Wingstop (WING) closed the most recent trading day at $271.39, moving +1.13% from the previous trading session. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.03%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a loss of 0.58%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.28%.
The restaurant chain's stock has climbed by 5.52% in the past month, exceeding the Retail-Wholesale sector's gain of 4.8% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.6%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Wingstop in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on February 18, 2026. On that day, Wingstop is projected to report earnings of $0.85 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 3.41%. At the same time, our most recent consensus estimate is projecting a revenue of $179.23 million, reflecting a 10.76% rise from the equivalent quarter last year.
For the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $3.93 per share and a revenue of $702.25 million, representing changes of +7.38% and 0%, respectively, from the prior year.
Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for Wingstop. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
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, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 1.34% lower. Wingstop is holding a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell) right now.
With respect to valuation, Wingstop is currently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 56.69. This represents a premium compared to its industry average Forward P/E of 20.56.
Meanwhile, WING's PEG ratio is currently 3.08. The PEG ratio bears resemblance to the frequently used P/E ratio, but this parameter also includes the company's expected earnings growth trajectory. The Retail - Restaurants industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 2.13 as of yesterday's close.
The Retail - Restaurants industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 210, finds itself in the bottom 15% echelons of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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