NASDAQ:WING Wingstop - WING Stock Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Wingstop Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. $165.96 +0.37 (+0.22%) (As of 02/3/2023 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$161.08▼$168.9450-Day Range$132.31▼$165.9652-Week Range$67.67▼$170.87Volume410,649 shsAverage Volume473,153 shsMarket Capitalization$4.96 billionP/E Ratio117.70Dividend Yield0.46%Price Target$156.00 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Wingstop MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.61 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside6.0% Downside$156.00 Price TargetShort InterestBearish12.10% of Shares Sold ShortDividend StrengthModerateBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment0.52Based on 4 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$1.27 M Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth15.66%From $1.66 to $1.92 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.1.75 out of 5 starsRetail/Wholesale Sector149th out of 213 stocksEating Places Industry34th out of 42 stocks 1.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingWingstop has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.61, and is based on 12 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $156.00, Wingstop has a forecasted downside of 6.0% from its current price of $165.96.Amount of Analyst CoverageWingstop has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 1.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted12.10% of the outstanding shares of Wingstop have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverWingstop has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.1.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Wingstop has recently increased by 6.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldWingstop has a dividend yield of 0.46%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthWingstop has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Wingstop is 53.90%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Wingstop will have a dividend payout ratio of 39.58% next year. This indicates that Wingstop will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for WING. Previous Next 2.5 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentWingstop has a news sentiment score of 0.52. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Wingstop this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.Search Interest10 people have searched for WING on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows8 people have added Wingstop to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 60% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 0.8 Company Ownership 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 $1,269,582.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.64% of the stock of Wingstop is held by insiders. Previous Next 2.5 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Wingstop are expected to grow by 15.66% in the coming year, from $1.66 to $1.92 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Wingstop is 117.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 132.70.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Wingstop is 117.70, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 39.81.Price to Earnings Growth RatioWingstop has a PEG Ratio of 7.18. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) StockWingstop, Inc. is a franchisor and operator of restaurants, which engages in the provision of cooked-to-order, hand-sauced, and tossed chicken wings. It operates through Franchise and Company segments. The Franchise segment consists of domestic and international franchise restaurants. The Company segment comprises company-owned restaurants. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Addison, TX.Read More 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 HeadlinesJanuary 29, 2023 | msn.comFlorida man arrested for pulling gun on Wingstop employees over order: reportJanuary 28, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBrokerages Set Wingstop Inc. 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Email Address WING Company Calendar Last Earnings11/03/2021Ex-Dividend for 12/2 Dividend11/09/2022Dividend Payable12/02/2022Today2/04/2023Next Earnings (Confirmed)2/22/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ Industry Eating places Sub-IndustryN/A SectorRetail/Wholesale Current SymbolNASDAQ:WING CUSIPN/A CIK1636222 Webwww.wingstop.com Phone(972) 686-6500FaxN/AEmployees240Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast$156.00 High Stock Price Forecast$186.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$70.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside-6.0%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.61 Research Coverage18 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.41 Trailing P/E Ratio117.70 Forward P/E Ratio99.98 P/E Growth7.18Net Income$42.66 million Net Margins13.01% Pretax Margin17.41% Return on Equity-11.46% Return on Assets11.41% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio3.68 Quick Ratio3.68 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$282.50 million Price / Sales17.57 Cash Flow$1.67 per share Price / Cash Flow99.44 Book Value($10.38) per share Price / Book-15.99Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares29,910,000Free Float29,723,000Market Cap$4.96 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.60 Key ExecutivesMichael J. SkipworthPresident, Chief Executive Officer & DirectorAlex R. KaleidaSenior VP, Chief Financial & Accounting OfficerMarisa J. CaronaChief Growth Officer & Senior Vice PresidentAlbert G. McGrathSecretary, Senior Vice President & General CounselCraig SherwoodSenior Vice President-US DevelopmentKey CompetitorsPapa John's InternationalNASDAQ:PZZATexas RoadhouseNASDAQ:TXRHCracker Barrel Old Country StoreNASDAQ:CBRLBloomin' BrandsNASDAQ:BLMNDave & Buster's EntertainmentNASDAQ:PLAYView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsEFG Asset Management North America Corp.Bought 1,177 shares on 2/3/2023Ownership: 0.039%Hancock Whitney CorpSold 1,070 shares on 2/3/2023Ownership: 0.032%Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KSSold 21,095 shares on 2/2/2023Ownership: 0.221%SG Americas Securities LLCBought 11,320 shares on 2/2/2023Ownership: 0.044%ProShare Advisors LLCBought 757 shares on 2/2/2023Ownership: 0.019%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions WING Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Wingstop stock right now? 18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Wingstop in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 12 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" WING shares. View WING analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Wingstop's stock price forecast for 2023? 18 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for Wingstop's shares. Their WING share price forecasts range from $70.00 to $186.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $156.00 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 6.0%. View analysts price targets for WING or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have WING shares performed in 2023? Wingstop's stock was trading at $137.62 at the start of the year. Since then, WING stock has increased by 20.6% and is now trading at $165.96. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. When is Wingstop's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 22nd 2023. View our WING earnings forecast. How can I listen to Wingstop's earnings call? Wingstop will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, February 22nd at 10:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 412-317-0088 with passcode "1996778". How were Wingstop's earnings last quarter? Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, November, 3rd. The restaurant operator reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.06. The restaurant operator had revenue of $65.78 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $74.86 million. Wingstop had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.46% and a net margin of 13.01%. Wingstop's revenue for the quarter was up 2.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.34 earnings per share. How often does Wingstop pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Wingstop? Wingstop declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 25th. Investors of record on Friday, November 11th will be given a dividend of $0.19 per share on Friday, December 2nd. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.46%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 9th. Read our dividend analysis for WING. Is Wingstop a good dividend stock? Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.47%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 5 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 53.90%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, WING will have a dividend payout ratio of 39.58% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for WING. What is Charles Morrison's approval rating as Wingstop's CEO? 132 employees have rated Wingstop Chief Executive Officer Charles Morrison on Glassdoor.com. Charles Morrison has an approval rating of 61% among the company's employees. This puts Charles Morrison in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. What other stocks do shareholders of Wingstop own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Wingstop investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Netflix (NFLX), Tesla (TSLA), Walt Disney (DIS), Alibaba Group (BABA), PayPal (PYPL), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Salesforce (CRM), Block (SQ) and Intel (INTC). When did Wingstop IPO? (WING) raised $75 million in an 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. What is Wingstop's stock symbol? Wingstop trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WING." Who are Wingstop's major shareholders? Wingstop's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Stephens Investment Management Group LLC (2.36%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (1.64%), Copeland Capital Management LLC (1.54%), New York State Common Retirement Fund (0.61%), Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS (0.22%) and Bank of Montreal Can (0.13%). Insiders that own company stock include Albert G Mcgrath, Alex Kaleida, Charles R Morrison, Charles R Morrison, Christina Clarke, Donnie Upshaw, Madison Jobe, Mahesh Sadarangani, Marisa Carona, Michael Skipworth, Nicolas Boudet and Stacy Peterson. 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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is Wingstop's stock price today? One share of WING stock can currently be purchased for approximately $165.96. How much money does Wingstop make? Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) has a market capitalization of $4.96 billion and generates $282.50 million in revenue each year. The restaurant operator earns $42.66 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.41 on an earnings per share basis. How many employees does Wingstop have? The company employs 240 workers across the globe. How can I contact Wingstop? Wingstop's mailing address is 5501 LBJ FREEWAY 5TH FLOOR, DALLAS TX, 75240. The official website for the company is www.wingstop.com. The restaurant operator can be reached via phone at (972) 686-6500 or via email at ir@wingstop.com. 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