Wingstop Stock Price Prediction

WING Stock  USD 241.81  2.95  1.24%   
As of 26th of February 2025, The relative strength indicator of Wingstop's share price is at 51. This entails that the stock is in nutural position, most likellhy at or near its resistance level. The main idea of RSI analysis is to track how fast people are buying or selling Wingstop, making its price go up or down.

Momentum 51

 Impartial

 
Oversold
 
Overbought
The successful prediction of Wingstop's future price could yield a significant profit. Please, note that this module is not intended to be used solely to calculate an intrinsic value of Wingstop and does not consider all of the tangible or intangible factors available from Wingstop's fundamental data. We analyze noise-free headlines and recent hype associated with Wingstop, which may create opportunities for some arbitrage if properly timed. Below are the key fundamental drivers impacting Wingstop's stock price prediction:
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.437
EPS Estimate Next Quarter
1.0534
EPS Estimate Current Year
3.7745
EPS Estimate Next Year
4.8805
Wall Street Target Price
325.5704
Using Wingstop hype-based prediction, you can estimate the value of Wingstop from the perspective of Wingstop response to recently generated media hype and the effects of current headlines on its competitors. We also analyze overall investor sentiment towards Wingstop using Wingstop's stock options and short interest. It helps to benchmark the overall future attitude of investors towards Wingstop using crowd psychology based on the activity and movement of Wingstop's stock price.

Wingstop Short Interest

A significant increase or decrease in Wingstop's short interest from the previous month could be a good indicator of investor sentiment towards Wingstop. Short interest can provide insight into the potential direction of Wingstop stock and how bullish or bearish investors feel about the market overall.
200 Day MA
357.4932
Short Percent
0.0653
Short Ratio
3.42
Shares Short Prior Month
1.7 M
50 Day MA
292.4683

Wingstop Hype to Price Pattern

Investor biases related to Wingstop's public news can be used to forecast risks associated with an investment in Wingstop. The trend in average sentiment can be used to explain how an investor holding Wingstop can time the market purely based on public headlines and social activities around Wingstop. Please note that most equities that are difficult to arbitrage are affected by market sentiment the most.
Some investors profit by finding stocks that are overvalued or undervalued based on market sentiment. The correlation of Wingstop's market sentiment to its price can help taders to make decisions based on the overall investors consensus about Wingstop.

Wingstop Implied Volatility

    
  0.6  
Wingstop's implied volatility exposes the market's sentiment of Wingstop stock's possible movements over time. However, it does not forecast the overall direction of its price. In a nutshell, if Wingstop's implied volatility is high, the market thinks the stock has potential for high price swings in either direction. On the other hand, the low implied volatility suggests that Wingstop stock will not fluctuate a lot when Wingstop's options are near their expiration.
The fear of missing out, i.e., FOMO, can cause potential investors in Wingstop to buy its stock at a price that has no basis in reality. In that case, they are not buying Wingstop because the equity is a good investment, but because they need to do something to avoid the feeling of missing out. On the other hand, investors will often sell stocks at prices well below their value during bear markets because they need to stop feeling the pain of losing money.

Wingstop after-hype prediction price

    
  USD 238.02  
There is no one specific way to measure market sentiment using hype analysis or a similar predictive technique. This prediction method should be used in combination with more fundamental and traditional techniques such as stock price forecasting, technical analysis, analysts consensus, earnings estimates, and various momentum models.

Prediction based on Rule 16 of the current Wingstop contract

Based on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Wingstop will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0375% per day over the life of the 2025-04-17 option contract. With Wingstop trading at USD 241.81, that is roughly USD 0.0907 . If you think that the market is fully incorporating Wingstop's daily price movement you should consider acquiring Wingstop options at the current volatility level of 0.6%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Check out Wingstop Basic Forecasting Models to cross-verify your projections.
For more detail on how to invest in Wingstop Stock please use our How to Invest in Wingstop guide.
Intrinsic
Valuation
LowRealHigh
217.63282.80285.69
Details
Naive
Forecast
LowNextHigh
198.47201.36204.25
Details
26 Analysts
Consensus
LowTargetHigh
329.86362.48402.36
Details
Earnings
Estimates (0)
LowProjected EPSHigh
0.790.880.96
Details

Wingstop After-Hype Price Prediction Density Analysis

As far as predicting the price of Wingstop at your current risk attitude, this probability distribution graph shows the chance that the prediction will fall between or within a specific range. We use this chart to confirm that your returns on investing in Wingstop or, for that matter, your successful expectations of its future price, cannot be replicated consistently. Please note, a large amount of money has been lost over the years by many investors who confused the symmetrical distributions of Stock prices, such as prices of Wingstop, with the unreliable approximations that try to describe financial returns.
   Next price density   
       Expected price to next headline  

Wingstop Estimiated After-Hype Price Volatility

In the context of predicting Wingstop's stock value on the day after the next significant headline, we show statistically significant boundaries of downside and upside scenarios based on Wingstop's historical news coverage. Wingstop's after-hype downside and upside margins for the prediction period are 235.13 and 265.99, respectively. We have considered Wingstop's daily market price in relation to the headlines to evaluate this method's predictive performance. Remember, however, there is no scientific proof or empirical evidence that news-based prediction models outperform traditional linear, nonlinear models or artificial intelligence models to provide accurate predictions consistently.
Current Value
241.81
235.13
Downside
238.02
After-hype Price
265.99
Upside
Wingstop is very steady at this time. Analysis and calculation of next after-hype price of Wingstop is based on 3 months time horizon.

Wingstop Stock Price Prediction Analysis

Have you ever been surprised when a price of a Company such as Wingstop is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Wingstop backward and forwards among themselves. Have you ever observed a lot of a particular company's price movement is driven by press releases or news about the company that has nothing to do with actual earnings? Usually, hype to individual companies acts as price momentum. If not enough favorable publicity is forthcoming, the Stock price eventually runs out of speed. So, the rule of thumb here is that as long as this news hype has nothing to do with immediate earnings, you should pay more attention to it. If you see this tendency with Wingstop, there might be something going there, and it might present an excellent short sale opportunity.
Expected ReturnPeriod VolatilityHype ElasticityRelated ElasticityNews DensityRelated DensityExpected Hype
  0.51 
2.89
  3.79 
  0.26 
7 Events / Month
10 Events / Month
In about 7 days
Latest traded priceExpected after-news pricePotential return on next major newsAverage after-hype volatility
241.81
238.02
1.57 
38.90  
Notes

Wingstop Hype Timeline

Wingstop is at this time traded for 241.81. The entity has historical hype elasticity of -3.79, and average elasticity to hype of competition of -0.26. Wingstop is estimated to decline in value after the next headline, with the price expected to drop to 238.02. The average volatility of media hype impact on the company price is about 38.9%. The price decrease on the next news is expected to be -1.57%, whereas the daily expected return is at this time at -0.51%. The volatility of related hype on Wingstop is about 563.27%, with the expected price after the next announcement by competition of 241.55. About 98.0% of the company outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has Price/Earnings (P/E) ratio of 163.11. Wingstop last dividend was issued on the 7th of March 2025. Given the investment horizon of 90 days the next estimated press release will be in about 7 days.
Check out Wingstop Basic Forecasting Models to cross-verify your projections.
For more detail on how to invest in Wingstop Stock please use our How to Invest in Wingstop guide.

Wingstop Related Hype Analysis

Having access to credible news sources related to Wingstop's direct competition is more important than ever and may enhance your ability to predict Wingstop's future price movements. Getting to know how Wingstop's peers react to changing market sentiment, related social signals, and mainstream news is a great way to find investing opportunities and time the market. The summary table below summarizes the essential lagging indicators that can help you analyze how Wingstop may potentially react to the hype associated with one of its peers.
Hype
Elasticity
News
Density
Semi
Deviation
Information
Ratio
Potential
Upside
Value
At Risk
Maximum
Drawdown
PZZAPapa Johns International 3.46 12 per month 2.66  0.03  5.40 (4.87) 22.77 
CMGChipotle Mexican Grill(0.49)6 per month 0.00 (0.12) 2.82 (2.80) 9.43 
WENThe Wendys Co 0.51 8 per month 0.00 (0.10) 3.47 (2.66) 6.91 
DPZDominos Pizza Common(6.32)8 per month 1.47  0.05  3.48 (3.02) 7.78 
YUMYum Brands 1.62 5 per month 1.00  0.14  2.04 (1.43) 10.73 
DRIDarden Restaurants(2.42)8 per month 1.02  0.13  2.67 (2.00) 16.74 
EATBrinker International(1.81)11 per month 2.30  0.12  5.45 (4.85) 21.93 
JACKJack In The 0.64 8 per month 0.00 (0.17) 4.24 (4.81) 11.27 
MCDMcDonalds(2.52)8 per month 0.68  0.09  1.91 (1.37) 6.00 
SBUXStarbucks 0.05 7 per month 1.12  0.13  2.44 (1.81) 9.53 
SHAKShake Shack 1.16 8 per month 0.00 (0.01) 5.21 (3.95) 23.18 
DINDine Brands Global(0.55)9 per month 0.00 (0.13) 3.43 (4.01) 14.52 
RUTHRuths Hospitality Group 0.00 0 per month 0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 

Wingstop Additional Predictive Modules

Most predictive techniques to examine Wingstop price help traders to determine how to time the market. We provide a combination of tools to recognize potential entry and exit points for Wingstop using various technical indicators. When you analyze Wingstop charts, please remember that the event formation may indicate an entry point for a short seller, and look at other indicators across different periods to confirm that a breakdown or reversion is likely to occur.

About Wingstop Predictive Indicators

The successful prediction of Wingstop stock price could yield a significant profit to investors. But is it possible? The efficient-market hypothesis suggests that all published stock prices of traded companies, such as Wingstop, already reflect all publicly available information. This academic statement is a fundamental principle of many financial and investing theories used today. However, the typical investor usually disagrees with a 'textbook' version of this hypothesis and continually tries to find mispriced stocks to increase returns. We use internally-developed statistical techniques to arrive at the intrinsic value of Wingstop based on analysis of Wingstop hews, social hype, general headline patterns, and widely used predictive technical indicators.
We also calculate exposure to Wingstop's market risk, different technical and fundamental indicators, relevant financial multiples and ratios, and then comparing them to Wingstop's related companies.
 2016 2021 2022 2025 (projected)
Dividend Yield0.09830.0034570.03430.0399
Price To Sales Ratio9.2813.3411.5110.69

Story Coverage note for Wingstop

The number of cover stories for Wingstop depends on current market conditions and Wingstop's risk-adjusted performance over time. The coverage that generates the most noise at a given time depends on the prevailing investment theme that Wingstop is classified under. However, while its typical story may have numerous social followers, the rapid visibility can also attract short-sellers, who usually are skeptical about Wingstop's long-term prospects. So, having above-average coverage will typically attract above-average short interest, leading to significant price volatility.

Wingstop Short Properties

Wingstop's future price predictability will typically decrease when Wingstop's long traders begin to feel the short-sellers pressure to drive the price lower. The predictive aspect of Wingstop often depends not only on the future outlook of the potential Wingstop's investors but also on the ongoing dynamics between investors with different trading styles. Because the market risk indicators may have small false signals, it is better to identify suitable times to hedge a portfolio using different long/short signals. Wingstop's indicators that are reflective of the short sentiment are summarized in the table below.
Common Stock Shares Outstanding29.4 M
Cash And Short Term Investments315.9 M

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