Investors aiming for above-average returns often turn to the practice of stock picking. Skillful choices in individual stocks can be a catalyst for substantial wealth growth.
As of close of business last night, Denny’s Corp’s stock clocked out at $5.02, up 2.03% from its previous closing price of $4.92. In other words, the price has increased by $2.03 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.61 million shares were traded. DENN stock price reached its highest trading level at $5.0399 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $4.82.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Wedbush on February 07, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Outperform and sets its target price to $10 from $6 previously.
On October 25, 2024, Citigroup Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $7 to $7.50.
On July 18, 2023, Piper Sandler started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $12.Piper Sandler initiated its Neutral rating on July 18, 2023, with a $12 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 26 ’25 when Dunn Stephen C. bought 9,815 shares for $5.08 per share. The transaction valued at 49,903 led to the insider holds 113,666 shares of the business.
Saygbay-Hallie Monigo bought 950 shares of DENN for $4,832 on Feb 20 ’25. The EVP, Chief People Officer now owns 1,050 shares after completing the transaction at $5.09 per share. On Feb 20 ’25, another insider, Valade Kelli, who serves as the CEO of the company, bought 9,700 shares for $5.13 each. As a result, the insider paid 49,722 and bolstered with 192,806 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, DENN now has a Market Capitalization of 258524944 and an Enterprise Value of 674777920. As of this moment, Denny’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.27, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.79. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.61. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.57. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.481 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.679.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DENN is 1.63, which has changed by -0.16333336 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15927899 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DENN has reached a high of $7.73, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $2.85. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 9.45%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.56%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that DENN traded 742.44K shares on average per day over the past three months and 695650 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 51.49M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 44.99M. Insiders hold about 12.63% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.17% stake in the company. Shares short for DENN as of 1757894400 were 4982417 with a Short Ratio of 6.71, compared to 1755216000 on 4254869. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4982417 and a Short% of Float of 11.799999999999999.
