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In the latest session, Wendy’s Co (NASDAQ: WEN) closed at $11.42 down -1.21% from its previous closing price of $11.56. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.23 million shares were traded. WEN stock price reached its highest trading level at $11.58 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $11.31.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Wendy’s Co’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.50 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.91. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.47 and its Current Ratio is at 1.49. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 31.30 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 30.13.
On May 05, 2025, JP Morgan Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $15.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 2221761024 and an Enterprise Value of 5940282368. As of this moment, Wendy’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.19, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.89. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.06. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.98 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 17.17. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.658 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.506.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WEN is 0.34, which has changed by -0.2993865 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12632763 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 $10.91. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.23%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -25.65%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, WEN has traded an average of 5.74M shares per day and 8863200 over the past ten days. A total of 195.85M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 174.68M. Insiders hold about 9.03% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.84% stake in the company. Shares short for WEN as of 1749772800 were 17897690 with a Short Ratio of 3.12, compared to 1747267200 on 17710553. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 17897690 and a Short% of Float of 32.34.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for WEN is 0.89, from 1.0 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.08650519The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.43.
Earnings Estimates
The current rating of Wendy’s Co (WEN) is the result of assessments by 26.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.25, with high estimates of $0.27 and low estimates of $0.24.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.02 and $0.92 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.95. EPS for the following year is $1.05, with 28.0 analysts recommending between $1.16 and $0.98.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 19 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $558.95M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $570.9M to a low estimate of $549.08M. As of the current estimate, Wendy’s Co’s year-ago sales were $570.73MFor the next quarter, 19 analysts are estimating revenue of $557.87M. There is a high estimate of $575.6M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $548M.
A total of 21 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WEN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.23B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.16B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.2B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.25BBased on 21 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.29B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.35B and the low estimate is $2.23B.
