Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for Wingstop Q3 Earnings

Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Wingstop in a report released on Thursday, October 31st. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now expects that the restaurant operator will post earnings of $1.18 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.24. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $440.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Wingstop’s current full-year earnings is $3.79 per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on WING. Raymond James raised Wingstop from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $42.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 1st. TD Cowen reduced their target price on Wingstop from $450.00 to $365.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Piper Sandler upped their target price on Wingstop from $353.00 to $375.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. BTIG Research raised Wingstop from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $370.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Barclays reduced their target price on Wingstop from $470.00 to $380.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $379.58.

Wingstop Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:WING opened at $296.94 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $388.10 and its 200-day simple moving average is $387.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 86.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 1.76. Wingstop has a 12 month low of $196.54 and a 12 month high of $433.86.

Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The restaurant operator reported $0.88 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.97 by ($0.09). The firm had revenue of $162.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $160.24 million. Wingstop had a negative return on equity of 22.69% and a net margin of 17.05%. Wingstop’s revenue was up 38.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.69 EPS.

Wingstop Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 6th. Investors of record on Friday, November 15th will be issued a $0.27 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 15th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.36%. Wingstop’s dividend payout ratio is currently 31.49%.

Insider Activity at Wingstop

In related news, SVP Donnie Upshaw sold 3,199 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 97 shares in the company, valued at approximately $36,152.87. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.36% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Wingstop

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Wingstop by 3.7% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,924,326 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $1,071,473,000 after buying an additional 104,780 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its position in Wingstop by 4.7% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 2,273,542 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $833,026,000 after buying an additional 101,917 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its position in Wingstop by 36.6% in the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 602,990 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $254,860,000 after buying an additional 161,600 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its position in Wingstop by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 600,905 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $253,979,000 after buying an additional 16,526 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Millennium Management LLC boosted its position in Wingstop by 284.1% in the 2nd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 383,184 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $161,957,000 after buying an additional 283,412 shares during the last quarter.

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.