Weekly Research Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Wingstop (WING)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Wingstop (NASDAQ: WING) in the last few weeks:

• 12/22/2025 – Wingstop had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/15/2025 – Wingstop had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/15/2025 – Wingstop had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. They now have a $350.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/9/2025 – Wingstop had its price target raised by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada from $300.00 to $350.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 12/8/2025 – Wingstop had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/6/2025 – Wingstop was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 12/1/2025 – Wingstop had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/25/2025 – Wingstop had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/19/2025 – Wingstop had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/5/2025 – Wingstop had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $300.00 price target on the stock.
• 11/5/2025 – Wingstop had its price target lowered by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $370.00 to $330.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 11/5/2025 – Wingstop had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $330.00 to $295.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 11/5/2025 – Wingstop had its price target lowered by analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein from $400.00 to $350.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 11/5/2025 – Wingstop had its price target lowered by analysts at Truist Financial Corporation from $400.00 to $365.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 11/5/2025 – Wingstop had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $365.00 to $330.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 11/5/2025 – Wingstop had its price target lowered by analysts at Benchmark Co. from $340.00 to $320.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 11/5/2025 – Wingstop had its price target lowered by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $345.00 to $280.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 11/5/2025 – Wingstop had its price target lowered by analysts at TD Cowen from $320.00 to $280.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 11/5/2025 – Wingstop had its price target lowered by analysts at BTIG Research from $430.00 to $400.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 11/5/2025 – Wingstop was upgraded by analysts at Northcoast Research from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $300.00 price target on the stock.
• 11/4/2025 – Wingstop had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Morgan Stanley. They now have a $363.00 price target on the stock.
• 11/4/2025 – Wingstop had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Stephens. They now have a $375.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/31/2025 – Wingstop had its price target lowered by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $375.00 to $300.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Wingstop Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 21st were issued a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 21st. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. Wingstop’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 19.54%.

Insider Transactions at Wingstop

In related news, Director Kilandigalu Madati sold 269 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $259.97, for a total transaction of $69,931.93. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 5,283 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,373,421.51. This trade represents a 4.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.72% of the company’s stock.

Wingstop Inc (NASDAQ: WING) is a fast-casual restaurant chain specializing in chicken wings and related menu items. Founded in 1994 in Garland, Texas, the company has built its brand around bold, chef-inspired wing flavors and a streamlined service model that caters to dine-in, takeout, delivery and catering orders.

The company’s core offerings include both bone-in and boneless chicken wings tossed in a variety of proprietary rubs and sauces, such as Original Hot, Lemon Pepper, and Mango Habanero.