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Wendy’s Co (NASDAQ: WEN) closed the day trading at $10.47 down -0.95% from the previous closing price of $10.57. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.95 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.51 million shares were traded. WEN stock price reached its highest trading level at $10.6661 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $10.445.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of WEN, 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 4.13 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.17. 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:
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 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 2010501760 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 11.17, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.06. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.82. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.90 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 15.74. 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 -0.39198607 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13161862 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 $10.32. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.27%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -29.93%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, WEN traded about 6.08M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, WEN traded about 7424550 shares per day. 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 89.41% stake in the company. Shares short for WEN as of 1749772800 were 17897690 with a Short Ratio of 3.49, 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
WEN’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.89, up from 1.0 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.094607376The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.53.
