Wingstop Stock Forecast, Price & News

Wingstop's stock was trading at $71.57 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, WING shares have increased by 72.8% and is now trading at $123.66.
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16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Wingstop in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings, 10 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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Wingstop is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 17th 2021.
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Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING) posted its earnings results on Monday, November, 2nd. The restaurant operator reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.34. The restaurant operator had revenue of $64 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $63.11 million. Wingstop had a net margin of 12.73% and a negative return on equity of 14.61%. The business's revenue was up 28.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.20 earnings per share.
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Wingstop declared a dividend on Monday, November 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 20th will be given a dividend of $0.14 per share on Thursday, December 10th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 19th.
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16 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Wingstop's shares. Their forecasts range from $103.00 to $182.00. On average, they expect Wingstop's share price to reach $143.69 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 16.2% from the stock's current price.
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Some companies that are related to Wingstop include Aramark (ARMK), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Papa John's International (PZZA), Brinker International (EAT), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Jack in the Box (JACK), The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY), Dine Brands Global (DIN), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), Denny's (DENN), BJ's Restaurants (BJRI) and El Pollo Loco (LOCO).
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(WING) raised $75 million in an IPO on Friday, June 12th 2015. The company issued 5,800,000 shares at $12.00-$14.00 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.

Wingstop trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WING."

Wingstop's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (11.58%), Federated Hermes Inc. (4.48%), State Street Corp (2.97%), Lord Abbett & CO. LLC (1.31%), Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (1.30%) and Jennison Associates LLC (1.08%). Company insiders that own Wingstop stock include Charles R Morrison, Lawrence Kruguer, Madison Jobe, Mahesh Sadarangani, Maurice Cooper, Michael J Hislop, Michael Skipworth and Nicolas Boudet.
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WING stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Federated Hermes Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo & Company MN, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, and State Street Corp. Company insiders that have sold Wingstop company stock in the last year include Charles R Morrison, Madison Jobe, Mahesh Sadarangani, and Nicolas Boudet.
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WING stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Retirement Systems of Alabama, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc., American International Group Inc., Lord Abbett & CO. LLC, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, and Jennison Associates LLC.
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Shares of WING can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of WING stock can currently be purchased for approximately $123.66.

Wingstop has a market capitalization of $3.67 billion and generates $199.68 million in revenue each year. The restaurant operator earns $20.48 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.73 on an earnings per share basis. Wingstop employs 209 workers across the globe.

The official website for Wingstop is www.wingstop.com.

Wingstop's mailing address is 5501 LBJ FREEWAY 5TH FLOOR, DALLAS TX, 75240. The restaurant operator can be reached via phone at 972-686-6500.