In the past week, WEN stock has gone down by -2.92%, with a monthly decline of -5.61% and a quarterly plunge of -11.76%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.65%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.77% for Wendy’s Co The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -3.38% for WEN stock, with a simple moving average of -12.93% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Wendy’s Co (NASDAQ: WEN) Right Now?
Wendy’s Co (NASDAQ: WEN) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 15.47x compared to its average ratio. WEN has 36-month beta value of 0.61. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 20 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for WEN is 182.47M, and currently, short sellers hold a 7.45% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of WEN on April 01, 2025 was 5.26M shares.
WEN) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Wendy’s Co (NASDAQ: WEN) has decreased by 0.00 when compared to last closing price of 14.63. Despite this, the company has experienced a -2.92% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. youtube.com reported 2025-03-21 that Much has been said about Chipotle (CMG) and Starbucks (SBUX) in restaurant circles over the past year. Chipotle finds itself with a new CEO in Scott Boatwright, who is looking to ramp store growth to a new level.
Analysts’ Opinion of WEN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WEN stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for WEN by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for WEN in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $17 based on the research report published on February 26, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WEN reach a price target of $14, previously predicting the price at $22. The rating they have provided for WEN stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on January 21st, 2025.
Goldman gave a rating of “Sell” to WEN, setting the target price at $16 in the report published on June 13th of the previous year.
WEN Trading at -2.29% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought WEN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -29.15% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.77%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.65%, as shares sank -2.01% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -1.48% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WEN fell by -2.92%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -11.28% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $15.14. In addition, Wendy’s Co saw -10.25% 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 WEN starting from GILBERT KENNETH W, who sale 3,500 shares at the price of $15.14 back on Mar 04 ’25. After this action, GILBERT KENNETH W now owns 27,804 shares of Wendy’s Co, valued at $52,991 using the latest closing price.
KENNETH W GILBERT, the Director of Wendy’s Co, proposed sale 3,500 shares at $15.14 during a trade that took place back on Mar 04 ’25, which means that KENNETH W GILBERT is holding shares at $52,991 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WEN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.17 for the present operating margin
- 0.35 for the gross margin
The net margin for Wendy’s Co stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 68.30, with 3.51 for asset returns.
Based on Wendy’s Co (WEN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.94 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.09. The debt to equity ratio resting at 15.78. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.99.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 135.65 million with net debt to EBITDA at 6.57. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.93. The receivables turnover for the company is 22.48for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.45. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.85.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Wendy’s Co (WEN) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. 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.
