Wendy's (WEN) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Friday

Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN - Get Free Report) is projected to post its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Friday, May 2nd. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.20 per share and revenue of $530.11 million for the quarter. Wendy's has set its FY 2025 guidance at 0.980-1.020 EPS.

Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The restaurant operator reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.01. Wendy's had a net margin of 8.65% and a return on equity of 75.56%. The business had revenue of $574.27 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $564.17 million. On average, analysts expect Wendy's to post $1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Wendy's Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ WEN traded down $0.09 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $12.50. The company had a trading volume of 4,815,684 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,256,800. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.61. Wendy's has a twelve month low of $12.05 and a twelve month high of $20.65. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $14.17 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $15.99. The company has a quick ratio of 1.83, a current ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.48.

Wendy's Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.00%. Wendy's's payout ratio is 105.26%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Argus raised Wendy's to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Wedbush reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $16.00 price target on shares of Wendy's in a research note on Friday, March 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $17.00 price objective (down from $20.00) on shares of Wendy's in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Truist Financial cut their target price on shares of Wendy's from $19.00 to $17.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Stephens reiterated an "equal weight" rating and issued a $15.00 price target on shares of Wendy's in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Wendy's has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $17.58.

About Wendy's

The Wendy's Co engages in operating, developing, and franchising a system of quick-service restaurants. It operates through the following segments: Wendy's U.S., Wendy's International, and Global Real Estate and Development. The Wendy's U.S. segment includes the operation and franchising of Wendy's restaurants in the U.S.