Most-Upgraded StocksMost-UpgradedNASDAQ:WING Wingstop (WING) Stock Price, News & Analysis $315.36 -15.36 (-4.64%) Closing price 08/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$317.18 +1.82 (+0.58%) As of 08/8/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Wingstop Stock (NASDAQ:WING) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Wingstop alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$309.00▼$329.6550-Day Range$289.44▼$381.4652-Week Range$204.00▼$433.86Volume1.10 million shsAverage Volume856,923 shsMarket Capitalization$8.81 billionP/E Ratio52.56Dividend Yield0.38%Price Target$379.52Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview 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. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Addison, Texas. Read More Wingstop Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks70th Percentile Overall ScoreWING MarketRank™: Wingstop scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 93rd out of 210 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.5 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingWingstop 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 CoverageWingstop has been the subject of 22 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 Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth21.29% Earnings GrowthEarnings 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 MarketThe P/E ratio of Wingstop is 52.56, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.88.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Wingstop is 52.56, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 27.72.Price to Earnings Growth RatioWingstop has a PEG Ratio of 3.97. 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 Shorted6.02% of the float of Wingstop has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverWingstop has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Wingstop has recently increased by 613.68%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldWingstop has a dividend yield of 0.33%, which is in 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 20.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Wingstop will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.67% next year. This indicates that Wingstop will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Wingstop's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted6.02% of the float of Wingstop has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverWingstop has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Wingstop has recently increased by 613.68%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media2.6 / 5News Sentiment0.61 News SentimentWingstop has a news sentiment score of 0.61. 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 0.72 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Wingstop this week, compared to 19 articles on an average week.Search Interest18 people have searched for WING on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 64% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows13 people have added Wingstop to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 160% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.8 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 $11,491,935.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.72% of the stock of Wingstop is held by insiders.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. Email Address WING Stock News HeadlinesMore Than Yield: 5 Stocks Beating the Market and Hiking Dividends (WING)Check out these five stocks that are beating the market in 2025 and just announced dividend increases of between 10% and 15%.August 6, 2025 | marketbeat.comWingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING) CEO Michael Skipworth Sells 4,500 SharesAugust 2, 2025 | insidertrades.comHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 trillion vault of untapped American wealth. Former CIA advisor Jim Rickards calls it the “Old Testament Wealth Code” — and says it could transform your financial future. He’s revealing everything in a new presentation.August 10 at 2:00 AM | Paradigm Press (Ad)3 Fast Food Stocks That Won’t Give You Indigestion Right Now (WING)These three fast-food companies (MCD, SHAK, WING) give investors a reason to load up their trays in anticipation of better times ahead in 2025.July 16, 2025 | marketbeat.comMy Wingstop Experience: When They Run Out of Chicken TendersAugust 9 at 7:07 PM | msn.comWingstop Hot Lemon Chicken Sandwich Review – New Flavor DropAugust 8 at 8:46 AM | msn.comWe Think That There Are Issues Underlying Wingstop's (NASDAQ:WING) EarningsAugust 7 at 9:26 AM | finance.yahoo.comWingstop Employee Faces Charges for Throwing Hot Oil at Customers | VideoAugust 6, 2025 | msn.comSee More Headlines WING Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have WING shares performed this year? Wingstop's stock was trading at $284.20 at the start of the year. Since then, WING shares have increased by 11.0% and is now trading at $315.36. How were Wingstop's earnings last quarter? Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 30th. The restaurant operator reported $1.00 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.12. The company's revenue was up 12.0% 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 $500,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 5.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued. When did Wingstop IPO? Wingstop (WING) raised $75 million in an initial public offering (IPO) 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 served 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 Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.27%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.21%), Stephens Investment Management Group LLC (1.44%) and Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (1.00%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael Skipworth, Alex Kaleida, Albert G Mcgrath, Donnie Upshaw, Wesley S Mcdonald, Kilandigalu Madati, Krishnan Anand, Kate S Lavelle, Stacy Peterson, 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 6/6 Dividend5/16/2025Ex-Dividend for 6/6 Dividend5/16/2025Dividend Payable6/06/2025Last Earnings7/30/2025Today8/10/2025Record date for 9/5 Dividend8/15/2025Ex-Dividend for 9/5 Dividend8/15/2025Dividend Payable9/05/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)10/29/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorRetail/Wholesale Industry RETAIL - RESTRNTS Sub-IndustryRestaurants, Hotels, Motels Current SymbolNASDAQ:WING CIK1636222 Webwww.wingstop.com Phone(972) 686-6500FaxN/AEmployees1,335Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for Wingstop$379.52 High Price Target$440.00 Low Price Target$270.00 Potential Upside/Downside+20.3%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.93 Research Coverage29 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$6.00 Trailing P/E Ratio52.56 Forward P/E Ratio75.44 P/E Growth3.97Net Income$108.72 million Net Margins25.61% Pretax Margin34.66% Return on Equity-17.07% Return on Assets16.53% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio4.37 Quick Ratio4.37 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$669.74 million Price / Sales13.15 Cash Flow$4.43 per share Price / Cash Flow71.24 Book Value($24.57) per share Price / Book-12.84Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares27,924,000Free Float27,723,000Market Cap$8.81 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.84 Social Links The Best High-Yield Dividend Stocks for 2025Discover the 10 Best High-Yield Dividend Stocks for 2025 and secure reliable income in uncertain markets. 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