NASDAQ:WENWendys Stock Price, Forecast & News

Wendys' 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 32.1% and is now trading at $23.81.
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27 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Wendys in the last year. There are currently 12 hold ratings and 15 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, August 5th 2020.
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Wendys Co (NASDAQ:WEN) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 6th. The restaurant operator reported $0.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.01. The restaurant operator earned $404.96 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $413.02 million. Wendys had a return on equity of 22.37% and a net margin of 7.01%. The firm's revenue was down .9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.14 EPS.
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Wendys declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st will be given a dividend of $0.05 per share on Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.84%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 29th.
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27 equities research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Wendys' shares. Their forecasts range from $15.00 to $29.00. On average, they expect Wendys' share price to reach $22.60 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 5.1%.
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Press coverage about WEN stock has trended somewhat negative on Wednesday, according to InfoTrie. The research group ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Wendys earned a news sentiment score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the restaurant operator a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.
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Wendys saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 7,400,000 shares, an increase of 5.4% from the June 30th total of 7,020,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,400,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.2 days. Approximately 3.6% of the shares of the company 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), Papa John's Int'l (PZZA), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Jack in the Box (JACK), Brinker International (EAT), 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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.29%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.10%), First Trust Advisors LP (0.10%), Creative Planning (0.08%), KG&L Capital Management LLC (0.08%) and Texas Permanent School Fund (0.06%). Company insiders that own Wendys stock include Abigail E Pringle, 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 SG Americas Securities LLC, First Trust Advisors LP, UBS Group AG, Strs Ohio, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc., Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, 6 Meridian, and Creative Planning. Company insiders that have sold Wendys company stock in the last year include Abigail E Pringle, EJ Wunsch, Gunther Plosch, Leigh A Burnside, Matthew H Peltz, Todd Allan Penegor, and Trian Fund Management, LP.
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WEN stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Vident Investment Advisory LLC, Vident Investment Advisory LLC, First Quadrant L P CA, Calamos Advisors LLC, Quantitative Systematic Strategies LLC, Fox Run Management L.L.C., and State of Michigan Retirement System.
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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 $23.81.

Wendys has a market capitalization of $5.30 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]