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Wingstop (WING) Sees a More Significant Dip Than Broader Market: Some Facts to Know
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Wingstop (WING - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $186.74, demonstrating a -1.72% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock fell short of the S&P 500, which registered a loss of 0.41% for the day. On the other hand, the Dow registered a loss of 0.36%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq decreased by 0.89%.
Heading into today, shares of the restaurant chain had gained 14.24% over the past month, outpacing the Retail-Wholesale sector's gain of 13.14% and the S&P 500's gain of 9.71%.
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 April 29, 2026. In that report, analysts expect Wingstop to post earnings of $1.02 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 3.03%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $187.12 million, up 9.37% from the prior-year quarter.
In terms of the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates predict earnings of $4.53 per share and a revenue of $783.43 million, indicating changes of +11.03% and +12.42%, respectively, from the former 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. Hence, positive alterations in estimates signify analyst optimism regarding the business and profitability.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, there's been a 3.48% fall in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. Wingstop is currently a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
Looking at its valuation, Wingstop is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 41.97. This denotes a premium relative to the industry average Forward P/E of 19.49.
We can additionally observe that WING currently boasts a PEG ratio of 2.15. The PEG ratio is akin to the commonly utilized P/E ratio, but this measure also incorporates the company's anticipated earnings growth rate. As of the close of trade yesterday, the Retail - Restaurants industry held an average PEG ratio of 1.95.
The Retail - Restaurants industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 187, placing it within the bottom 24% of over 250 industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.
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Wingstop (WING) Sees a More Significant Dip Than Broader Market: Some Facts to Know
Wingstop (WING - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $186.74, demonstrating a -1.72% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock fell short of the S&P 500, which registered a loss of 0.41% for the day. On the other hand, the Dow registered a loss of 0.36%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq decreased by 0.89%.
Heading into today, shares of the restaurant chain had gained 14.24% over the past month, outpacing the Retail-Wholesale sector's gain of 13.14% and the S&P 500's gain of 9.71%.
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 April 29, 2026. In that report, analysts expect Wingstop to post earnings of $1.02 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 3.03%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $187.12 million, up 9.37% from the prior-year quarter.
In terms of the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates predict earnings of $4.53 per share and a revenue of $783.43 million, indicating changes of +11.03% and +12.42%, respectively, from the former 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. Hence, positive alterations in estimates signify analyst optimism regarding the business and profitability.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, there's been a 3.48% fall in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. Wingstop is currently a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
Looking at its valuation, Wingstop is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 41.97. This denotes a premium relative to the industry average Forward P/E of 19.49.
We can additionally observe that WING currently boasts a PEG ratio of 2.15. The PEG ratio is akin to the commonly utilized P/E ratio, but this measure also incorporates the company's anticipated earnings growth rate. As of the close of trade yesterday, the Retail - Restaurants industry held an average PEG ratio of 1.95.
The Retail - Restaurants industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 187, placing it within the bottom 24% of over 250 industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.