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The price of Wingstop Inc (NASDAQ: WING) closed at $336.84 in the last session, up 3.46% from day before closing price of $325.59. In other words, the price has increased by $3.46 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.05 million shares were traded. WING stock price reached its highest trading level at $344.6 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $326.43.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at WING’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 34.21 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 168.56. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.37 and its Current Ratio is at 4.37.
On July 31, 2025, Stephens reiterated its Overweight rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $400 to $425.
Morgan Stanley reiterated its Overweight rating for the stock on July 31, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $367 to $405.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 01 ’25 when Carona Marisa sold 11,938 shares for $370.34 per share. The transaction valued at 4,421,109 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
Kaleida Alex sold 5,400 shares of WING for $2,030,888 on Aug 01 ’25. The SVP, Chief Financial Officer now owns 8,362 shares after completing the transaction at $376.09 per share. On Aug 01 ’25, another insider, Skipworth Michael, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, sold 4,500 shares for $370.34 each. As a result, the insider received 1,666,515 and left with 42,777 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WING now has a Market Capitalization of 9405852672 and an Enterprise Value of 10446957568. As of this moment, Wingstop’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 56.29, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 65.70. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.61. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 14.04. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 15.598 whereas that against EBITDA is 52.478.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WING is 1.88, which has changed by -0.12495452 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15005577 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WING has reached a high of $433.86, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $204.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.65%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 13.89%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, WING traded on average about 746.25K shares per day over the past 3-months and 745070 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 27.92M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 27.77M. Insiders hold about 0.55% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 113.73% stake in the company. Shares short for WING as of 1753920000 were 1867027 with a Short Ratio of 2.50, compared to 1751241600 on 1697558. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1867027 and a Short% of Float of 8.799999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for WING is 1.11, which was 1.08 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0033201145The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.39.
