Wingstop (WING) Competitors

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

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%

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 2.1%. 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 preferable earnings & valuation, 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	1.51	$911M	$2.42	19.19
Wingstop	$625.81M	14.51	$108.72M	$6.00	54.22

Does the media refer more to YUMC or WING?

In the previous week, Yum China had 3 more articles in the media than Wingstop. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Yum China and 22 mentions for Wingstop. Yum China's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Wingstop's score of 0.87 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	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Wingstop	11 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, YUMC or WING?

Yum China has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wingstop has a beta of 1.84, indicating that its share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer YUMC or WING?

Yum China presently has a consensus price target of $60.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.20%. Wingstop has a consensus price target of $379.52, indicating a potential upside of 16.65%. Given Yum China's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Yum China is more favorable than Wingstop.

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

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in YUMC or WING?

85.6% of Yum China shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Yum China shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Wingstop shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Wingstop beats Yum China on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.