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Denny’s Corp (NASDAQ: DENN) closed the day trading at $4.52 down -3.00% from the previous closing price of $4.66. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.00 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.29 million shares were traded. DENN stock price reached its highest trading level at $4.69 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $4.5.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of DENN, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 106.75 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 152.40. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.35 and its Current Ratio is at 0.37.
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:
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 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 231654976 and an Enterprise Value of 623407360. As of this moment, Denny’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.75, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.10. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.12. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.51. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.373 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.928.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DENN is 1.71, which has changed by -0.30781013 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12792087 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 11.51%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.66%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, DENN traded about 899.66K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, DENN traded about 534680 shares per day. A total of 51.43M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 49.57M. Insiders hold about 3.27% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.15% stake in the company. Shares short for DENN as of 1749772800 were 3587302 with a Short Ratio of 3.99, compared to 1747267200 on 3407455. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3587302 and a Short% of Float of 8.55.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
