Wingstop(US:WING) ZACKS·2025-06-24 23:15Company Performance - Wingstop's stock closed at $364.11, reflecting a +1.09% increase from the previous day, underperforming compared to the S&P 500's gain of 1.11% [1] - Over the past month, Wingstop shares have increased by 11.7%, outperforming the Retail-Wholesale sector's gain of 0.9% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.92% [1] Earnings Expectations - Analysts expect Wingstop to report earnings of $0.87 per share, indicating a year-over-year decline of 6.45% [2] - Revenue is anticipated to be $173.63 million, representing an 11.52% increase from the same quarter last year [2] Full Year Projections - For the full year, earnings are projected at $3.9 per share and revenue at $730.74 million, reflecting increases of +6.56% and +16.77% respectively from the prior year [3] Analyst Sentiment - Recent changes to analyst estimates for Wingstop suggest a positive outlook, with upward revisions indicating optimism about the business [3][4] - The Zacks Rank system, which incorporates estimate changes, currently rates Wingstop as 2 (Buy) [5] Valuation Metrics - Wingstop has a Forward P/E ratio of 92.41, significantly higher than the industry average of 22.53 [6] - The company has a PEG ratio of 5.04, compared to the Retail-Restaurants industry's average PEG ratio of 2.6 [7] Industry Context - The Retail-Restaurants industry is ranked 150 in the Zacks Industry Rank, placing it in the bottom 40% of over 250 industries [7][8] - The Zacks Industry Rank indicates that top-rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1 [8]