What is William Blair's Forecast for Wingstop Q2 Earnings?

Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING - Free Report) - Analysts at William Blair issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Wingstop in a report issued on Wednesday, July 9th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia expects that the restaurant operator will post earnings of $0.88 per share for the quarter. William Blair has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Wingstop's current full-year earnings is $4.18 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Wingstop's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.01 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.91 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.05 EPS.

Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The restaurant operator reported $0.99 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $171.09 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $172.25 million. Wingstop had a negative return on equity of 18.85% and a net margin of 26.45%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 17.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.98 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Cowen reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Wingstop in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Wingstop from $350.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, May 23rd. Gordon Haskett raised Wingstop to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Wolfe Research started coverage on shares of Wingstop in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $280.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price target on Wingstop from $360.00 to $430.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, twenty-one have given a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $358.16.

Wingstop Stock Down 3.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:WING traded down $9.94 on Friday, reaching $318.27. The company had a trading volume of 736,511 shares, compared to its average volume of 822,379. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $332.77 and a 200 day moving average price of $281.59. Wingstop has a twelve month low of $204.00 and a twelve month high of $433.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.31, a P/E/G ratio of 4.59 and a beta of 1.84.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Wingstop

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its position in Wingstop by 43.2% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,646,934 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $371,517,000 after buying an additional 496,717 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Wingstop by 4.7% during the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,262,597 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $284,817,000 after purchasing an additional 56,535 shares during the period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in Wingstop during the first quarter worth $212,672,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its position in Wingstop by 23.8% in the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 801,732 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $227,852,000 after purchasing an additional 154,055 shares during the period. Finally, Alyeska Investment Group L.P. boosted its holdings in Wingstop by 29.8% during the 1st quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 693,115 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $156,353,000 after acquiring an additional 158,977 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Transactions at Wingstop

In other Wingstop news, CEO Michael Skipworth sold 10,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $337.34, for a total value of $3,373,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 47,190 shares in the company, valued at $15,919,074.60. This trade represents a 17.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Raj Kapoor sold 637 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $273.07, for a total transaction of $173,945.59. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 517 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $141,177.19. This represents a 55.20% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.72% of the company's stock.

Wingstop Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 16th were given a $0.27 dividend. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.34%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 16th. Wingstop's dividend payout ratio is presently 18.09%.

Wingstop Company Profile

Wingstop 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.