Wedbush Brokers Lower Earnings Estimates for Wingstop

Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING) – Research analysts at Wedbush decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Wingstop in a research note issued on Friday, February 14th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now expects that the restaurant operator will post earnings per share of $1.05 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.13. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $390.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Wingstop’s current full-year earnings is $3.64 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Wingstop’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.09 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.11 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.35 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.35 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently issued reports on WING. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Wingstop from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $458.00 to $377.00 in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Barclays lowered their target price on Wingstop from $470.00 to $380.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Piper Sandler lowered their price objective on Wingstop from $375.00 to $300.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Benchmark upgraded Wingstop from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, TD Cowen lowered their price objective on Wingstop from $450.00 to $365.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Wingstop currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $385.72.

Wingstop Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of WING stock opened at $306.02 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $293.06 and a 200-day moving average of $342.48. Wingstop has a 52 week low of $266.45 and a 52 week high of $433.86. The company has a market cap of $8.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 89.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.76 and a beta of 1.81.

Wingstop declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase program on Thursday, December 5th that permits the company to repurchase $500.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the restaurant operator to repurchase up to 5.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Transactions at Wingstop

In related news, SVP Raj Kapoor sold 266 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 266 shares in the company, valued at $86,285.08. This represents a 50.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.36% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Wingstop

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vise Technologies Inc. boosted its position in shares of Wingstop by 57.1% during the fourth quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 949 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $270,000 after buying an additional 345 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its position in Wingstop by 15.2% in the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 87,502 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $24,868,000 after purchasing an additional 11,577 shares during the last quarter. Twinbeech Capital LP boosted its position in Wingstop by 130.5% in the fourth quarter. Twinbeech Capital LP now owns 36,202 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $10,289,000 after purchasing an additional 20,493 shares during the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC boosted its position in Wingstop by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 795 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $226,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Teza Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Wingstop by 29.9% in the fourth quarter. Teza Capital Management LLC now owns 3,075 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $874,000 after purchasing an additional 707 shares during the last quarter.

About Wingstop

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.