Wedbush Comments on Wingstop’s Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:WING)

Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING) – Wedbush cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Wingstop in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 19th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now expects that the restaurant operator will post earnings of $0.87 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.93. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $355.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Wingstop’s current full-year earnings is $4.18 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Wingstop’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.85 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.71 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.07 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.06 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.20 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.25 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.62 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Raymond James restated an “outperform” rating and set a $330.00 price objective (down from $375.00) on shares of Wingstop in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on Wingstop from $375.00 to $350.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Guggenheim upgraded Wingstop from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $280.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Stephens reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $450.00 target price on shares of Wingstop in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, Barclays decreased their target price on Wingstop from $359.00 to $315.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $357.67.

Wingstop Trading Up 2.6 %

Shares of WING opened at $220.19 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $6.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.35, a PEG ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.88. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $263.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $319.30. Wingstop has a 1-year low of $205.60 and a 1-year high of $433.86.

Wingstop Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 7th will be paid a $0.27 dividend. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.49%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 7th. Wingstop’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 29.11%.

Wingstop announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Thursday, December 5th that permits the company to buyback $500.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization permits the restaurant operator to reacquire up to 5.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Wingstop

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. True Wealth Design LLC bought a new stake in shares of Wingstop during the 3rd quarter valued at $36,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Wingstop by 521.4% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 87 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the period. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Wingstop by 62.5% during the fourth quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 91 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in Wingstop during the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, V Square Quantitative Management LLC increased its holdings in Wingstop by 34.9% in the 4th quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 143 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the period.

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.