Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Wingstop — Shares of the chicken wing chain jumped about 13% on an upbeat outlook . Wingstop said it sees flat to low-single-digit domestic same-store sales growth for fiscal 2026. In the fourth quarter, the company’s same-store sales declined 5.8% on a year-over-year basis, coming in better than the 6.7% slide analysts expected, per StreetAccount. Moody’s — Shares moved 6% higher after the credit-ratings and research company reported a beat on both the top and bottom lines. Its adjusted fourth-quarter earnings came in at $3.64 per share, above the $3.43 a share expected from analysts polled by FactSet. Revenue was $1.89 billion, versus the $1.86 billion consensus estimate. Moody’s also guided for full-year adjusted earnings to come between $16.40 and $17 per share, versus the $16.47 a share expected from analysts. Madison Square Garden Sports — Shares popped 13% after the sports company announced plans to consider the spinoff of its New York Knicks NBA franchise from its New York Rangers NHL business. The split would create two distinct publicly traded companies. Garmin — Shares popped 11% as the maker of smartwatches and navigation tools posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and issued a strong 2026 forecast. The company said it’s seen strong demand for fitness products. Garmin also …
