Wendel (WNDLF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Wendel is a French investment firm that specializes in long-term stakes in mid-sized companies across industrials, business services and consumer markets. The company partners closely with management teams to provide patient capital and strategic guidance, aiming to support sustainable growth and international expansion. Its investment approach emphasizes active governance, operational excellence and environmental, social and governance (ESG) best practices.

Key holdings in Wendel’s portfolio include Bureau Veritas, a global leader in testing, inspection and certification services, and IHS, a provider of industrial process automation solutions. The firm also invests in specialist chemicals through Stahl and in flexible packaging via Constantia Flexibles. By combining industry expertise with hands-on collaboration, Wendel helps its portfolio companies strengthen market positions and pursue innovation initiatives.

Established in 1704 by the Wendel family, Wendel is one of Europe’s oldest publicly traded investment groups. Headquartered in Paris, it maintains offices in Europe, North America and Asia to support deal sourcing, portfolio oversight and investor relations. The firm’s heritage and long-term orientation underpin its disciplined investment process and its commitment to responsible corporate citizenship.

Led by a team of seasoned investment and industry professionals, Wendel’s management operates from its Paris headquarters with regional support in key markets. The company leverages its deep sector knowledge and collaborative culture to drive value creation, focusing on sustainable development, operational improvements and strategic positioning to generate growth for its portfolio companies and shareholders.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $97.30 to $97.30
• 50-Day Range: $92.95 to $97.30
• 52-Week Range: $87.12 to $106.00
• Volume: 100 shs
• Average Volume: 400 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 57.40
• Dividend Yield: 1.90%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Wendel Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Wendel scored higher than 6% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Wendel has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Wendel has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Wendel is 57.40, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.73.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Wendel is 57.40, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.62.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Wendel has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Wendel has recently increased by 53.63%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Wendel pays a meaningful dividend of 2.35%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Wendel does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Wendel is 109.14%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Wendel has a news sentiment score of 0.38. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.88 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Wendel this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Wendel insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

12.62% of the stock of Wendel is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:WNDLF
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.wendelgroup.com
• Phone: (314) 285-3000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 96,757
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 57.40
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A