The Wendy's Stock Forecast, Price & News

25 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for The Wendy's in the last twelve months. There are currently 8 hold ratings and 17 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" The Wendy's stock.
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The Wendy's saw a increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,320,000 shares, an increase of 13.7% from the December 31st total of 7,320,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,520,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.3 days. Approximately 4.0% of the shares of the company are short sold.
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The Wendy's is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, March 3rd 2021.
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The Wendy's will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, March 3rd at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

The Wendy's Company (NASDAQ:WEN) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November, 4th. The restaurant operator reported $0.19 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.02. The restaurant operator earned $452.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $453.58 million. The Wendy's had a net margin of 6.70% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 21.11%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.19 EPS.
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The Wendy's' stock was trading at $18.02 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, WEN shares have increased by 13.4% and is now trading at $20.43.
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The Wendy's announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.09 per share on Monday, March 15th. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.76%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 4th. This is a boost from The Wendy's's previous quarterly dividend of $0.07.
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The Wendy's pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.40%. The Wendy's does not yet have a strock track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of The Wendy's is 47.46%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, The Wendy's will have a dividend payout ratio of 40.58% next year. This indicates that The Wendy's will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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25 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for The Wendy's' shares. Their forecasts range from $19.00 to $28.00. On average, they anticipate The Wendy's' share price to reach $23.82 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 16.6% 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), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Brinker International (EAT), Papa John's International (PZZA), The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Jack in the Box (JACK), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Dine Brands Global (DIN) and BJ's Restaurants (BJRI).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other The Wendy's investors own include Wolverine World Wide (WWW), Carnival Co. & (CCL), Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), Xerox (XRX), General Electric (GE), Frontier Communications (FTR), The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Bank of America (BAC) and (CNDT).

The Wendy's trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WEN."

The Wendy's' stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.25%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.64%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (1.90%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (1.72%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.67%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.05%). Company insiders that own The Wendy's stock include Abigail E Pringle, Dennis M Kass, EJ Wunsch, Gunther Plosch, Leigh A Burnside, Matthew H Peltz, Robert D Wright, 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 Janus Henderson Group PLC, First Trust Advisors LP, Voloridge Investment Management LLC, Empirical Capital Management LLC, KG&L Capital Management LLC, Texas Permanent School Fund, Pacer Advisors Inc., and New York State Common Retirement Fund. Company insiders that have sold The Wendy's company stock in the last year include Abigail E Pringle, Gunther Plosch, Leigh A Burnside, and Todd Allan Penegor.
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WEN stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Credit Suisse AG, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Interval Partners LP, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., and Engineers Gate Manager LP.
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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 $20.43.

The Wendy's has a market capitalization of $4.58 billion and generates $1.71 billion in revenue each year. The restaurant operator earns $136.94 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.59 on an earnings per share basis.

The Wendy's employs 13,300 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]