Wingstop (WING) Competitors

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) and Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and risk.

Does the media prefer YUMC or WING?

In the previous week, Wingstop had 16 more articles in the media than Yum China. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Wingstop and 13 mentions for Yum China. Yum China's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Wingstop's score of 0.64 indicating that Yum China is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Yum China	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Wingstop	13 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, YUMC or WING?

Yum China has higher revenue and earnings than Wingstop. Yum China is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wingstop, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Yum China	$11.30B	1.42	$911M	$2.42	18.03
Wingstop	$625.81M	11.94	$108.72M	$6.00	44.59

Is YUMC or WING more profitable?

Wingstop has a net margin of 25.61% compared to Yum China's net margin of 8.04%. Yum China's return on equity of 14.13% beat Wingstop's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yum China	8.04%	14.13%	8.19%
Wingstop	25.61%	-17.07%	16.53%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in YUMC or WING?

85.6% of Yum China shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Yum China shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Wingstop shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is YUMC or WING a better dividend stock?

Yum China pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Wingstop pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Yum China pays out 39.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wingstop pays out 20.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Yum China has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Wingstop has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years.

Which has more risk & volatility, YUMC or WING?

Yum China has a beta of 0.22, suggesting that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wingstop has a beta of 1.87, suggesting that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend YUMC or WING?

Yum China presently has a consensus target price of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.54%. Wingstop has a consensus target price of $380.52, suggesting a potential upside of 42.24%. Given Wingstop's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Wingstop is more favorable than Yum China.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Yum China	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.67
Wingstop	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.97

Summary

Wingstop beats Yum China on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.