Wendys Stock Forecast, Price & News

Wendys' stock was trading at $18.02 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, WEN stock has increased by 26.2% and is now trading at $22.75.
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24 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Wendys in the last year. There are currently 10 hold ratings and 14 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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Wendys is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 4th 2020.
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Wendys will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, November 4th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Wendys Co (NASDAQ:WEN) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 5th. The restaurant operator reported $0.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.01. The restaurant operator earned $402.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $411.29 million. Wendys had a return on equity of 21.11% and a net margin of 6.70%. Wendys's quarterly revenue was down 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.18 EPS.
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Wendys announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.05 per share on Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.88%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 31st.
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24 analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Wendys' stock. Their forecasts range from $15.00 to $29.00. On average, they expect Wendys' stock price to reach $23.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 1.1% from the stock's current price.
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Wendys saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 8,470,000 shares, an increase of 17.6% from the September 15th total of 7,200,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,100,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.7 days. Currently, 4.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
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Some companies that are related to Wendys include McDonald's (MCD), Starbucks (SBUX), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Yum! Brands (YUM), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Darden Restaurants (DRI), Dunkin' Brands Group (DNKN), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Papa John's International (PZZA), Brinker International (EAT), Jack in the Box (JACK), The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) and Dine Brands Global (DIN).
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Wendys trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WEN."

Wendys' stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.23%), Braun Stacey Associates Inc. (0.18%), KG&L Capital Management LLC (0.08%), KBC Group NV (0.08%), State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D (0.06%) and Shufro Rose & Co. LLC (0.05%). Company insiders that own Wendys 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 Braun Stacey Associates Inc., North Star Investment Management Corp., New Mexico Educational Retirement Board, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC, Foundry Partners LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, and Shufro Rose & Co. LLC. Company insiders that have sold Wendys 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including KBC Group NV, Pacer Advisors Inc., Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC, Avantax Advisory Services Inc., Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Raymond James Trust N.A., Xponance Inc., and Retirement Systems of Alabama.
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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 Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of WEN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $22.75.

Wendys has a market capitalization of $5.09 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. Wendys employs 13,300 workers across the globe.

The official website for Wendys is www.wendys.com.

Wendys' 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]