The price-to-earnings ratio for Denny’s Corp (NASDAQ: DENN) is above average at 11.84x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 2.06.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for DENN is 49.60M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.79% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of DENN on February 18, 2025 was 949.13K shares.
DENN) stock’s latest price update
Denny’s Corp (NASDAQ: DENN) has seen a decline in its stock price by -9.50 in relation to its previous close of 5.37. However, the company has experienced a -30.97% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-02-14 that Denny’s faces significant challenges with declining same-store sales and mixed performance between franchised and company-owned restaurants, despite initial optimism from the ICR Conference. Keke’s shows promise with strong ASR and expansion plans, but recent franchise terminations and hurricane impacts have created headwinds for same-store sales. Denny’s management issued weak guidance for FY 2025, expecting flat to negative same-store sales and a net reduction in restaurant locations.
DENN’s Market Performance
DENN’s stock has fallen by -30.97% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -17.63% and a quarterly drop of -27.46%. The volatility ratio for the week is 12.25% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 6.72% for Denny’s Corp The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -22.22% for DENN stock, with a simple moving average of -26.33% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of DENN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for DENN stocks, with Wedbush repeating the rating for DENN by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for DENN in the upcoming period, according to Wedbush is $10 based on the research report published on February 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see DENN reach a price target of $7.50, previously predicting the price at $7. The rating they have provided for DENN stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 25th, 2024.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Neutral” to DENN, setting the target price at $12 in the report published on July 18th of the previous year.
DENN Trading at -20.80% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought DENN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -49.18% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.72%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 12.25%, as shares sank -15.92% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -25.46% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, DENN fell by -30.97%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -40.80% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $6.25. In addition, Denny’s Corp saw -19.67% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at DENN starting from Bode Christopher D, who purchase 9,740 shares at the price of $5.11 back on Feb 14 ’25. After this action, Bode Christopher D now owns 10,186 shares of Denny’s Corp, valued at $49,805 using the latest closing price.
Verostek Robert P., the EVP, Chief Financial Officer of Denny’s Corp, purchase 10,000 shares at $6.53 during a trade that took place back on Jun 14 ’24, which means that Verostek Robert P. is holding 24,000 shares at $65,299 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for DENN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.1 for the present operating margin
- 0.29 for the gross margin
The net margin for Denny’s Corp stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.12.
Based on Denny’s Corp (DENN), the company’s capital structure generated 1.16 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.1. The debt to equity ratio resting at -7.42. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.15.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 63.77 million with net debt to EBITDA at 6.06. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.44. The receivables turnover for the company is 26.59for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.98. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.42.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Denny’s Corp (DENN) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
