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The closing price of Wendy’s Co (NASDAQ: WEN) was $8.16 for the day, down -1.45% from the previous closing price of $8.28. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.45 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.97 million shares were traded. WEN stock price reached its highest trading level at $8.3 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $8.12.
Ratios:
Our analysis of WEN’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.45 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.53. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.80 and its Current Ratio is at 0.81. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 37.72 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 33.11.
On October 28, 2025, Mizuho started tracking the stock assigning a Underperform rating and target price of $8.
Northcoast Downgraded its Neutral to Sell on September 25, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $7.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 20 ’25 when Suerken Peter J. JR bought 500 shares for $7.88 per share. The transaction valued at 3,940 led to the insider holds 1,204 shares of the business.
Min John bought 1,700 shares of WEN for $13,906 on Nov 19 ’25. The Chief Legal Ofcr & Secretary now owns 3,005 shares after completing the transaction at $8.18 per share. On Jun 03 ’25, another insider, Radkoski Lindsay J., who serves as the CMO, U.S. of the company, bought 5,050 shares for $11.68 each. As a result, the insider paid 58,984 and bolstered with 28,956 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 1555011200 and an Enterprise Value of 5448304640. As of this moment, Wendy’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.28. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.70 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 14.22. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.467 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.493.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WEN is 0.39, which has changed by -0.524138 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12529528 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WEN has reached a high of $17.79, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.83. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.45%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -26.52%.
Shares Statistics:
WEN traded an average of 7.25M shares per day over the past three months and 7840250 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 190.31M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 172.81M. Insiders hold about 9.21% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.60% stake in the company. Shares short for WEN as of 1763078400 were 31548214 with a Short Ratio of 4.35, compared to 1760486400 on 23201411. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 31548214 and a Short% of Float of 58.79.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.78, WEN has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.67. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0942029. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.14.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are eagerly awaiting the insights provided by 28.0 analysts currently analyzing and rating the stock of Wendy’s Co (WEN).The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.18, with high estimates of $0.26 and low estimates of $0.14.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.9 and $0.83 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.87. EPS for the following year is $0.89, with 30.0 analysts recommending between $1.18 and $0.75.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in. The current quarter, according to 20 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $560.5M to a low estimate of $501.6M. As of. The current estimate, Wendy’s Co’s year-ago sales were $574.27MFor the next quarter, 20 analysts are estimating revenue of $541.55M. There is a high estimate of $558.85M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $528.48M.
A total of 22 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WEN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.19B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.14B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.17B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.25BBased on 23 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.24B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.33B and the low estimate is $2.1B.
