Market Update: Wendy’s Co (WEN) Sees Negative Movement, Closing at 12.50

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In the latest session, Wendy’s Co (NASDAQ: WEN) closed at $12.50 down -0.71% from its previous closing price of $12.59. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.71 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.82 million shares were traded. WEN stock price reached its highest trading level at $12.55 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $12.3.

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 4.87 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.40. 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:

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 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 2452924928 and an Enterprise Value of 6148117504. As of this moment, Wendy’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.22, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.21. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.84. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.09 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.82. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.737 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.823.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for WEN is 0.40, which has changed by -0.37249 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09969199 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 $12.05. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -12.75%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -23.96%.

Shares Statistics:

For the past three months, WEN has traded an average of 5.43M shares per day and 4143340 over the past ten days. A total of 203.83M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 178.59M. Insiders hold about 8.99% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.84% stake in the company. Shares short for WEN as of 1744675200 were 16804546 with a Short Ratio of 3.09, compared to 1741910400 on 13593469. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 16804546 and a Short% of Float of 28.219998.

Dividends & Splits

According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for WEN is 1.00, from 1.0 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.079428114The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.22.

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