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Wingstop (WING) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$142.23 -2.25 (-1.56%)
Closing price 06/5/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$140.04 -2.19 (-1.54%)
As of 06/5/2026 07:57 PM Eastern
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About Wingstop Stock (NASDAQ:WING)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$142.06
$149.98
50-Day Range
$118.96
$199.01
52-Week Range
$116.35
$388.14
Volume
795,540 shs
Average Volume
1.25 million shs
Market Capitalization
$3.87 billion
P/E Ratio
35.38
Dividend Yield
0.84%
Price Target
$276.61
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Wingstop Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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90th Percentile Overall Score

WING MarketRank™: 

Wingstop scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 57th out of 200 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 2.85, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 25 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Wingstop has a consensus price target of $276.61, representing about 94.5% upside from its current price of $142.23.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Wingstop has been the subject of 19 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 20.92% in the coming year, from $4.59 to $5.55 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Wingstop is 35.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 43.05.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Wingstop is 35.38, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 15.83.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Wingstop has a PEG Ratio of 1.59. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

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

    19.20% 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 3.29, 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 42.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Wingstop has a dividend yield of 0.84%, 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.

  • Read more about Wingstop's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Wingstop has a news sentiment score of 0.05. 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 12 news articles for Wingstop this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 20 people have searched for WING on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -13% 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 250% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Wingstop insiders have not sold or bought any 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.

  • Read more about Wingstop's insider trading history.
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WING Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Wingstop's stock was trading at $238.49 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, WING stock has decreased by 40.4% and is now trading at $142.23.

Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 29th. The restaurant operator reported $1.18 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.02 by $0.16. Wingstop's quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Wingstop's Board of Directors authorized a stock buyback program on Thursday, December 5th 2024, which allows the company to repurchase $500,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 5.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

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

Top institutional shareholders of Wingstop include Janus Henderson Group PLC (2.93%), Wasatch Advisors LP (2.09%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.79%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.31%). 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.
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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

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
Record date for 6/5 Dividend
5/15/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/5 Dividend
5/15/2026
Dividend Payable
6/05/2026
Today
6/07/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/29/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

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
1,367
Year Founded
1994

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$440.00
Low Price Target
$160.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+94.5%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.85
Research Coverage
33 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$4.02
Trailing P/E Ratio
35.38
Forward P/E Ratio
30.99
P/E Growth
1.59
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
5.56
Cash Flow
$5.13 per share
Price / Cash Flow
27.70
Book Value
($26.51) per share
Price / Book
-5.37

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
27,230,000
Free Float
27,089,000
Market Cap
$3.87 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.82

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This page (NASDAQ:WING) was last updated on 6/7/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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