
650,436 shs
Market Capitalization
$9.10 billion
P/E Ratio
54.66
Dividend Yield
0.33%
Price Target
$362.26
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Wingstop Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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78th Percentile Overall Score

WING MarketRank™: 

Wingstop scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 74th out of 213 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Wingstop has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 19 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Wingstop has been the subject of 16 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 Growth

    Earnings for Wingstop are expected to grow by 21.29% in the coming year, from $4.18 to $5.07 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Wingstop is 54.66, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.37.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Wingstop is 54.66, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 29.76.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Wingstop has a PEG Ratio of 4.69. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Read more about Wingstop's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    6.49% 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 2.1, 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 12.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Wingstop has a dividend yield of 0.32%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Wingstop has been increasing its dividend for 7 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Wingstop is 18.09%. 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 21.30% next year. This indicates that Wingstop will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Wingstop's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    6.49% 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 2.1, 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 12.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Wingstop has a news sentiment score of 0.66. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Retail/Wholesale companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for Wingstop this week, compared to 17 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 9 people have searched for WING on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -18% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 4 people have added Wingstop to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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 $3,547,346.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.72% of the stock of Wingstop is held by insiders.

  • Read more about Wingstop's insider trading history.
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WING Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Wingstop's stock was trading at $284.20 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, WING stock has increased by 14.8% and is now trading at $326.29.
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Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 30th. The restaurant operator reported $0.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.15. The firm's revenue was up 17.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Wingstop's Board of Directors approved a stock buyback program on Thursday, December 5th 2024, which authorizes the company to buy back $500,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 5.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

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 acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Goldman Sachs, Barclays and Wells Fargo Securities were co-managers.

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.

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
4/30/2025
Record date for 6/6 Dividend
5/16/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/6 Dividend
5/16/2025
Dividend Payable
6/06/2025
Today
7/02/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/30/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
RETAIL - RESTRNTS
Sub-Industry
Restaurants, Hotels, Motels
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:WING
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,335
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$362.26
High Stock Price Target
$440.00
Low Stock Price Target
$255.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+11.0%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.80
Research Coverage
25 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
54.66
Forward P/E Ratio
78.06
P/E Growth
4.69
Net Income
$108.72 million
Pretax Margin
35.61%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$625.81 million
Cash Flow
$4.31 per share
Price / Cash Flow
75.78
Book Value
($23.13) per share
Price / Book
-14.11

Miscellaneous

Free Float
27,702,000
Market Cap
$9.10 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.84

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This page (NASDAQ:WING) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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