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The price of Wendy’s Co (NASDAQ: WEN) closed at $15.28 in the last session, down -1.23% from day before closing price of $15.47. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.23 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.48 million shares were traded. WEN stock price reached its highest trading level at $15.47 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $15.165.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at WEN’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.08 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.74. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.83 and its Current Ratio is at 1.85. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 15.78 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 15.20.
On January 21, 2025, Morgan Stanley Downgraded its rating to Underweight which previously was Equal-Weight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $22 to $14.
On June 13, 2024, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Sell rating and target price of $16.Goldman initiated its Sell rating on June 13, 2024, with a $16 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 04 ’25 when GILBERT KENNETH W sold 3,500 shares for $15.14 per share. The transaction valued at 52,991 led to the insider holds 27,804 shares of the business.
KENNETH W GILBERT bought 3,500 shares of WEN for $52,991 on Mar 04 ’25. On Nov 07 ’24, another insider, Mathews-Spradlin Mich J, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 24,462 shares for $20.28 each. As a result, the insider received 496,089 and left with 63,789 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 3063410688 and an Enterprise Value of 6705465856. As of this moment, Wendy’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.16, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.55. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.09. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.36 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 12.01. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.985 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.895.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WEN is 0.59, which has changed by -0.1983211 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08275449 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WEN has reached a high of $20.65, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $13.72. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.76%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.50%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, WEN traded on average about 5.15M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5212710 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 203.83M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 182.47M. Insiders hold about 8.99% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.72% stake in the company. Shares short for WEN as of 1740700800 were 16888235 with a Short Ratio of 3.28, compared to 1738281600 on 9487440. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 16888235 and a Short% of Float of 11.72.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for WEN is 1.00, which was 1.0 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.06464124The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.15.
