Wingstop (WING) closed the most recent trading day at $414.76, moving +1.49% from the previous trading session. The stock exceeded the S&P 500, which registered a loss of 0.16% for the day. At the same time, the Dow added 0.04%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.18%. Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To exploit this, we've formed the Zacks Rank, a quantitative model that includes these estimate changes and presents a viable rating sy ...

In this regard, we ran a screener that yielded Wingstop (WING) , Burlington Stores (BURL) and Prokidney CP (PROK) as the likely winners on the earnings beat potential. Why Is a Positive Earnings Surprise So Important? Also, seasonal fluctuations come into play sometimes. If a company's Q1 is seasonally weak and Q4 strong, then it is likely to report a sequential earnings decline. In such cases, growth rates are misleading while judging the true health of a company. Thus, outperforming that estimate is almos ...

The U.S. restaurant industry has largely been responsible for helping the retail sector survive inflationary pressures. U.S. restaurants saw sales growing at a rapid pace in 2023 in a major turnaround and the trend has continued into 2024. While the retail sector had a rough ride in 2023 and is still struggling to stage a comeback this year owing to inflation, food and drinking places are witnessing steady growth. This is courtesy of an increasing number of Americans still spending lavishly on eating out. D ...

Wingstop (WING) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock. Here at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company's future earnings over anything else. That's because we believe the present value of its future stream of earnings is what determines the fair value for its stock. Shares of this restaurant chain have returned +5.2% over the past mont ...

Investors interested in Retail-Wholesale stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Has Wingstop (WING) been one of those stocks this year? By taking a look at the stock's year-to-date performance in comparison to its Retail-Wholesale peers, we might be able to answer that question.Wingstop is a member of our Retail-Wholesale group, which includes 213 different companies and currently sits at #15 in the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank includes 16 different g ...

Momentum investing revolves around the idea of following a stock's recent trend in either direction. In the 'long' context, investors will be essentially be "buying high, but hoping to sell even higher." With this methodology, taking advantage of trends in a stock's price is key; once a stock establishes a course, it is more than likely to continue moving that way. The goal is that once a stock heads down a fixed path, it will lead to timely and profitable trades.Even though momentum is a popular stock char ...

分组1 - 公司在第一季度实现了21.6%的同店销售增长,几乎全部来自于交易量增长 [8][9] - 公司开设了65家新餐厅,增长率达14% [9] - 公司自有餐厅毛利率为25.5%,突出了供应链策略的有效性和最佳单店经济效益 [9] - 公司调整了2024年同店销售增长指引,从中单位数提高到低双位数 [10] 分组2 - 公司正在加大广告投放,包括在NFL季后赛和NBA周三黄金时段赞助,提升品牌知名度 [16][17] - 公司数字用户已超4000万,第一季度创下新客户获取的历史新高 [18] - 数字销售占比已达68%,公司正在推出自有技术平台My Wingstop,未来将实现每笔交易数字化 [19][20] - 公司供应链策略有效控制了成本波动,单店未偿投资回报率超过70% [22][35][36] 问答环节重要的提问和回答 问题1 **David Tarantino 提问** 公司正在吸引新客群,这些新客群的品牌认知度如何,与行业领先品牌相比还有多大提升空间 [47][48] **Michael Skipworth 回答** 新客群主要为高收入、无子女的Z世代和千禧一代,他们更倾向于数字化互动,公司正在不断提升品牌知名度,与行业领先品牌相比仍有较大提升空间 [49][50][51] 问题2 **Jeffrey Bernstein 提问** 在宏观环境趋于谨慎的情况下,公司如何保持高增长,有哪些关键指标会关注 [56][57] **Michael Skipworth 回答** 公司有多个独特的增长动力,如品牌知名度提升、数字化转型等,第一季度的强劲表现证明了策略的有效性,公司会密切关注消费者行为变化,如客单价、访问频率等 [58][59][60] 问题3 **Danilo Gargiulo 提问** 公司是否有提升服务速度的计划,以及扩大嫩鸡销售占比的具体策略 [75][79] **Michael Skipworth 回答** 公司未来会利用技术提升服务速度,但当前的服务速度符合消费者的预期,未来也可能成为提升访问频率的一个手段;嫩鸡是一个有潜力的品类,公司会在合适的时机推动其销售占比提升 [76][77][80]

文章核心观点 - Wingstop本季度财报表现出色，盈利和营收均超预期，股价年初以来涨幅显著，未来表现受管理层评论、盈利预期及行业前景影响；Portillo's Inc.即将公布财报，市场有相应预期 [1][3][4] Wingstop财报情况 - 本季度每股收益0.98美元，超Zacks共识预期的0.76美元，去年同期为0.59美元，盈利惊喜达28.95%，过去四个季度均超共识每股收益预期 [1][2] - 截至2024年3月季度营收1.4579亿美元，超Zacks共识预期7.10%，去年同期为1.0872亿美元，过去四个季度均超共识营收预期 [3] Wingstop股价表现 - 年初以来股价上涨约50%，而标准普尔500指数涨幅为5.6% [4] Wingstop未来展望 - 股价短期走势取决于管理层财报电话会议评论及未来盈利预期 [4] - 盈利前景可助投资者判断股票走向，包括当前季度盈利预期及预期变化 [5] - 盈利预测修正趋势与短期股价走势强相关，可借助Zacks Rank工具跟踪 [6] - 财报发布前盈利预测修正趋势有利，当前Zacks Rank为2（买入），预计近期跑赢市场 [7] - 未来季度和本财年盈利预测变化值得关注，当前季度共识每股收益预期为0.71美元，营收1.3316亿美元；本财年共识每股收益预期为3.03美元，营收5.6008亿美元 [8] 行业影响 - Zacks行业排名中，零售 - 餐厅行业目前处于250多个Zacks行业的后37%，排名前50%的行业表现优于后50%超两倍 [9] Portillo's Inc.情况 - 尚未公布2024年3月季度财报，预计5月7日发布 [10] - 预计本季度每股收益0.05美元，与去年同期持平，过去30天共识每股收益预期下调8.5% [11] - 预计营收1.7405亿美元，较去年同期增长11.5% [11]

Domestic Restaurant AUV Exceeds $1.9 Million Driven by 21.6% Domestic Same Store Sales Growth Delivers 14.2% Unit Growth DALLAS, May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ: WING) today announced financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended March 30, 2024. Highlights for the fiscal first quarter 2024 compared to the fiscal first quarter 2023: System-wide sales increased 36.8% to $1.1 billion 65 net new openings in the fiscal first quarter 2024 Domestic same store sales increased 21.6% Domesti ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wingstop Inc. Reports Fiscal First Quarter 2024 Financial Results Domestic Restaurant AUV Exceeds $1.9 Million Driven by 21.6% Domestic Same Store Sales Growth Delivers 14.2% Unit Growth Dallas, May 1, 2024 - (PR NEWSWIRE) - Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ: WING) today announced financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended March 30, 2024. Highlights for the fiscal first quarter 2024 compared to the fiscal first quarter 2023: Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, and adjusted earnings per ...