In the latest trading session, Wingstop (WING) closed at $140.93, marking a -3.27% move from the previous day. The stock trailed the S&P 500, which registered a daily loss of 0.51%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 0.2%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 1.47%.
Coming into today, shares of the restaurant chain had lost 2.9% in the past month. In that same time, the Retail-Wholesale sector gained 0.51%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.53%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Wingstop in its upcoming release. The company plans to announce its earnings on July 29, 2026. In that report, analysts expect Wingstop to post earnings of $1.02 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 2%. Simultaneously, our latest consensus estimate expects the revenue to be $190.27 million, showing a 9.14% escalation compared to the year-ago quarter.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $4.57 per share and a revenue of $774.9 million, demonstrating changes of +12.01% and +11.2%, respectively, from the preceding year.
It's also important for investors to be aware of any recent modifications to analyst estimates for Wingstop. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. Hence, positive alterations in estimates signify analyst optimism regarding the business and profitability.
Our research reveals that these estimate alterations are directly linked with the stock price performance in the near future. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, which varies between #1 (Strong Buy) and #5 (Strong Sell), carries an impressive track record of exceeding expectations, confirmed by external audits, with stocks at #1 delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, there's been a 0.6% fall in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. Currently, Wingstop is carrying a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Looking at its valuation, Wingstop is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 31.91. This indicates a premium in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 20.14.
We can additionally observe that WING currently boasts a PEG ratio of 1.75. Comparable to the widely accepted P/E ratio, the PEG ratio also accounts for the company's projected earnings growth. The average PEG ratio for the Retail - Restaurants industry stood at 1.95 at the close of the market yesterday.
The Retail - Restaurants industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 182, this industry ranks in the bottom 27% of all industries, numbering over 250.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained 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 use Zacks.com to monitor all these stock-influencing metrics, and more, throughout the forthcoming trading sessions.
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