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Why Wingstop (WING) Outpaced the Stock Market Today
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In the latest trading session, Wingstop (WING - Free Report) closed at $249.01, marking a +1.8% move from the previous day. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 0.58% gain on the day.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the restaurant chain had lost 14.9% lagged the Retail-Wholesale sector's loss of 2.75% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.68%.
The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Wingstop in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is scheduled to release its earnings on November 4, 2025. The company's earnings per share (EPS) are projected to be $0.96, reflecting a 9.09% increase from the same quarter last year. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $187.93 million, up 15.65% from the year-ago period.
For the annual period, the Zacks Consensus Estimates anticipate earnings of $4 per share and a revenue of $730.32 million, signifying shifts of +9.29% and +16.7%, respectively, from the last year.
Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for Wingstop. Such recent modifications usually signify the changing landscape of near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability.
Our research demonstrates that these adjustments in estimates directly associate with imminent stock price performance. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, there's been a 0.3% fall in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. As of now, Wingstop holds a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
From a valuation perspective, Wingstop is currently exchanging hands at a Forward P/E ratio of 61.17. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 22.59, so one might conclude that Wingstop is trading at a premium comparatively.
It's also important to note that WING currently trades at a PEG ratio of 3.07. Comparable to the widely accepted P/E ratio, the PEG ratio also accounts for the company's projected earnings growth. The Retail - Restaurants was holding an average PEG ratio of 2.25 at yesterday's closing price.
The Retail - Restaurants industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 183, finds itself in the bottom 26% echelons of all 250+ industries.
The strength of our individual industry groups is measured by the Zacks Industry Rank, which is calculated based on the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within these groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to use Zacks.com to monitor all these stock-influencing metrics, and more, throughout the forthcoming trading sessions.
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Why Wingstop (WING) Outpaced the Stock Market Today
In the latest trading session, Wingstop (WING - Free Report) closed at $249.01, marking a +1.8% move from the previous day. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 0.58% gain on the day.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the restaurant chain had lost 14.9% lagged the Retail-Wholesale sector's loss of 2.75% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.68%.
The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Wingstop in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is scheduled to release its earnings on November 4, 2025. The company's earnings per share (EPS) are projected to be $0.96, reflecting a 9.09% increase from the same quarter last year. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $187.93 million, up 15.65% from the year-ago period.
For the annual period, the Zacks Consensus Estimates anticipate earnings of $4 per share and a revenue of $730.32 million, signifying shifts of +9.29% and +16.7%, respectively, from the last year.
Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for Wingstop. Such recent modifications usually signify the changing landscape of near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability.
Our research demonstrates that these adjustments in estimates directly associate with imminent stock price performance. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, there's been a 0.3% fall in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. As of now, Wingstop holds a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
From a valuation perspective, Wingstop is currently exchanging hands at a Forward P/E ratio of 61.17. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 22.59, so one might conclude that Wingstop is trading at a premium comparatively.
It's also important to note that WING currently trades at a PEG ratio of 3.07. Comparable to the widely accepted P/E ratio, the PEG ratio also accounts for the company's projected earnings growth. The Retail - Restaurants was holding an average PEG ratio of 2.25 at yesterday's closing price.
The Retail - Restaurants industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 183, finds itself in the bottom 26% echelons of all 250+ industries.
The strength of our individual industry groups is measured by the Zacks Industry Rank, which is calculated based on the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within these groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to use Zacks.com to monitor all these stock-influencing metrics, and more, throughout the forthcoming trading sessions.