Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for Wingstop (WING)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Wingstop (NASDAQ: WING) in the last few weeks:

• 2/24/2025 – Wingstop was upgraded by analysts at Guggenheim from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $280.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/21/2025 – Wingstop was downgraded by analysts at Northcoast Research from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating.
• 2/20/2025 – Wingstop had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $359.00 to $315.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/20/2025 – Wingstop had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $389.00 to $375.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/20/2025 – Wingstop had its price target lowered by analysts at Wedbush from $390.00 to $355.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 2/20/2025 – Wingstop had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $330.00 to $300.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/20/2025 – Wingstop had its price target lowered by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $335.00 to $300.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 2/20/2025 – Wingstop had its price target lowered by analysts at Benchmark Co. from $340.00 to $325.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/20/2025 – Wingstop had its price target lowered by analysts at TD Securities from $365.00 to $305.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/19/2025 – Wingstop had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Stephens. They now have a $450.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/28/2025 – Wingstop had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Raymond James. They now have a $330.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $375.00.
• 1/21/2025 – Wingstop was upgraded by analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $389.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $385.00.
• 1/2/2025 – Wingstop had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Stephens. They now have a $468.00 price target on the stock.

Wingstop Price Performance

WING opened at $228.62 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $6.55 billion, a PE ratio of 61.62, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.81. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $284.18 and a 200-day moving average price of $336.73. Wingstop Inc. has a 1 year low of $219.12 and a 1 year high of $433.86.

Wingstop Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 7th will be given a $0.27 dividend. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.47%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 7th. Wingstop’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.11%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Raj Kapoor sold 266 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $324.38, for a total value of $86,285.08. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 266 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $86,285.08. This represents a 50.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 0.36% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Wingstop

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vise Technologies Inc. boosted its position in shares of Wingstop by 57.1% during the 4th quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 949 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $270,000 after acquiring an additional 345 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its stake in Wingstop by 15.2% during 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 valued at $24,868,000 after purchasing an additional 11,577 shares in the last quarter. Twinbeech Capital LP lifted its position in Wingstop by 130.5% during the fourth quarter. Twinbeech Capital LP now owns 36,202 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $10,289,000 after purchasing an additional 20,493 shares during the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC grew its stake in shares of Wingstop by 4.9% in the 4th quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 795 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $226,000 after buying an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Teza Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Wingstop by 29.9% in the 4th quarter. Teza Capital Management LLC now owns 3,075 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $874,000 after buying an additional 707 shares during the last quarter.

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.