The Wendy's Stock Forecast, Price & News

21 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for The Wendy's in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 14 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" The Wendy's stock.
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The Wendy's saw a decrease in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,090,000 shares, a decrease of 39.1% from the August 15th total of 6,720,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,750,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.5 days. Approximately 2.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short.
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The Wendy's is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 3rd 2021.
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The Wendy's Company (NASDAQ:WEN) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 10th. The restaurant operator reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.18 by $0.09. The Wendy's had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 34.83% and a net margin of 9.87%.
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The Wendy's' stock was trading at $18.02 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, WEN shares have increased by 22.9% and is now trading at $22.14.
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The Wendy's announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 11th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 1st will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share on Wednesday, September 15th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.17%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 31st. This is an increase from The Wendy's's previous quarterly dividend of $0.10.
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The Wendy's pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.14%. The dividend payout ratio of The Wendy's is 84.21%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, The Wendy's will have a dividend payout ratio of 52.75% next year. This indicates that The Wendy's will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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The Wendy's updated its FY 2021 earnings guidance on Wednesday, September, 8th. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.790-$0.810 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $0.740. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

21 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price targets for The Wendy's' shares. Their forecasts range from $23.00 to $30.00. On average, they anticipate The Wendy's' share price to reach $26.71 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 20.6% from the stock's current price.
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827 employees have rated The Wendy's CEO Todd Penegor on Glassdoor.com. Todd Penegor has an approval rating of 71% among The Wendy's' employees.

Some companies that are related to The Wendy's include McDonald's (MCD), Starbucks (SBUX), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Yum! Brands (YUM), Darden Restaurants (DRI), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), Papa John's International (PZZA), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Brinker International (EAT), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Jack in the Box (JACK), Dine Brands Global (DIN) and Denny's (DENN).
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The Wendy's trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WEN."

The Wendy's' stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.98%), BlackRock Inc. (7.36%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (3.93%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.95%), State Street Corp (2.10%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.68%). Company insiders that own The Wendy's stock include Abigail E Pringle, Dennis M Kass, Edward P Garden, EJ Wunsch, Gunther Plosch, Kurt A Kane, Leigh A Burnside, Matthew H Peltz, Matthew H Peltz, Nelson Peltz, Todd Allan Penegor and Trian Fund Management, LP.
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WEN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, Renaissance Technologies LLC, FMR LLC, Macquarie Group Ltd., Deutsche Bank AG, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD. Company insiders that have sold The Wendy's company stock in the last year include Abigail E Pringle, Edward P Garden, Gunther Plosch, Kurt A Kane, Matthew H Peltz, Nelson Peltz, Todd Allan Penegor, and Trian Fund Management, LP.
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WEN stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Geode Capital Management LLC, Vanguard Group Inc., Citadel Advisors LLC, Invesco Ltd., Balyasny Asset Management LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, and Amundi. Company insiders that have bought The Wendy's stock in the last two years include Dennis M Kass, and EJ Wunsch.
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Shares of WEN can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of WEN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $22.14.

The Wendy's has a market capitalization of $4.93 billion and generates $1.73 billion in revenue each year. The restaurant operator earns $117.83 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.57 on an earnings per share basis.

The Wendy's employs 14,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for The Wendy's is www.wendys.com.

The Wendy's is headquartered at ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD, DUBLIN OH, 43017.

The Wendy's' mailing address is ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD, DUBLIN OH, 43017. The restaurant operator can be reached via phone at (614) 764-3100 or via email at [email protected].