Wingstop (WING) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Wingstop Inc. is a fast-casual restaurant company specializing in cooked-to-order chicken wings and tenders. Its menu also includes fries, seasoned fries, dipping sauces, and beverages, with offerings built around a range of signature flavors and sauces. The company primarily operates through a franchise-based model.

Wingstop was founded in 1994 in Garland, Texas, and has expanded from its original location into a global restaurant brand. Its restaurants serve customers across the United States and in international markets through a network of franchised and company-operated locations.

Wingstop became a publicly traded company in 2015. The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Skipworth, who oversees its restaurant operations, franchise network, and continued brand expansion.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $111.01 to $119.83
• 50-Day Range: $109.21 to $170.58
• 52-Week Range: $105.43 to $302.80
• Volume: 1.38 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.04 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.19 billion
• P/E Ratio: 27.81
• Dividend Yield: 1.13%
• Price Target: $240.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Wingstop Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Wingstop scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 67th out of 486 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Wingstop has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.77, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 22 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Wingstop has a consensus price target of $240.33, representing about 105.2% upside from its current price of $117.10.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Wingstop has been the subject of 15 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 18.44%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Wingstop are expected to grow by 18.44% in the coming year, from $4.50 to $5.33 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Wingstop is 27.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.88.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Wingstop is 27.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 45.78.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Wingstop has a PEG Ratio of 1.39. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

16.13% of the float of Wingstop has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Wingstop has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.28.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Wingstop has recently increased by 2.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Wingstop pays a meaningful dividend of 1.13%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Wingstop has been increasing its dividend for 7 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Wingstop is 31.35%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Wingstop will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.77% next year. This indicates that Wingstop will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.22

News Sentiment

Wingstop has a news sentiment score of 0.22. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.70 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for Wingstop this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

37 people have searched for WING on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 42% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Wingstop to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Wingstop insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.53% of the stock of Wingstop is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Wingstop has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/5 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Record date for 9/5 Dividend: 8/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/05/2026
• Today: 9/12/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:WING
• CIK: 1636222
• Web: www.wingstop.com
• Phone: (972) 686-6500
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,367
• Year Founded: 1994

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Wingstop: $240.33
• High Price Target: $374.00
• Low Price Target: $120.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +105.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.77
• Research Coverage: 31 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.21
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 27.81
• Forward P/E Ratio: 26.02
• P/E Growth: 1.39
• Net Income: $174.27 million
• Net Margins: 16.15%
• Pretax Margin: 22.54%
• Return on Equity: -16.31%
• Return on Assets: 18.05%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.97
• Quick Ratio: 2.97

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $696.85 million
• Price / Sales: 4.58
• Cash Flow: $5.13 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 22.81
• Book Value: ($26.51) per share
• Price / Book: -4.42

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 27,240,000
• Free Float: 27,099,000
• Market Cap: $3.19 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.79