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Wendy's (WEN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$8.87 -0.05 (-0.56%)
Closing price 10/15/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$8.84 -0.03 (-0.39%)
As of 10/15/2025 07:58 PM Eastern
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About Wendy's Stock (NASDAQ:WEN)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$8.80
$9.12
50-Day Range
$8.67
$10.68
52-Week Range
$8.55
$20.60
Volume
4.52 million shs
Average Volume
7.28 million shs
Market Capitalization
$1.69 billion
P/E Ratio
9.24
Dividend Yield
6.31%
Price Target
$12.43
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Wendy's Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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93rd Percentile Overall Score

WEN MarketRank™: 

Wendy's scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 20th out of 217 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Wendy's has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.13, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 14 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Wendy's has a consensus price target of $12.43, representing about 40.1% upside from its current price of $8.87.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Wendy's has been the subject of 16 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Wendy's' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Wendy's are expected to grow by 13.13% in the coming year, from $0.99 to $1.12 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Wendy's is 9.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 233.24.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Wendy's is 9.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 19.82.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Wendy's has a PEG Ratio of 1.68. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Wendy's has a P/B Ratio of 6.98. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Wendy's' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    12.52% of the float of Wendy's has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Wendy's has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Wendy's has recently increased by 3.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Wendy's is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.46%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Wendy's does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Wendy's is 58.33%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Wendy's will have a dividend payout ratio of 50.00% next year. This indicates that Wendy's will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Wendy's' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    12.52% of the float of Wendy's has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Wendy's has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Wendy's has recently increased by 3.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Wendy's has a news sentiment score of -0.54. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 55 news articles for Wendy's this week, compared to 30 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    63 people have searched for WEN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 232% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 5 people have added Wendy's to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -38% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Wendy's insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    17.00% of the stock of Wendy's is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    85.96% of the stock of Wendy's is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Wendy's' insider trading history.
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WEN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Wendy's' stock was trading at $16.30 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WEN shares have decreased by 45.6% and is now trading at $8.87.

The Wendy's Company (NASDAQ:WEN) announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August, 8th. The restaurant operator reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.04. Wendy's's revenue was down 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Wendy's' top institutional investors include Sound Income Strategies LLC (0.41%), Voya Investment Management LLC (0.17%), Oak Thistle LLC (0.09%) and Exchange Traded Concepts LLC (0.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Nelson Peltz, Matthew H Peltz, Abigail E Pringle, Matthew Coley O'brien, Liliana Esposito, Kenneth W Gilbert, Joseph A Levato, Lindsay J Radkoski and Juan Carlos Loredo.
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Shares of WEN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Wendy's investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Humana (HUM), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/08/2025
Record date for 9/16 Dividend
9/02/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/16 Dividend
9/02/2025
Dividend Payable
9/16/2025
Today
10/15/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/30/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
RETAIL - RESTRNTS
Sub-Industry
Restaurants
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:WEN
CIK
30697
Employees
14,500
Year Founded
1969

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$17.00
Low Price Target
$7.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+40.1%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.13
Research Coverage
24 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.96
Trailing P/E Ratio
9.24
Forward P/E Ratio
8.96
P/E Growth
1.63
Net Income
$194.36 million
Net Margins
8.63%
Pretax Margin
12.18%
Return on Equity
103.07%
Return on Assets
3.94%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
28.74
Current Ratio
1.45
Quick Ratio
1.43

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.25 billion
Price / Sales
0.75
Cash Flow
$1.82 per share
Price / Cash Flow
4.87
Book Value
$1.27 per share
Price / Book
6.98

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
190,570,000
Free Float
158,169,000
Market Cap
$1.69 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.38

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This page (NASDAQ:WEN) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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