A 5-Day Winning Streak Has Wingstop Stock Up 25%
Wingstop (WING) stock is on a 5-day winning streak, up 25.3% since the run began. That added about $819 million to the company’s market value, which now stands at about $4.1 billion. The stock closed at $149.73 on Friday, October 30, 47.0% below its 52-week high of $282.76 and 53.0% above its low of $97.84.
WING Versus The S&P 500
Returns for WING and the S&P 500 over the streak and the periods around it, all ending Friday, October 30 and including dividends:
| Return Period | WING | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | 3.0% | -1.8% |
| 5 Days (Current Streak) | 25.3% | -0.6% |
| 1 Month (21 Trading Days) | 43.5% | -1.1% |
| 3 Months (63 Trading Days) | 15.2% | 0.0% |
| Year To Date | -36.8% | 11.8% |
| 1 Year (252 Trading Days) | -37.8% | 11.3% |
How The Streak Compares With The Market
The market explains little of this: the S&P 500 lost 0.6% over the same 5 sessions, including dividends, against Wingstop’s +25.3%. Over the past three months the stock is up 15.2%, a window that includes the streak; over the other 58 sessions of that window it was down 8.1%.
Do The Fundamentals Support The Run?
On the fundamentals, revenue grew 6.9% over the last twelve months, against a median of 7.4% for S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary stocks; its operating margin is 27.7%, versus a median of 14.9%; and the stock trades at 34.7 times trailing earnings against a median of 19.3. The numbers make the run harder to justify: revenue growth below the median and a multiple well above the median. At this price, the stock is asking a lot of the business.
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