Wendel (WNDLF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Wendel is a French investment company that invests in and supports established businesses with the goal of creating long-term value. Its activities include private equity and strategic investments, with a focus on acquiring significant or controlling interests in companies and working with management teams to support their growth and development.

The company has investments across a range of industries, including business services, industrial technology, specialty chemicals, education and consumer-related activities. Its portfolio has included companies such as Bureau Veritas, Stahl, Tarkett and Scalian, although its holdings may change over time. Wendel typically seeks businesses with strong market positions, international growth opportunities and experienced management.

Wendel traces its origins to the Wendel family’s industrial activities, which began in France in 1704. Over time, the group evolved from an industrial enterprise into a diversified investment firm. Based in France, Wendel invests primarily in Europe and North America while supporting portfolio companies with international operations and expansion opportunities.

Laurent Mignon serves as Wendel’s chief executive officer. The company is listed on Euronext Paris and also trades in the United States over the counter under the symbol WNDLF.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $91.56 to $91.56
• 50-Day Range: $91.56 to $97.92
• 52-Week Range: $87.12 to $106.00
• Volume: 20 shs
• Average Volume: 286 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 54.02
• Dividend Yield: 2.02%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Wendel Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Wendel scored higher than 2% 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 54.02, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.47.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Wendel is 54.02, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.68.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 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 332.68, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Wendel has recently increased by 74.50%, 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: 1.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.05

News Sentiment

Wendel has a news sentiment score of -0.05. 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 0.72 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles 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: 54.02
• 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