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After finishing at $14.60 in the prior trading day, Wendy’s Co (NASDAQ: WEN) closed at $14.17, down -2.95%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.95 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.02 million shares were traded. WEN stock price reached its highest trading level at $14.525 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $14.125.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of WEN by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.57 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.28. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.08 and its Current Ratio is at 2.10. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 15.77 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 15.38.
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, Morgan Stanley on January 21, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Underweight and sets its target price to $14 from $22 previously.
On June 13, 2024, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Sell rating and target price of $16.
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 Nov 07 ’24 when Mathews-Spradlin Mich J sold 24,462 shares for $20.28 per share. The transaction valued at 496,089 led to the insider holds 63,789 shares of the business.
Esposito Liliana sold 52,009 shares of WEN for $1,020,937 on Nov 05 ’24. The Chf Corp Affrs & Sustnblty Ofc now owns 83,492 shares after completing the transaction at $19.63 per share. On Nov 07 ’24, another insider, Michelle Mathews-Spradlin, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 24,462 shares for $20.28 each.
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 2888483584 and an Enterprise Value of 6504338944. As of this moment, Wendy’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.08, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.52. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.20. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.31 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 11.07. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.939 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.901.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, WEN has reached a high of $20.65, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $14.57. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -17.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -19.71%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.81M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4501100 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 203.09M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 185.91M. Insiders hold about 8.80% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.97% stake in the company. Shares short for WEN as of 1735603200 were 12186618 with a Short Ratio of 3.20, compared to 1732838400 on 13200027. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12186618 and a Short% of Float of 8.270001.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, WEN’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.0, compared to 1.00 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.06849315The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.0.
