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The price of Wingstop Inc (NASDAQ: WING) closed at $222.62 in the last session, up 3.32% from day before closing price of $215.46. In other words, the price has increased by $3.32 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.06 million shares were traded. WING stock price reached its highest trading level at $227.92 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $217.1209.
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 17.27 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 60.38. 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:
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 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 6380868096 and an Enterprise Value of 7330397184. As of this moment, Wingstop’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 60.17, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 45.83. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.19. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 10.20. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 11.714 whereas that against EBITDA is 39.457.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WING is 2.05, which has changed by -0.39505434 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10838497 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 -14.67%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -34.58%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, WING traded on average about 778.15K shares per day over the past 3-months and 743500 shares per day over the past 10 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 2.42, 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
The forward annual dividend rate for WING is 1.03, which was 0.98 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.004548408The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.39.
