Stock Track | Wingstop Plummets 5.29% As Analysts Trim Targets Despite Strong Q4 Earnings

Stock Track

Feb 20, 2025

Wingstop Inc. (WING) experienced a 5.29% drop in its stock price during pre-market trading on Thursday, February 20th, 2025. The plummet came despite the company reporting strong fourth-quarter 2024 earnings, with same-store sales growth of 10.1% and a 44% increase in adjusted EBITDA.

However, Wingstop's lower-than-expected guidance for 2025 same-store sales growth, projecting low to mid-single-digit growth, appears to have dampened investor sentiment. Additionally, Barclays lowered its price target on the company to $315 from $359, while maintaining an Overweight rating.

Despite the Q4 performance showcasing the effectiveness of Wingstop's strategies, the combination of the more modest 2025 sales guidance and the analyst's price target revision appears to have contributed to the stock's pre-market plummet. Investors may have reacted negatively to the potential slowdown in growth compared to the robust performance seen in recent years.

Disclaimer: Investing carries risk. This is not financial advice. The above content should not be regarded as an offer, recommendation, or solicitation on acquiring or disposing of any financial products, any associated discussions, comments, or posts by author or other users should not be considered as such either. It is solely for general information purpose only, which does not consider your own investment objectives, financial situations or needs. TTM assumes no responsibility or warranty for the accuracy and completeness of the information, investors should do their own research and may seek professional advice before investing.

Most Discussed

{"basename":"","ssrTDKData":{"titleTemplate":"%s - Tiger Brokers","title":"Tiger Brokers | Global Stocks, Options & Futures Trading App","description":"Tiger Brokers, one-stop investment in US stocks, SGX stocks, HK stocks, A-shares & other global assets. One of the best stock trading platforms in Singapore.","keywords":"tiger brokers,tiger trade,tiger brokers singapore,broker online,stock trading in singapore,share trading singapore,brokerage firm singapore,trading app,stock broker singapore,stock trading platforms,trading account","social":{"ogDescription":"Tiger Brokers, one-stop investment in US stocks, SGX stocks, HK stocks, A-shares & other global assets. One of the best stock trading platforms in Singapore.","ogImage":"https://c1.itigergrowtha.com/portal5/static/media/og-logo.be62fbe1.png","ogUrl":"https://www.itiger.com/news/1188776986"},"companyName":"Tiger Brokers"},"pageData":{"isMobile":false,"isTiger":false,"isTTM":true,"region":"SGP","license":"TBSG","edition":"fundamental"},"isCrawlerRequest":true,"__swrFallback__":{"@#url:\"https://stock-news.skytigris.cn/v3/news\",params:#id:\"1188776986\",edition:\"fundamental\",auth_exemption:1,,,undefined,":{"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/1188776986?lang=en_US&edition=fundamental","thumbnail":"","is_english":true,"pubTime":"2025-02-20 22:50","share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","id":"1188776986","market":"us","top_or_hot":-1,"title":"Stock Track | Wingstop Plummets 5.29% As Analysts Trim Targets Despite Strong Q4 Earnings","media":"Stock Track","content":"<p>Wingstop Inc. (WING) experienced a 5.29% drop in its stock price during pre-market trading on Thursday, February 20th, 2025. The plummet came despite the company reporting strong fourth-quarter 2024 earnings, with same-store sales growth of 10.1% and a 44% increase in adjusted EBITDA.</p>\n\n<p>However, Wingstop's lower-than-expected guidance for 2025 same-store sales growth, projecting low to mid-single-digit growth, appears to have dampened investor sentiment. Additionally, Barclays lowered its price target on the company to $315 from $359, while maintaining an Overweight rating.</p>\n\n<p>Despite the Q4 performance showcasing the effectiveness of Wingstop's strategies, the combination of the more modest 2025 sales guidance and the analyst's price target revision appears to have contributed to the stock's pre-market plummet. Investors may have reacted negatively to the potential slowdown in growth compared to the robust performance seen in recent years.</p>","source":"ai_movement_en","html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Stock Track | Wingstop Plummets 5.29% As Analysts Trim Targets Despite Strong Q4 Earnings</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nStock Track | Wingstop Plummets 5.29% As Analysts Trim Targets Despite Strong Q4 Earnings\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<a class=\"head\" href=\"https://laohu8.com/wemedia/1086803395\">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/a81accab1e7ee4144dc051f71903a390);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Stock Track </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2025-02-20 22:50</p>\n</div>\n\n</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<p>Wingstop Inc. (WING) experienced a 5.29% drop in its stock price during pre-market trading on Thursday, February 20th, 2025. The plummet came despite the company reporting strong fourth-quarter 2024 earnings, with same-store sales growth of 10.1% and a 44% increase in adjusted EBITDA.</p>\n\n<p>However, Wingstop's lower-than-expected guidance for 2025 same-store sales growth, projecting low to mid-single-digit growth, appears to have dampened investor sentiment. Additionally, Barclays lowered its price target on the company to $315 from $359, while maintaining an Overweight rating.</p>\n\n<p>Despite the Q4 performance showcasing the effectiveness of Wingstop's strategies, the combination of the more modest 2025 sales guidance and the analyst's price target revision appears to have contributed to the stock's pre-market plummet. Investors may have reacted negatively to the potential slowdown in growth compared to the robust performance seen in recent years.</p>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","isBrief":false,"type":0,"news_type":1,"symbol":"WING","symbol_name":"Wingstop Inc.","start_time":0,"source_url":"","article_id":"1188776986","we_media_id":"1086803395","thumbnails":[],"rights":null,"url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1188776986","pubTimestamp":1740063039,"columns":[],"sourceInfo":{"source_id":"ai_movement_en","name":"Stock Track"},"weMediaInfo":{"media_name":"Stock Track","introduction":"Track stock‘s movements and relevant news","home_visible":1,"id":"1086803395","head_image":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/a81accab1e7ee4144dc051f71903a390"},"summary":"Wingstop Inc.  experienced a 5.29% drop in its stock price during pre-market trading on Thursday, February 20th, 2025. The plummet came despite the company reporting strong fourth-quarter 2024 earnings, with same-store sales growth of 10.1% and a 44% increase in adjusted EBITDA.However, Wingstop's lower-than-expected guidance for 2025 same-store sales growth, projecting low to mid-single-digit growth, appears to have dampened investor sentiment. Additionally, Barclays lowered its price target on","collect":0,"end_time":0,"defaultTopTitle":"","property":[],"viewcount":null,"language":"en","relate_stocks":{"WING":"Wingstop Inc."},"translate_title":"尽管第四季度盈利强劲，分析师仍下调目标，股票跟踪Wingstop暴跌5.29%","themeId":"","isJumpTheme":false,"ttsUrl":null,"symbols_score_info":{"WING":1},"content_text":"Wingstop Inc. (WING) experienced a 5.29% drop in its stock price during pre-market trading on Thursday, February 20th, 2025. The plummet came despite the company reporting strong fourth-quarter 2024 earnings, with same-store sales growth of 10.1% and a 44% increase in adjusted EBITDA.\nHowever, Wingstop's lower-than-expected guidance for 2025 same-store sales growth, projecting low to mid-single-digit growth, appears to have dampened investor sentiment. Additionally, Barclays lowered its price target on the company to $315 from $359, while maintaining an Overweight rating.\nDespite the Q4 performance showcasing the effectiveness of Wingstop's strategies, the combination of the more modest 2025 sales guidance and the analyst's price target revision appears to have contributed to the stock's pre-market plummet. Investors may have reacted negatively to the potential slowdown in growth compared to the robust performance seen in recent years.","kind":"news","is_publish_news":true,"is_publish_highlight":false,"is_publish_live":false,"is_publish_wemedia":null,"editions":null,"column":"","sentiment":"-1","news_tag":"movement","news_rank":0,"symbols":[],"gpt_button":0,"need_auth":false,"code":"91000000","status":"200"}}}