Wingstop Q4 Earnings Preview

Wingstop Inc. - Common Stock WING unveils its next round of earnings Thursday. Here is Benzinga's everything-that-matters guide for today's Q4 earnings announcement

Earnings and Revenue

Wall Street analysts see Wingstop reporting earnings of 16 cents per share on revenue of $27.53 million.

Wingstop EPS in the same period a year ago totaled 15 cents per share. Sales were $24.75 million. If the company were to match the consensus estimate when it reports Thursday, earnings would be up 6.67 percent. Revenue would be up 11.22 percent from the same quarter last year.

Here's how the company's EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past:

Stock Performance

Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 55.25 percent. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders should be satisfied going into this earnings release.

Analysts have adjusted their estimates higher for EPS and revenues over the past 90 days. The most common rating by analysts on Wingstop stock is a Neutral. The strength of this rating has maintained conviction over the past three months.

Conference Call

Wingstop is scheduled to hold a conference call at 5:00 p.m. ET and it can be accessed here: http://www.wingstop.com/