Added to YB: 2026-02-26
Pitch date: 2025-12-21
WING [bullish]
Wingstop Inc.
-1.85%
current return
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Company Info
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.
Market Cap
$6.8B
Pitch Price
$258.98
Price Target
500.00 (+97%)
Dividend
0.48%
EV/EBITDA
34.95
P/E
39.99
EV/Sales
11.34
Sector
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure
Category
growth
Wingstop Inc. - $WING
WING: Market punished SSS normalization to -3-4% in 2025 after +20% in 2024, but mid-teens unit growth engine intact (2K pipeline, 70% franchisee cash returns). Smart Kitchen rollout, Club loyalty launch 2Q26, new ad campaign support MSD+ SSS recovery into 2026. 150% ROIC, 70% royalty margins, 6K US/4K intl runway. 25% 5yr EPS CAGR = $500 tgt by 2029 (18% IRR). Comparable to Hilton asset-light model
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