Wedbush Issues Negative Estimate for Wingstop Earnings

Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING) – Stock analysts at Wedbush dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Wingstop in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, February 20th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now anticipates that the restaurant operator will earn $0.86 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.09. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $355.00 target price 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $1.01 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.76 EPS.

WING has been the topic of several other reports. Raymond James restated an “outperform” rating and set a $330.00 target price (down from $375.00) on shares of Wingstop in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Stephens reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $450.00 price objective on shares of Wingstop in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. TD Securities lowered their price objective on Wingstop from $365.00 to $305.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Northcoast Research cut Wingstop from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, BTIG Research upgraded Wingstop from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $370.00 price target on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Wingstop presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $367.05.

Wingstop Stock Down 5.3 %

Wingstop stock opened at $234.02 on Monday. Wingstop has a 52-week low of $232.19 and a 52-week high of $433.86. The company has a market cap of $6.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 63.08, a PEG ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.81. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $288.89 and its 200 day moving average is $340.14.

Wingstop announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, December 5th that authorizes the company to buyback $500.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the restaurant operator to reacquire up to 5.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Wingstop Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 7th will be given a dividend of $0.27 per share. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.46%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 7th. Wingstop’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.11%.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Raj Kapoor sold 266 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $324.38, for a total transaction of $86,285.08. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 266 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $86,285.08. This represents a 50.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.36% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Wingstop

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in WING. True Wealth Design LLC purchased a new position in Wingstop during the 3rd quarter valued at about $36,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Wingstop by 521.4% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 87 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in Wingstop by 62.5% during the fourth quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 91 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 35 shares during the period. Hollencrest Capital Management raised its stake in Wingstop by 53.8% in the third quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 100 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in Wingstop in the fourth quarter worth approximately $30,000.

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.