William Blair Predicts Wingstop’s Q4 Earnings (NASDAQ:WING)

Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING) – Analysts at William Blair increased their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Wingstop in a report issued on Wednesday, November 19th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now anticipates that the restaurant operator will post earnings of $0.88 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.87. The consensus estimate for Wingstop’s current full-year earnings is $4.18 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Wingstop’s Q3 2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.82 EPS.

Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The restaurant operator reported $1.09 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.91 by $0.18. The company had revenue of $175.74 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $189.10 million. Wingstop had a net margin of 25.51% and a negative return on equity of 16.17%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.88 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Stephens restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $375.00 price target on shares of Wingstop in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of Wingstop from $330.00 to $295.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Truist Financial cut their price target on shares of Wingstop from $400.00 to $365.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. BTIG Research decreased their price objective on shares of Wingstop from $430.00 to $400.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Mizuho upgraded shares of Wingstop to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $335.96.

Wingstop Stock Performance

WING opened at $246.01 on Monday. Wingstop has a 52-week low of $204.00 and a 52-week high of $388.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.84 billion, a PE ratio of 40.07, a PEG ratio of 3.36 and a beta of 1.73. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $246.98 and its 200 day simple moving average is $300.72.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of WING. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Wingstop by 64.2% in the 2nd quarter. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC now owns 8,879 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $2,990,000 after buying an additional 3,471 shares in the last quarter. Amundi lifted its holdings in shares of Wingstop by 289.2% during the first quarter. Amundi now owns 18,595 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $4,514,000 after buying an additional 13,817 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in shares of Wingstop by 501.1% in the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,112 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $251,000 after acquiring an additional 927 shares during the period. FORA Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Wingstop by 20.7% in the first quarter. FORA Capital LLC now owns 15,292 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $3,450,000 after acquiring an additional 2,622 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Wingstop by 85.6% in the second quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 9,922 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $3,341,000 after acquiring an additional 4,576 shares in the last quarter.

Wingstop Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 21st. Wingstop’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 19.54%.

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.