Wendy's (WEN) Stock Forecast & Price Target $7.81 0.00 (0.00%) Closing price 05/22/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.82 +0.01 (+0.14%) As of 05/22/2026 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Analyst Forecasts Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Wendy's - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026) How MarketBeat Calculates Price Target and Consensus Rating Consensus Rating ReduceBased on 23 Analyst RatingsSell6Hold12Buy5 Based on 23 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Wendy's in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Reduce." Out of the 23 analysts, 6 have given a sell rating, 12 have given a hold rating, and 5 have given a buy rating for WEN. Consensus Price Target $8.569.56% Upside According to the 23 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Wendy's, the average price target is $8.56. The highest price target for WEN is $16.00, while the lowest price target for WEN is $6.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 9.56% from the current price of $7.81. MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data. Get the Latest News and Ratings for WEN and Related Stocks Enter your email address to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Wendy's and its competitors. Sign Up View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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WEN Analyst Ratings Over TimeTypeCurrent Forecast5/25/25 to 5/25/261 Month Ago4/25/25 to 4/25/263 Months Ago2/24/25 to 2/24/261 Year Ago5/25/24 to 5/25/25Strong Buy0 Strong Buy rating(s)0 Strong Buy rating(s)1 Strong Buy rating(s)2 Strong Buy rating(s)Buy5 Buy rating(s)4 Buy rating(s)4 Buy rating(s)5 Buy rating(s)Hold12 Hold rating(s)16 Hold rating(s)16 Hold rating(s)12 Hold rating(s)Sell6 Sell rating(s)5 Sell rating(s)5 Sell rating(s)2 Sell rating(s)Consensus Price Target$8.56$8.81$9.30$16.34Forecasted Upside9.56% Upside23.34% Upside20.37% Upside42.85% UpsideConsensus RatingReduceReduceHoldHold WEN Analyst Recommendations By MonthAnalyst Ratings Chart DescriptionThe chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.Skip Chart & View Analyst Rating History WEN Price Targets by MonthAverage Share Price and Price Target by Month Chart DescriptionThe chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.Skip Chart and View Analyst Price Target HistorySkip Chart & View Price History Table Wendy's Stock vs. The CompetitionTypeWendy'sRetail/Wholesale CompaniesBroader MarketConsensus Rating Score 1.96 2.16 2.52Consensus RatingReduceHoldModerate BuyPredicted Upside9.56% Upside54.72% Upside15.09% UpsideNews Sentiment RatingNeutral NewsSee Recent WEN NewsPositive NewsPositive News Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings All Ratings Strong Buy Buy Hold Sell Rating Show All Upside > 100% Upside 50% - 100% Upside 20% - 50% Upside 10% - 20% Upside 0% - 10% Downside 0% - 10% Downside 10% - 20% Downside 20% - 50% Downside 50% - 100% Downside > 100% Upside/Downside All Actions Upgrades Downgrades Initiates Coverage Raises Target Lowers Target Reiterates Rating Action Custom Range 1 Month 3 Months 6 Months Year-to-Date 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years Time Frame Start Date End Date Most Recent from Each Brokerage All Show Export DateBrokerageAnalystActionRatingPrice TargetReport Date Upside/DownsideDetails5/13/2026 Argus3 of 5 starsChristine DooleyNot RatedUpgradeHold ➝ Buy$12.00+51.90%5/12/2026 TD Cowen3 of 5 starsAndrew M.Not RatedReiterated RatingHold$6.00-22.91%5/11/2026 BMO Capital Markets4 of 5 starsAndrew Strelzik2 of 5 starsLower TargetMarket Perform$9.00 ➝ $8.00+17.56%5/11/2026 CitigroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingJon TowerSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetNeutral$7.25 ➝ $7.75+6.16%5/11/2026 JPMorgan Chase & Co.Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingRahul KrotthapalliSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingNeutral ➝ Underweight$7.00 ➝ $6.00-17.81%5/1/2026 MizuhoSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Set Target$6.00-12.75%4/30/2026 Stifel NicolausSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingChris O'CullSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingSet Target$6.00-12.98%4/20/2026 Weiss RatingsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Reiterated RatingSell (D+)2/17/2026 The Goldman Sachs GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingChristine ChoSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetSell$8.00 ➝ $7.00+3.17%2/17/2026 Deutsche Bank AktiengesellschaftSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Set Target$8.00+17.91% Get the Latest News and Ratings for WEN and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Wendy's and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/17/2026 UBS GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDennis GeigerSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetNeutral$8.50 ➝ $7.50+7.07%2/17/2026 EvercoreSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDavid PalmerSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingSet Target$8.00+14.20%2/17/2026 BarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingJeffrey BernsteinSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetEqual Weight$9.00 ➝ $8.00+6.95%2/17/2026 Royal Bank Of CanadaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLogan ReichSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetSector Perform$8.50 ➝ $8.00+17.89%2/17/2026 Truist FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingJake BartlettSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetBuy$11.00 ➝ $10.00+47.64%2/16/2026 Morgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingJohn GlassSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingUnderweight$7.00-6.42%2/13/2026 StephensSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingJim SaleraSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetEqual Weight$9.00 ➝ $8.00+6.95%11/11/2025 Zacks ResearchSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating UpgradeStrong Sell ➝ Hold10/22/2025 Sanford C. BernsteinSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingJeffrey BernsteinSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingSet Target$9.00-1.06%10/13/2025 Jefferies Financial GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingAlexander SlagleSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetHold$10.00 ➝ $9.00+3.03%9/25/2025 Northcoast ResearchSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingJim SandersonSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeNeutral ➝ Sell$7.00-24.65%9/15/2025 BTIG ResearchSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingPeter SalehSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingNeutral8/8/2025 Piper SandlerSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBrian MullanSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingOverweight$13.00+28.78%7/18/2025 Bank of AmericaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingGregory FrancfortSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetBuy$13.00 ➝ $11.00+3.82%7/16/2025 Loop CapitalSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingAlton StumpSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetBuy$21.00 ➝ $16.00+51.16%5/14/2025 GuggenheimSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingGregory FrancfortSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeBuy ➝ Neutral5/2/2025 TD SecuritiesSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingAndrew CharlesSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetHold$14.00 ➝ $13.00+3.32%3/7/2025 WedbushSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingNick SetyanSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingNeutral$16.00 ➝ $16.00+5.54%9/13/2024 Wolfe ResearchSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingGreg BadishkanianSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeStrong-Buy9/4/2024 Tigress FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingIvan FeinsethSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingBuy$29.00 ➝ $29.00+73.03%Analyst ratings data on MarketBeat is provided by Benzinga and other data providers. This page was last refreshed on Monday at 10:32 PM ET. WEN Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions What is Wendy's' forecast for 2026? According to the research reports of 23 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Wendy's is $8.56, with a high forecast of $16.00 and a low forecast of $6.00. Should I buy or sell Wendy's stock right now? 23 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Wendy's in the last year. There are currently 6 sell ratings, 12 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "reduce" WEN shares. Does Wendy's's stock price have much upside? According to analysts, Wendy's's stock has a predicted upside of 9.56% based on their 12-month stock forecasts. Has Wendy's been upgraded by Wall Street analysts recently? Over the previous 90 days, Wendy's's stock had 1 upgrade by analysts. What analysts cover Wendy's? Wendy's has been rated by research analysts at Argus, BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Mizuho, Stifel Nicolaus, TD Cowen, and Weiss Ratings in the past 90 days. Do Wall Street analysts like Wendy's more than its competitors? Analysts like Wendy's less than other "retail/wholesale" companies. The consensus rating for Wendy's is Reduce while the average consensus rating for "retail/wholesale" companies is Hold. Learn more on how WEN compares to other companies. 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