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In the latest session, Wendy’s Co (NASDAQ: WEN) closed at $18.11 up 1.06% from its previous closing price of $17.92. In other words, the price has increased by $1.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.47 million shares were traded. WEN stock price reached its highest trading level at $18.13 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $17.7.
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 5.83 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.14. 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 this company, Goldman on June 13, 2024, initiated with a Sell rating and assigned the stock a target price of $16.
Bernstein Downgraded its Outperform to Mkt Perform on February 22, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $24 to $20.
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 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 3691632896 and an Enterprise Value of 7307488256. As of this moment, Wendy’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.27, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.20. 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 1.67 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 14.15. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.302 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.494.
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 $15.61. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.56%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.61%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, WEN has traded an average of 3.47M shares per day and 3627120 over the past ten days. A total of 205.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 185.62M. Insiders hold about 8.94% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.46% stake in the company. Shares short for WEN as of 1730332800 were 10827596 with a Short Ratio of 3.12, compared to 1727654400 on 13406229. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10827596 and a Short% of Float of 7.340000000000001.
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 0.05580357The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.87.
