NASDAQ:WEN - Wendys Stock Price, Forecast & News

Wendys trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WEN."

Wendys announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, October 11th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share on Monday, December 16th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 29th. This is an increase from Wendys's previous quarterly dividend of $0.10. View Wendys' Dividend History.

Wendys declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 21st 2018, which allows the company to repurchase $175,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy up to 4.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Wendys Co (NASDAQ:WEN) released its earnings results on Wednesday, November, 6th. The restaurant operator reported $0.19 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.04. The restaurant operator earned $437.88 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $434.45 million. Wendys had a return on equity of 24.72% and a net margin of 7.69%. Wendys's revenue was up 9.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.17 EPS. View Wendys' Earnings History.

Wendys is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 26th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Wendys.

Wendys will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, February 26th 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 updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Wednesday, November, 6th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.58-0.60 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.58.

24 analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Wendys' stock. Their forecasts range from $17.50 to $26.00. On average, they expect Wendys' share price to reach $22.07 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 0.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Wendys.

24 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Wendys in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 13 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Wendys.

Media stories about WEN stock have trended very positive on Wednesday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Wendys earned a media sentiment score of 3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the restaurant operator a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is very unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Wendys.

Wendys saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 13,990,000 shares, an increase of 11.3% from the December 31st total of 12,570,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,740,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 5.1 days. Approximately 6.6% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Wendys' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Wendys include Mcdonald's (MCD), Starbucks (SBUX), Yum! Brands (YUM), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Darden Restaurants (DRI), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Dunkin Brands Group (DNKN), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Papa John's Int'l (PZZA), Jack in the Box (JACK), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Brinker International (EAT) and Dine Brands Global (DIN).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Wendys investors own include Wolverine World Wide (WWW), Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), Carnival (CCL), Xerox (XRX), Frontier Communications (FTR), General Electric (GE), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Conduent (CNDT) and Andersons (ANDE).

Wendys' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Braun Stacey Associates Inc. (0.24%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.22%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.14%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.09%), Ibex Wealth Advisors (0.07%) and Arizona State Retirement System (0.05%). Company insiders that own Wendys stock include Abigail E Pringle, Edward P Garden, EJ Wunsch, Emil J Brolick, Gunther Plosch, Leigh A Burnside, Matthew H Peltz, Nelson Peltz, Robert D Wright, Todd Allan Penegor, Trian Fund Management, LP and Trian Partners Parallel Fund I. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Wendys.

WEN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Shufro Rose & Co. LLC, CenturyLink Investment Management Co, Arizona State Retirement System, Dupont Capital Management Corp, Huntington National Bank, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have sold Wendys company stock in the last year include Abigail E Pringle, EJ Wunsch, Leigh A Burnside, Matthew H Peltz, Robert D Wright, Todd Allan Penegor and Trian Fund Management, LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Wendys.

WEN stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Ibex Wealth Advisors, Braun Stacey Associates Inc., Rothschild Investment Corp IL, AdvisorShares Investments LLC, Beacon Financial Advisory LLC, Leisure Capital Management, SG Americas Securities LLC and California Public Employees Retirement System. View Insider Buying and Selling for Wendys.

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 $22.04.

Wendys has a market capitalization of $5.07 billion and generates $1.59 billion in revenue each year. The restaurant operator earns $460.11 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.59 on an earnings per share basis. Wendys employs 12,500 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Wendys.

The official website for Wendys is http://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]