Wingstop Inc. to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of $1.16 Per Share, Wedbush Forecasts (NASDAQ:WING)

Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING) – Investment analysts at Wedbush boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Wingstop in a note issued to investors on Monday, September 16th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now expects that the restaurant operator will post earnings of $1.16 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.10. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $440.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Wingstop’s current full-year earnings is $3.77 per share.

WING has been the topic of a number of other reports. Piper Sandler upped their price target on Wingstop from $353.00 to $375.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $450.00 price target on shares of Wingstop in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. Truist Financial upped their price target on Wingstop from $407.00 to $423.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, August 1st. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Wingstop from $390.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 16th. Finally, Stephens reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $475.00 price target on shares of Wingstop in a report on Wednesday, August 14th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $379.53.

Wingstop Trading Down 0.4 %

Wingstop stock opened at $419.90 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $381.03 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $380.94. Wingstop has a 12 month low of $166.65 and a 12 month high of $431.03. The company has a market capitalization of $12.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 149.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.09 and a beta of 1.71.

Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 31st. The restaurant operator reported $0.93 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.11. Wingstop had a negative return on equity of 21.18% and a net margin of 17.33%. The business had revenue of $155.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $146.04 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.57 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 45.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Wingstop

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Hollencrest Capital Management bought a new stake in Wingstop during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Rise Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Wingstop during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Wingstop in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV boosted its holdings in shares of Wingstop by 60.3% in the 2nd quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 93 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Wingstop by 53.3% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 115 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the period.

Insider Transactions at Wingstop

In other news, SVP Donnie Upshaw sold 3,199 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $372.71, for a total value of $1,192,299.29. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 97 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $36,152.87. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.36% of the company’s stock.

Wingstop Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 16th were paid a $0.27 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 16th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.26%. This is an increase from Wingstop’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. Wingstop’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 38.43%.

Wingstop Company Profile

Wingstop Inc, together with its subsidiaries, franchises and operates restaurants under the Wingstop brand. Its restaurants offer classic wings, boneless wings, tenders, and hand-sauced-and-tossed in various flavors, as well as chicken sandwiches with fries and hand-cut carrots and celery that are cooked-to-order.