Most-Downgraded StocksMost-DowngradedNASDAQ:WING Wingstop (WING) Stock Price, News & Analysis $120.31 +0.77 (+0.64%) As of 02:18 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Wingstop Stock (NASDAQ:WING) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Wingstop alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$118.67▼$125.5450-Day Range$97.84▼$132.7552-Week Range$95.82▼$302.80Volume409,178 shsAverage Volume1.18 million shsMarket Capitalization$3.28 billionP/E Ratio28.68Dividend Yield1.10%Price Target$228.96Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Wingstop Inc. is a franchised restaurant company specializing in cooked-to-order chicken wings and related menu items. Its offerings include classic and boneless wings prepared with a range of flavors, along with chicken sandwiches, tenders, fries, seasoned fries, dips, sides and beverages. The company emphasizes made-to-order food, a digital ordering experience and a menu centered on customizable chicken meals. Founded in 1994 in Garland, Texas, Wingstop has expanded from a single restaurant into a global brand operated primarily through franchised locations. The company serves customers across the United States and in selected international markets, including countries in Latin America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Its restaurants generally provide takeout, delivery and, in some locations, dine-in service. Wingstop is headquartered in Addison, Texas. Michael Skipworth serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer, having assumed the role in 2023. Wingstop became a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq under the symbol WING in 2015.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Wingstop Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks93rd Percentile Overall ScoreWING MarketRank™: 4.64406321761 of 5 starsWingstop scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 75th out of 480 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.4 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingWingstop has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.79, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 22 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Upside PotentialWingstop has a consensus price target of $228.96, representing about 89.1% upside from its current price of $121.07.Amount of Analyst CoverageWingstop has been the subject of 15 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 Valuation3.1 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth18.43% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Wingstop are expected to grow by 18.43% in the coming year, from $4.45 to $5.27 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Wingstop is 28.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.83.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Wingstop is 28.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 45.45.Price to Earnings Growth RatioWingstop has a PEG Ratio of 1.44. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Read more about Wingstop's valuation and earnings. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted18.53% of the float of Wingstop has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverWingstop has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.51, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Wingstop has recently increased by 1.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldWingstop pays a meaningful dividend of 1.10%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthWingstop has been increasing its dividend for 7 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Wingstop is 31.35%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Wingstop will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.05% next year. This indicates that Wingstop will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Wingstop's dividend. News and Social Media1.8 / 5News Sentiment-0.06 News SentimentWingstop has a news sentiment score of -0.06. 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 0.42 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for Wingstop this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 32 people have searched for WING on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -29% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows4 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 Ownership0.0 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Wingstop insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.53% of the stock of Wingstop is held by insiders.Percentage Held by InstitutionsWingstop has minimal institutional ownership at this time.Read more about Wingstop's insider trading history. Receive WING Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Wingstop and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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WING Stock News HeadlinesFast-casual restaurant Wingstop is coming soon to Salisbury, Maryland4 hours ago | msn.comWingstop’s Sour Patch Kids wings are getting dragged: Food critic blames Rick Ross while another creator runs them overOctober 25 at 7:28 PM | msn.com$40,000,000,000,000The national debt just hit 40 trillion dollars, and the U.S. now spends more on interest payments than on its entire military budget. Central banks have bought over 1,000 tonnes of gold a year for three years running, trading paper for metal.October 26 at 1:00 AM | American Alternative (Ad)Mizuho Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) Stock PriceOctober 25 at 1:24 AM | americanbankingnews.comRick Ross explains unloading Wingstop franchises after business filings exposedOctober 24 at 7:16 PM | msn.comRobert W. Baird Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) Stock PriceOctober 24 at 2:54 AM | americanbankingnews.comWingstop's Sour Patch Kids Wicked Punch Wings Are Outrageous And DeliciousOctober 22, 2026 | yahoo.comWingstop stock sinks as Wall Street slashes outlook. A sales recovery looks elusive.October 22, 2026 | msn.comSee More Headlines 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 shares have decreased by 49.2% and is now trading at $121.0730. How were Wingstop's earnings last quarter? Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 29th. The restaurant operator reported $1.18 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.02 by $0.16. Wingstop's revenue was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Is Wingstop doing a stock buyback? Wingstop's Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program on Thursday, December 5th 2024, which allows the company to repurchase $500 million in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 5.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued. When did Wingstop IPO? Wingstop (WING) raised $99 million in an initial public offering (IPO) 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? Top institutional investors of Wingstop include Copeland Capital Management LLC (1.31%), B.A. Schrock Wealth Management Inc. (0.16%), Titleist Asset Management LLC (0.03%) and Yousif Capital Management LLC (0.03%). 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), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), PayPal (PYPL), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Walt Disney (DIS) and Salesforce (CRM). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/29/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/5 Dividend8/14/2026Record date for 9/5 Dividend8/15/2026Dividend Payable9/05/2026Today10/26/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)10/28/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Red Zone (2m+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 WING's financial health is in the Red zone, according to TradeSmith. WING has been in this zone for over 2 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorConsumer Discretionary Industry Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Sub-IndustryRestaurants Current SymbolNASDAQ:WING CIK1636222 Webwww.wingstop.com Phone(972) 686-6500FaxN/AEmployees1,367Year Founded1994Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Wingstop$228.96 High Price Target$374.00 Low Price Target$120.00 Potential Upside/Downside+89.2%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.79 Research Coverage29 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$4.21 Trailing P/E Ratio28.78 Forward P/E Ratio27.20 P/E Growth1.44Net Income$174.27 million Net Margins16.15% Pretax Margin22.54% Return on Equity-16.31% Return on Assets18.05% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio2.97 Quick Ratio2.97 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$696.85 million Price / Sales4.73 Cash Flow$5.20 per share Price / Cash Flow23.28 Book Value($26.51) per share Price / Book-4.57Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares27,240,000Free Float27,099,000Market Cap$3.30 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.81 Social Links 10 Stocks Powering The Next AI Boom The AI boom is creating opportunities across semiconductors, cloud computing, enterprise software, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and automation. 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