Wingstop (WING) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer QSR or WING?

In the previous week, Wingstop had 18 more articles in the media than Restaurant Brands International. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Wingstop and 18 mentions for Restaurant Brands International. Restaurant Brands International's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Wingstop's score of 0.51 indicating that Restaurant Brands International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Restaurant Brands International	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Wingstop	10 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in QSR or WING?

82.3% of Restaurant Brands International shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Restaurant Brands International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Wingstop shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, QSR or WING?

Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wingstop has a beta of 1.88, indicating that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is QSR or WING 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
Restaurant Brands International	12.15%	28.53%	5.79%
Wingstop	17.37%	-21.59%	20.86%

Is QSR or WING a better dividend stock?

Restaurant Brands International pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Wingstop pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Restaurant Brands International pays out 78.0% 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 pays out 29.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, QSR or WING?

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
Restaurant Brands International	$8.41B	2.62	$1.02B	$3.18	21.32
Wingstop	$625.81M	10.09	$70.18M	$3.71	59.40

Do analysts recommend QSR or WING?

Restaurant Brands International presently has a consensus target price of $77.08, indicating a potential upside of 13.68%. Wingstop has a consensus target price of $353.68, indicating a potential upside of 60.49%. Given Wingstop's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Wingstop is more favorable than Restaurant Brands International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Restaurant Brands International	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Wingstop	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer QSR or WING?

Restaurant Brands International received 78 more outperform votes than Wingstop when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.68% of users gave Wingstop an outperform vote while only 60.61% of users gave Restaurant Brands International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Restaurant Brands International	Outperform Votes 680 60.61%	Underperform Votes 442 39.39%
Wingstop	Outperform Votes 602 61.68%	Underperform Votes 374 38.32%

Summary

Wingstop beats Restaurant Brands International on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.