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After finishing at $8.71 in the prior trading day, Wendy’s Co (NASDAQ: WEN) closed at $8.67, down -0.46%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.46 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.54 million shares were traded. WEN stock price reached its highest trading level at $8.77 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $8.56.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of WEN by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.88 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.43. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.43 and its Current Ratio is at 1.45. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 36.21 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 34.85.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 03 ’25 when Radkoski Lindsay J. bought 5,050 shares for $11.68 per share. The transaction valued at 58,984 led to the insider holds 28,956 shares of the business.
Cook Kenneth M. bought 1,500 shares of WEN for $17,025 on May 23 ’25. The Chief Financial Officer now owns 1,500 shares after completing the transaction at $11.35 per share. On May 21 ’25, another insider, O’Brien Matthew Coley, who serves as the Chief People Officer of the company, bought 1,750 shares for $11.60 each. As a result, the insider paid 20,300 and bolstered with 85,562 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, WEN now has a Market Capitalization of 1652199424 and an Enterprise Value of 5474189312. As of this moment, Wendy’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.05, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.27. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.51. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.74 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 14.70. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.46 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.567.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WEN is 0.39, which has changed by -0.55584013 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1443547 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WEN has reached a high of $20.60, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $8.63. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.67%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -30.09%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 7.06M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5572580 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 191.34M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 172.99M. Insiders hold about 9.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.97% stake in the company. Shares short for WEN as of 1759190400 were 23266486 with a Short Ratio of 3.29, compared to 1756425600 on 20944958. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 23266486 and a Short% of Float of 43.18.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, WEN’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.89, compared to 0.78 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.102122776. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.88.
Earnings Estimates
. The current rating of Wendy’s Co (WEN) reflects the combined expertise of 25.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.18, with high estimates of $0.21 and low estimates of $0.14.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.88 and $0.82 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.86. EPS for the following year is $0.95, with 28.0 analysts recommending between $1.18 and $0.86.
Revenue Estimates
16 analysts predict $534.98M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $556.8M to a low estimate of $515.2M. As of. The current estimate, Wendy’s Co’s year-ago sales were $566.74MFor the next quarter, 16 analysts are estimating revenue of $532.29M. There is a high estimate of $561M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $504.7M.
A total of 20 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WEN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.19B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.08B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.15B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.25BBased on 22 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.22B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.33B and the low estimate is $2.06B.
