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Wingstop (WING) Stock Drops Despite Market Gains: Important Facts to Note
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Wingstop (WING - Free Report) closed at $259.14 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.43% move from the prior day. The stock trailed the S&P 500, which registered a daily gain of 0.58%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.31%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.89%.
Shares of the restaurant chain have appreciated by 3.88% over the course of the past month, outperforming the Retail-Wholesale sector's loss of 3.04%, and the S&P 500's gain of 0.16%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Wingstop in its upcoming release. The company plans to announce its earnings on November 4, 2025. In that report, analysts expect Wingstop to post earnings of $0.92 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 4.55%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $183.74 million, up 13.07% from the year-ago period.
For the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $3.94 per share and a revenue of $722.45 million, representing changes of +7.65% and +15.44%, respectively, from the prior year.
Any recent changes to analyst estimates for Wingstop should also be noted by investors. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability.
Our research reveals that these estimate alterations are directly linked with the stock price performance in the near future. 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. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 1.54% lower within the past month. Right now, Wingstop possesses a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).
In terms of valuation, Wingstop is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 66.77. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 23.38, which means Wingstop is trading at a premium to the group.
It's also important to note that WING currently trades at a PEG ratio of 3.35. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. The Retail - Restaurants industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.28 as trading concluded yesterday.
The Retail - Restaurants industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 225, finds itself in the bottom 9% echelons of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank evaluates the power of our distinct industry groups by determining the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks forming the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Don't forget to use Zacks.com to keep track of all these stock-moving metrics, and others, in the upcoming trading sessions.
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Wingstop (WING) Stock Drops Despite Market Gains: Important Facts to Note
Wingstop (WING - Free Report) closed at $259.14 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.43% move from the prior day. The stock trailed the S&P 500, which registered a daily gain of 0.58%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.31%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.89%.
Shares of the restaurant chain have appreciated by 3.88% over the course of the past month, outperforming the Retail-Wholesale sector's loss of 3.04%, and the S&P 500's gain of 0.16%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Wingstop in its upcoming release. The company plans to announce its earnings on November 4, 2025. In that report, analysts expect Wingstop to post earnings of $0.92 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 4.55%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $183.74 million, up 13.07% from the year-ago period.
For the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $3.94 per share and a revenue of $722.45 million, representing changes of +7.65% and +15.44%, respectively, from the prior year.
Any recent changes to analyst estimates for Wingstop should also be noted by investors. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability.
Our research reveals that these estimate alterations are directly linked with the stock price performance in the near future. 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. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 1.54% lower within the past month. Right now, Wingstop possesses a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).
In terms of valuation, Wingstop is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 66.77. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 23.38, which means Wingstop is trading at a premium to the group.
It's also important to note that WING currently trades at a PEG ratio of 3.35. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. The Retail - Restaurants industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.28 as trading concluded yesterday.
The Retail - Restaurants industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 225, finds itself in the bottom 9% echelons of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank evaluates the power of our distinct industry groups by determining the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks forming the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Don't forget to use Zacks.com to keep track of all these stock-moving metrics, and others, in the upcoming trading sessions.