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In the latest session, Denny’s Corp (NASDAQ: DENN) closed at $2.99 down -3.55% from its previous closing price of $3.10. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.55 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.04 million shares were traded. DENN stock price reached its highest trading level at $3.15 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $2.9009.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Denny’s Corp’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 54.97 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 167.31. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.40 and its Current Ratio is at 0.42.
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, Wedbush on February 07, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Outperform and sets its target price to $10 from $6 previously.
On October 25, 2024, Citigroup Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $7 to $7.50.
On July 18, 2023, Piper Sandler started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $12.Piper Sandler initiated its Neutral rating on July 18, 2023, with a $12 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 Feb 26 ’25 when Dunn Stephen C. bought 9,815 shares for $5.08 per share. The transaction valued at 49,903 led to the insider holds 113,666 shares of the business.
Saygbay-Hallie Monigo bought 950 shares of DENN for $4,832 on Feb 20 ’25. The EVP, Chief People Officer now owns 1,050 shares after completing the transaction at $5.09 per share. On Feb 20 ’25, another insider, Valade Kelli, who serves as the CEO of the company, bought 9,700 shares for $5.13 each. As a result, the insider paid 49,722 and bolstered with 192,806 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, DENN now has a Market Capitalization of 153913536 and an Enterprise Value of 559709056. As of this moment, Denny’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.28, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.55. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.34. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.237 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.764.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DENN is 1.66, which has changed by -0.63975906 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.059571505 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DENN has reached a high of $8.55, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $2.85. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -34.79%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -49.86%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, DENN has traded an average of 1.52M shares per day and 1591640 over the past ten days. A total of 51.33M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 49.71M. Insiders hold about 3.44% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.66% stake in the company. Shares short for DENN as of 1743379200 were 3761276 with a Short Ratio of 2.47, compared to 1740700800 on 3269985. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3761276 and a Short% of Float of 8.9099996.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0