Financial Metrics Exploration: Understanding Wingstop Inc (WING) Through Ratios

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The closing price of Wingstop Inc (NASDAQ: WING) was $214.65 for the day, up 3.70% from the previous closing price of $207.00. In other words, the price has increased by $3.70 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.6 million shares were traded. WING stock price reached its highest trading level at $217.85 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $207.15.

Ratios:

Our analysis of WING’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 16.65 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 58.22. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.52 and its Current Ratio is at 4.52.

Morgan Stanley Upgraded its Equal-Weight to Overweight on January 21, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $385 to $389.

Insider Transactions:

Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 02 ’25 when Upshaw Donnie sold 91 shares for $234.78 per share. The transaction valued at 21,365 led to the insider holds 7,903 shares of the business.

Kapoor Raj sold 266 shares of WING for $86,284 on Dec 12 ’24. The SVP, Pres. of International now owns 266 shares after completing the transaction at $324.38 per share. On Dec 12 ’24, another insider, Kapoor Raj, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 266 shares for $324.38 each.

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 6152427008 and an Enterprise Value of 7101955584. As of this moment, Wingstop’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 58.02, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 44.15. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.07. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 9.83. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 11.348 whereas that against EBITDA is 38.228.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for WING is 2.06, which has changed by -0.38320738 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08275449 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 $205.60. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -18.93%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -37.35%.

Shares Statistics:

WING traded an average of 776.17K shares per day over the past three months and 785360 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 28.66M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 28.51M. Insiders hold about 0.52% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 105.10% stake in the company. Shares short for WING as of 1740700800 were 1885513 with a Short Ratio of 2.43, compared to 1738281600 on 1902524. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1885513 and a Short% of Float of 6.6000000000000005.

Dividends & Splits

With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.98, WING has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.03. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0047342996The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.39.

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