Wingstop (WING) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ: WING) is a fast-casual restaurant chain specializing in chicken wings and related menu items. Founded in 1994 in Garland, Texas, the company has built its brand around bold, chef-inspired wing flavors and a streamlined service model that caters to dine-in, takeout, delivery and catering orders.

The company’s core offerings include both bone-in and boneless chicken wings tossed in a variety of proprietary rubs and sauces, such as Original Hot, Lemon Pepper, and Mango Habanero. Complementary sides—ranging from seasoned fries and roasted vegetables to freshly prepared dips—round out the menu. Wingstop leverages digital ordering channels and third-party delivery partners to meet growing consumer demand for convenience and contactless service.

Wingstop operates primarily under a franchise model, with over 1,500 restaurant locations across the United States and in select international markets, including Mexico, Central America, the Middle East and Asia. Franchise partners are supported by the company’s centralized supply chain, marketing efforts and culinary research, which aim to ensure consistency and quality in every location.

Headquartered in Addison, Texas, Wingstop completed its initial public offering in October 2015 and trades on the Nasdaq exchange. The company is led by Chief Executive Officer Charles Morrison, whose leadership focuses on strategic growth, digital innovation and enhancing the customer experience as Wingstop continues to expand its footprint globally.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $142.48 to $153.73
• 50-Day Range: $144.87 to $272.00
• 52-Week Range: $142.24 to $388.14
• Volume: 715,753 shs
• Average Volume: 1.09 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.96 billion
• P/E Ratio: 36.08
• Dividend Yield: 0.83%
• Price Target: $282.41
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Wingstop Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Wingstop scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 31st out of 195 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Wingstop has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.85, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 26 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Wingstop has a consensus price target of $282.41, representing about 95.9% upside from its current price of $144.16.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Wingstop has been the subject of 20 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 21.18%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Wingstop are expected to grow by 21.18% in the coming year, from $4.58 to $5.55 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Wingstop is 35.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.36.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Wingstop is 35.86, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 18.49.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Wingstop has a PEG Ratio of 1.68. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

13.57% 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 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Wingstop has recently increased by 3.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Wingstop has a dividend yield of 0.80%, 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 29.85%. 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 21.62% next year. This indicates that Wingstop will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.11

News Sentiment

Wingstop has a news sentiment score of 0.11. 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 0.65 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 46 news articles for Wingstop this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 21 people have searched for WING on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -19% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Wingstop to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 600% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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 $845,471.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.53% of the stock of Wingstop is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Wingstop has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

WING Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WING shares performed this year?

Wingstop's stock was trading at $238.49 at the start of the year. Since then, WING stock has decreased by 39.6% and is now trading at $144.1610.

How were Wingstop's earnings last quarter?

Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 29th. The restaurant operator reported $1.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.02 by $0.16. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Is Wingstop doing a stock buyback?

Wingstop's Board of Directors approved a share buyback plan on Thursday, December 5th 2024, which allows the company to buy back $500,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 5.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

When did Wingstop IPO?

Wingstop (WING) raised $99 million in an initial public offering on Friday, June 12th 2015. The company issued 5,800,000 shares at $16.00-$18.00 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?

Wingstop's top institutional shareholders include Wasatch Advisors LP (2.09%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.79%), Stephens Investment Management Group LLC (0.72%) and Carnegie Investment Counsel (0.25%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael Skipworth, Alex Kaleida, Albert G Mcgrath, Donnie Upshaw, Wesley S Mcdonald, Kate S Lavelle, Kilandigalu Madati, Ania Smith, Raj Kapoor and Marisa Carona.
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.

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

• Record date for 3/27 Dividend: 3/06/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/27 Dividend: 3/06/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/27/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/29/2026
• Today: 5/06/2026
• Record date for 6/5 Dividend: 5/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/5 Dividend: 5/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: RETAIL - RESTRNTS
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants, Hotels, Motels
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:WING
• CIK: 1636222
• Web: www.wingstop.com
• Phone: (972) 686-6500
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,367
• Year Founded: 1994

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Wingstop: $282.41
• High Price Target: $440.00
• Low Price Target: $175.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +96.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.85
• Research Coverage: 34 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.02
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 35.71
• Forward P/E Ratio: 31.44
• P/E Growth: 1.68
• Net Income: $174.27 million
• Net Margins: 15.77%
• Pretax Margin: 21.79%
• Return on Equity: -16.22%
• Return on Assets: 17.12%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.24
• Quick Ratio: 2.24

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $696.85 million
• Price / Sales: 5.63
• Cash Flow: $4.91 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 29.31
• Book Value: ($29.35) per share
• Price / Book: -4.91

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 27,230,000
• Free Float: 27,089,000
• Market Cap: $3.92 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.86