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Wingstop (WING) Reports Q1: Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of Earnings

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Fast-food chain Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) will be reporting earnings tomorrow morning. Here’s what to expect.

Wingstop missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 1.9% last quarter, reporting revenues of $161.8 million, up 27.4% year on year. It was a softer quarter for the company, with a miss of analysts’ same-store sales and EBITDA estimates.

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This quarter, analysts are expecting Wingstop’s revenue to grow 17.3% year on year to $171 million, slowing from the 34.1% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.87 per share.

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Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Wingstop has only missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates once over the last two years, exceeding top-line expectations by 4.8% on average.

Looking at Wingstop’s peers in the restaurants segment, some have already reported their Q1 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Chipotle delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 6.4%, missing analysts’ expectations by 2.1%, and Domino's reported revenues up 2.5%, falling short of estimates by 1.2%. Chipotle traded up 1.7% following the results.

Read our full analysis of Chipotle’s results here and Domino’s results here.

Debates over possible tariffs and corporate tax adjustments have raised questions about economic stability in 2025. While some of the restaurants stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 2.9% on average over the last month. Wingstop’s stock price was unchanged during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $287.86 (compared to the current share price of $224).

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Why SmartRent (SMRT) Stock Is Up Today

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What Happened?

Shares of smart home company SmartRent (NYSE:SMRT) jumped 8.9% in the pre-market session after reports indicated that President Trump was expected to issue executive orders to boost the nuclear energy sector. This news provides a significant tailwind for companies like NuScale, specializing in small modular reactors (SMRs). 

The prospect of increased government support and a renewed focus on nuclear power for energy-intensive applications, such as data centers for AI, likely drove renewed investor optimism in the space. This comes amidst a broader interest in nuclear energy as a reliable, carbon-free power source.

After the initial pop the shares cooled down to $0.79, down 2.4% from previous close.

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What The Market Is Telling Us

SmartRent’s shares are extremely volatile and have had 45 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today’s move indicates the market considers this news meaningful but not something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business.

The biggest move we wrote about over the last year was about 1 month ago when the stock dropped 29.5% on the news that the company announced that sales for Q1 2025 would fall 18-20% compared to the previous year, raising concerns about weakening demand and competitive pressures which could negatively impact investor confidence and future growth prospects. 

Compounding the uncertainty, President and CEO Shane Paladin resigned, prompting the board to appoint Chairman John Dorman as interim CEO. 

SmartRent is down 54.7% since the beginning of the year, and at $0.79 per share, it is trading 69.1% below its 52-week high of $2.57 from May 2024. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of SmartRent’s shares at the IPO in February 2021 would now be looking at an investment worth $71.44.

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