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The price of Wendy’s Co (NASDAQ: WEN) closed at $10.9 in the last session, down -1.09% from day before closing price of $11.02. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.09 from its previous closing price. On the day, 10.93 million shares were traded. WEN stock price reached its highest trading level at $11.045 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $10.755.
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 4.30 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.51. 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:
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 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 2093072384 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 11.63, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.42. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.96. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.94 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 16.39. 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 0.32, which has changed by -0.3934335 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10611236 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 -6.75%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -27.74%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, WEN traded on average about 5.97M shares per day over the past 3-months and 7265750 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 195.85M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 174.49M. Insiders hold about 9.13% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.29% stake in the company. Shares short for WEN as of 1749772800 were 17897690 with a Short Ratio of 3.56, 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
The forward annual dividend rate for WEN is 0.89, which was 1.0 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0907441The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.53.
