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Wingstop Inc. WING
Wingstop Inc. (WING) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.73% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $696.9M at a 25.0% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-04 | Citigroup | Neutral (main) |
| 2024-09-16 | Wedbush | Outperform (main) |
| 2024-08-14 | Stephens & Co. | Overweight (reit) |
| 2024-08-02 | Piper Sandler | Neutral (main) |
| 2024-08-01 | TD Cowen | Buy (reit) |
| 2024-08-01 | Wedbush | Outperform (reit) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Retail Trade · percentile among 238 companies
Percentile vs other Retail Trade companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.268 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -1.074 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.259 |
| Equity / liabilities | -0.515 |
Sector peers · similar-size Retail Trade companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WING | Wingstop Inc. | 5/9 | -0.55 | 25.4 | +11.4% |
| PTLO | Portillo's Inc. | 3/9 | 0.2 | 18.6 | +3% |
| STKS | ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. | 3/9 | -0.96 | — | +19.7% |
| DIN | Dine Brands Global, Inc. | 6/9 | — | 27.3 | +8.2% |
| NDLS | NOODLES & Co | 3/9 | -4.87 | — | +0.4% |
| LOCO | El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. | 8/9 | 1.09 | 19.3 | +3.6% |
| BH | Biglari Holdings Inc. | 3/9 | — | — | +9.2% |
About Wingstop Inc.
Wingstop Inc., together with its subsidiaries, franchises and operates restaurants under the Wingstop brand in United States, Australia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, and The Netherlands. Its restaurants provides classic wings, boneless wings, tenders, and hand-sauced-and-tossed in various flavors, as well as chicken sandwiches, fries, and hand-cut carrots and celery that are cooked-to-order. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
FAQ
Is WING financially healthy?
Wingstop Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does WING pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Wingstop Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 0.73% with a 18.6% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is WING?
In FY2025, Wingstop Inc. had a net margin of 25.0%.
Is WING overvalued or undervalued?
Wingstop Inc. trades at about 18.0× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 42.7×–192.4×, median 89.9×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for WING?
The average Wall-Street price target for Wingstop Inc. is $232.82, about 107.7% above the recent price, from 28 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is WING a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Wingstop Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone, a P/E of about 25.4×, a dividend yield of 0.73%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-27. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.