Wedbush Predicts Wingstop’s Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:WING)

Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING) – Wedbush lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Wingstop in a research report issued on Thursday, February 20th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now expects that the restaurant operator will earn $0.86 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Raymond James reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $330.00 target price (down previously from $375.00) on shares of Wingstop in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. TD Cowen reduced their price objective on Wingstop from $450.00 to $365.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on Wingstop from $335.00 to $300.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on Wingstop from $389.00 to $375.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Piper Sandler reduced their price target on Wingstop from $375.00 to $300.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 4th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $362.90.

Wingstop Trading Up 1.1 %

NASDAQ:WING opened at $236.51 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $287.62 and its 200 day moving average price is $339.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 63.75, a PEG ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.81. Wingstop has a 1-year low of $232.19 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. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 7th. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.46%. Wingstop’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 29.11%.

Wingstop declared that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Thursday, December 5th that authorizes the company to buyback $500.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the restaurant operator to buy up to 5.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Raj Kapoor sold 266 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $324.38, for a total transaction of $86,285.08. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 266 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $86,285.08. This trade represents a 50.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 0.36% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Wingstop

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Wingstop by 521.4% in 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 during the period. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in Wingstop by 62.5% in the 4th 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 in the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in Wingstop during the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. True Wealth Design LLC bought a new stake in Wingstop during the 3rd quarter valued at $36,000. Finally, V Square Quantitative Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Wingstop by 34.9% during the fourth quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 143 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares in 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.