Wingstop Inc (WING)’s latest quarter sales figures and margins explained

A share price of Wingstop Inc [WING] is currently trading at $292.52, up 4.53%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The WING shares have gain 7.18% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.61%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Wingstop Inc [NASDAQ: WING] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 21, 2025, when Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Overweight and also boosted its price target to $389 from $385. Previously, Goldman upgraded its rating to Buy on November 08, 2024, and dropped its price target to $377. On November 01, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $350 on the stock. The Benchmark Company upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $340 on October 31, 2024. BTIG Research upgraded its rating to a Buy but $370 remained the price target by the analyst firm on October 31, 2024. Raymond James upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on August 01, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $42. In a note dated July 01, 2024, Truist reiterated an Hold rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $345 to $393.

Wingstop Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $266.45 and $433.86. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $421.89 within the next 12 months. Wingstop Inc [NASDAQ: WING] shares were valued at $292.52 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 44.23% based on the average WING price forecast.

Analyzing the WING fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for Wingstop Inc [NASDAQ:WING] were 591.04M which represents 38.76% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.57% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.26%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.23%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.17%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.21, Equity is -0.23 and Total Capital is 0.42. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of-1.74.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 277.64 points at the first support level, and at 262.75 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 299.97, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 307.41.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Wingstop Inc [NASDAQ:WING] is 1.40. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.40, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.71. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 14.46 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 85.49.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Kapoor Raj, SVP, Pres. of International, that happened on Dec 12 ’24 when 266.0 shares were sold. Officer, Kapoor Raj completed a deal on Dec 12 ’24 to buy 266.0 shares. Meanwhile, SVP Corp Restaurants & CPO Upshaw Donnie sold 3199.0 shares on Aug 08 ’24.

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