The Wendy's Stock Forecast, Price & News

20 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for The Wendy's in the last year. There are currently 8 hold ratings and 12 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 the month of May. As of May 28th, there was short interest totaling 6,970,000 shares, a decrease of 15.2% from the May 13th total of 8,220,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 4,700,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.5 days. Currently, 3.4% of the company's shares are short sold.
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The Wendy's is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 4th 2021.
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The Wendy's Company (NASDAQ:WEN) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 12th. The restaurant operator reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.06. The restaurant operator earned $460.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $443.02 million. The Wendy's had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 29.74% and a net margin of 8.09%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 13.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.09 EPS.
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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. Since then, WEN shares have increased by 30.0% and is now trading at $23.42.
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The Wendy's announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 13th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.10 per share on Tuesday, June 15th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 28th. This is a positive change from The Wendy's's previous quarterly dividend of $0.09.
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The Wendy's pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.73%. The Wendy's does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of The Wendy's is 70.18%. 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 47.62% next year. This indicates that The Wendy's will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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The Wendy's issued an update on its FY 2021 earnings guidance on Tuesday, June, 8th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.720-0.740 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.690. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

20 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for The Wendy's' stock. Their forecasts range from $23.00 to $30.00. On average, they anticipate The Wendy's' stock price to reach $26.09 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 11.4% 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), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Darden Restaurants (DRI), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), Papa John's International (PZZA), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Jack in the Box (JACK), Brinker International (EAT), The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Dine Brands Global (DIN) and BJ's Restaurants (BJRI).
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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 shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (8.68%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.28%), Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (2.44%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.23%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (1.92%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.63%). Company insiders that own The Wendy's stock include Abigail E Pringle, Dennis M Kass, EJ Wunsch, Gunther Plosch, Kurt A Kane, Leigh A Burnside, Matthew H 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 Victory Capital Management Inc., Credit Suisse AG, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, UBS Asset Management Americas Inc., Retirement Systems of Alabama, Squarepoint Ops LLC, and Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold The Wendy's company stock in the last year include Abigail E Pringle, Gunther Plosch, Kurt A Kane, and Todd Allan Penegor.
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WEN stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Renaissance Technologies LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Millennium Management LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., BlackRock Inc., and AQR Capital Management LLC. 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 $23.42.

The Wendy's has a market capitalization of $5.18 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]