Wingstop (WING) Competitors

Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) and Restaurant Brands International (NYSE:QSR) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer WING or QSR?

In the previous week, Wingstop had 14 more articles in the media than Restaurant Brands International. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Wingstop and 6 mentions for Restaurant Brands International. Wingstop's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Restaurant Brands International's score of 0.73 indicating that Wingstop is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wingstop	7 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Restaurant Brands International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of WING or QSR?

82.3% of Restaurant Brands International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Wingstop shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Restaurant Brands International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate WING or QSR?

Wingstop currently has a consensus price target of $348.35, indicating a potential downside of 8.68%. Restaurant Brands International has a consensus price target of $75.91, indicating a potential upside of 9.54%. Given Restaurant Brands International's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Restaurant Brands International is more favorable than Wingstop.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wingstop	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84
Restaurant Brands International	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has better earnings and valuation, WING or QSR?

Restaurant Brands International has higher revenue and earnings than Wingstop. Restaurant Brands International 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
Wingstop	$651.11M	16.35	$70.18M	$5.97	63.90
Restaurant Brands International	$8.78B	2.59	$1.02B	$2.95	23.49

Is WING or QSR more profitable?

Wingstop has a net margin of 17.37% compared to Restaurant Brands International's net margin of 12.15%. Restaurant Brands International's return on equity of 28.53% beat Wingstop's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wingstop	17.37%	-21.59%	20.86%
Restaurant Brands International	12.15%	28.53%	5.79%

Is WING or QSR a better dividend stock?

Wingstop pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Restaurant Brands International pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Wingstop pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Restaurant Brands International pays out 84.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Wingstop has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Restaurant Brands International has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Restaurant Brands International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WING or QSR?

Restaurant Brands International received 61 more outperform votes than Wingstop when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.18% of users gave Wingstop an outperform vote while only 60.48% of users gave Restaurant Brands International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Wingstop	Outperform Votes 623 62.18%	Underperform Votes 379 37.82%
Restaurant Brands International	Outperform Votes 684 60.48%	Underperform Votes 447 39.52%

Which has more volatility & risk, WING or QSR?

Wingstop has a beta of 1.88, meaning that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Wingstop beats Restaurant Brands International on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.