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Wingstop (WING) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$317.66 -0.61 (-0.19%)
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About Wingstop Stock (NASDAQ:WING)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$308.53
$318.12
50-Day Range
$267.34
$381.46
52-Week Range
$204.00
$433.86
Volume
583,003 shs
Average Volume
658,107 shs
Market Capitalization
$8.86 billion
P/E Ratio
53.21
Dividend Yield
0.34%
Price Target
$358.16
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Wingstop Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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81st Percentile Overall Score

WING MarketRank™: 

Wingstop scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 60th 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 2.93, and is based on 21 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Wingstop has been the subject of 21 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 53.21, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.94.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Wingstop is 53.21, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 26.69.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Wingstop has a PEG Ratio of 4.45. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

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

    8.01% 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 1.5, 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 87.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Wingstop has a dividend yield of 0.34%, 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

    8.01% 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 1.5, 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 87.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Wingstop has a news sentiment score of 0.74. 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 0.86 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 39 news articles for Wingstop this week, compared to 18 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    12 people have searched for WING on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 20% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    12 people have added Wingstop to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% 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 News Headlines

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Why Wingstop (WING) Shares Are Falling Today
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WING Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Wingstop's stock was trading at $284.20 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WING shares have increased by 11.8% and is now trading at $317.66.

Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 30th. The restaurant operator reported $0.99 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.15. The business's quarterly revenue was up 17.4% on a year-over-year basis.
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Wingstop's board authorized a stock buyback program on Thursday, December 5th 2024, which allows the company to buy back $500,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 5.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

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.

Wingstop's top institutional investors include Zevenbergen Capital Investments LLC (0.59%), Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio (0.08%), Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.03%) and Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael Skipworth, Albert G Mcgrath, Donnie Upshaw, Wesley S Mcdonald, Kilandigalu Madati, Krishnan Anand, Kate S Lavelle, Stacy Peterson, Marisa Carona, Ania Smith and Raj Kapoor.
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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
7/15/2025
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
CIK
1636222
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,335
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$440.00
Low Price Target
$255.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+11.3%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.93
Research Coverage
29 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$5.97
Trailing P/E Ratio
53.21
Forward P/E Ratio
76.00
P/E Growth
4.59
Net Income
$108.72 million
Net Margins
26.45%
Pretax Margin
35.61%
Return on Equity
-18.85%
Return on Assets
18.26%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
3.56
Quick Ratio
3.56

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$625.81 million
Price / Sales
14.16
Cash Flow
$4.28 per share
Price / Cash Flow
74.14
Book Value
($23.13) per share
Price / Book
-13.73

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
27,900,000
Free Float
27,702,000
Market Cap
$8.86 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.84

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This page (NASDAQ:WING) was last updated on 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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