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After finishing at $10.36 in the prior trading day, Wendy’s Co (NASDAQ: WEN) closed at $10.18, down -1.74%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.74 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.47 million shares were traded. WEN stock price reached its highest trading level at $10.38 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $10.08.
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 4.01 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.95. 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 1954814464 and an Enterprise Value of 5702171136. As of this moment, Wendy’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.86, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.81. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.92. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.87 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 15.31. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.551 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.131.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WEN is 0.31, which has changed by -0.39870054 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15366066 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 $10.30. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.31%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -30.75%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 6.54M shares per day over the past 3-months and 7747190 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 195.85M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 174.36M. Insiders hold about 9.20% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.48% stake in the company. Shares short for WEN as of 1752537600 were 20183000 with a Short Ratio of 3.08, compared to 1749772800 on 17897690. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 20183000 and a Short% of Float of 36.470002.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, WEN’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.0, compared to 0.89 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0965251The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.53.
