Wingstop Inc. (WING) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup · Temp Headwind edge
Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
Sell if holding. Momentum 1.1/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $163.37 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Concentration risk — Supplier: one distributor; Weak overall score: 4.9/10.
Wingstop is the largest fast casual chicken wing-focused restaurant chain globally, with more than 3,050 locations worldwide of which approximately 98% are operated by independent franchisees. Revenue comes primarily from royalties and advertising fees charged to franchisees as... Read more
Sell if holding. Momentum 1.1/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $163.37 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Concentration risk — Supplier: one distributor; Weak overall score: 4.9/10. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 36, MACD bearish. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/7 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 89d clear, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: aggressive.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHSupplierone distributor10-K Item 1A: 'all food items and packaging goods for Wingstop restaurants are currently sourced through one distributor with 23 geographically diverse distribution centers'
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Momentum 1.1/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $163.37 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Concentration risk — Supplier: one distributor; Weak overall score: 4.9/10. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 36, MACD bearish. Prior stop was $152.66. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $253.43 (+54.4% upside). Prior stop was $152.66. Stop-loss: $152.66.
Concentration risk — Supplier: one distributor; Weak overall score: 4.9/10; Weak growth.
Wingstop Inc. trades at a P/E of 40.5 (forward 29.1). TrendMatrix value score: 4.7/10. Verdict: Sell.
37 analysts cover WING with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $275.
What does Wingstop Inc. do?Wingstop is the largest fast casual chicken wing-focused restaurant chain globally, with more than 3,050 locations...
Wingstop is the largest fast casual chicken wing-focused restaurant chain globally, with more than 3,050 locations worldwide of which approximately 98% are operated by independent franchisees. Revenue comes primarily from royalties and advertising fees charged to franchisees as a percentage of gross sales, plus franchise fees. Domestic average unit volume was approximately $2.0 million in fiscal 2025.