Wingstop Posts Upbeat Q4 Earnings, Joins Caesars Entertainment, Garmin, Sabre And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Wednesday

by | Feb 18, 2026 | General

U.S. stocks were higher, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 250 points on Wednesday.

Shares of Wingstop Inc (NASDAQ:WING) rose sharply during Wednesday’s session after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter adjusted EPS results.

Wingstop reported quarterly earnings of $1.00 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of 84 cents per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $175.694 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $177.533 million.

Wingstop shares jumped 17.3% to $295.31 on Wednesday.

Here are some other big stocks recording gains in today’s session.

  • Tactile Systems Technology Inc (NASDAQ:TCMD) shares jumped 26.6% to $35.51 after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter financial results and issued FY26 sales guidance above estimates. Multiple firms raised their respective price target on the stock.
  • Starfighters Space Inc (NYSE:FJET) gained 18.9% to $8.49.
  • Immunitybio Inc (NASDAQ:IBRX) jumped 18.4% to $7.13 as the company received European Commission authorization for ANKTIVA.
  • Caesars Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:CZR) gained 17.8% to $22.33 after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter sales results.
  • Sabre Corp (NASDAQ:SABR) gained 17.7% to $1.10 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results.
  • Garmin Ltd (NYSE:GRMN) gained 17.4% to $254.70 after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter financial results and issued FY26 guidance above estimates.
  • Mister Car Wash Inc (NASDAQ:MCW) gained 16.2% to $6.98 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly adjusted EPS results. Also, the company announced it will go private in a $3.1 billion deal.
  • Global Payments Inc (NYSE:GPN) gained 13.4% to $79.13 after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter adjusted EPS results and issued FY26 adjusted EPS guidance above estimates. Also, the company announced it authorized a $2.6 billion stock buyback.
  • Compass Pathways PLC (NASDAQ:CMPS) rose 12.7% to $8.60 as the company commenced a $150 million offering.
  • Constellium SE (NYSE:CSTM) gained 11.6% to $26.12 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results.
  • Pitney Bowes Inc (NYSE:PBI) rose 12.4% to $11.52 after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter adjusted EPS results and issued FY26 adjusted EPS guidance with its midpoint above estimates.
  • Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:HYMC) gained 11.1% to $37.42 after the company announced a 55% growth in both gold and silver.
  • Tempus AI Inc (NASDAQ:TEM) jumped 9.7% to $57.68.
  • Glaukos Corp (NYSE:GKOS) gained 9.3% to $116.55 as the company reported mixed results for the fourth quarter on Tuesday.
  • Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) rose 7.4% to $47.18 after the company announced the FDA will initiate the review of its investigational seasonal Influenza vaccine submission.
  • Jones Lang LaSalle Inc (NYSE:JLL) gained 7.3% to $308.01 following upbeat quarterly earnings.
  • Cadence Design Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CDNS) gained 7.3% to $304.20 following strong quarterly earnings.
  • DoorDash Inc (NASDAQ:DASH) gained 6.6% to $173.00.
  • Moody’s Corp (NYSE:MCO) rose 6.3% to $450.07 after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter financial results and issued FY26 adjusted EPS guidance above estimates.

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