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After finishing at $10.27 in the prior trading day, Wendy’s Co (NASDAQ: WEN) closed at $10.02, down -2.43%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.43 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.96 million shares were traded. WEN stock price reached its highest trading level at $10.2407 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $9.97.
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 4.48 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.43. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.43 and its Current Ratio is at 1.45. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 36.21 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 34.85.
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 1909461248 and an Enterprise Value of 5731452416. As of this moment, Wendy’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.46, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.53. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.84. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.86 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 16.98. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.575 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.064.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WEN is 0.41, which has changed by -0.4014337 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1716845 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 $9.74. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.28%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -26.10%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 7.16M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5675270 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 191.34M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 173.00M. Insiders hold about 9.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.61% stake in the company. Shares short for WEN as of 1755216000 were 18561547 with a Short Ratio of 2.59, compared to 1752537600 on 20183000. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 18561547 and a Short% of Float of 34.44.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, WEN’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.89, compared to 0.78 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.08666017The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.76.
Earnings Estimates
Wendy’s Co (WEN) is currently under the scrutiny of 26.0 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.18, with high estimates of $0.22 and low estimates of $0.15.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.02 and $0.82 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.88. EPS for the following year is $0.96, with 29.0 analysts recommending between $1.18 and $0.86.
Revenue Estimates
18 analysts predict $537.52M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $556.8M to a low estimate of $515.2M. As of the current estimate, Wendy’s Co’s year-ago sales were $566.74MFor the next quarter, 18 analysts are estimating revenue of $535.78M. There is a high estimate of $575M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $504.6M.
A total of 20 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WEN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.21B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.08B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.15B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.25BBased on 22 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.23B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.33B and the low estimate is $2.06B.
