Wendy’s Co (NASDAQ: WEN) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 12.67x compared to its average ratio. WEN has 36-month beta value of 0.38. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 19 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for WEN is 174.76M, and currently, short sellers hold a 9.62% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of WEN on May 07, 2025 was 5.67M shares.
WEN) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Wendy’s Co (NASDAQ: WEN) has plunged by -5.19 when compared to previous closing price of 12.52, but the company has seen a -5.72% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. benzinga.com reported 2025-05-05 that Wendy’s Co WEN shares were rising in early trading on Monday, despite the company announcing on Friday downbeat first-quarter sales.
WEN’s Market Performance
WEN’s stock has fallen by -5.72% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -10.75% and a quarterly drop of -21.29%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.09% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.18% for Wendy’s Co The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -6.41% for WEN’s stock, with a -27.31% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
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 “Overweight.” The predicted price for WEN in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $15 based on the research report published on May 05, 2025 of the current year 2025.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WEN reach a price target of $17, previously predicting the price at $20. The rating they have provided for WEN stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on February 26th, 2025.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Underweight” to WEN, setting the target price at $14 in the report published on January 21st of the current year.
WEN Trading at -15.68% 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 -42.38% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.18%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.09%, as shares sank -9.94% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -25.53% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WEN fell by -5.72%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -34.31% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $12.68. In addition, Wendy’s Co saw -27.18% 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 Pringle Abigail E., who sale 136,819 shares at the price of $12.81 back on May 05 ’25. After this action, Pringle Abigail E. now owns 203,005 shares of Wendy’s Co, valued at $1,752,173 using the latest closing price.
Abigail Pringle, the Officer of Wendy’s Co, proposed sale 136,819 shares at $12.55 during a trade that took place back on May 05 ’25, which means that Abigail Pringle is holding shares at $1,717,078 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WEN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.15 for the present operating margin
- 0.35 for the gross margin
The net margin for Wendy’s Co stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 90.40, with 3.79 for asset returns.
Based on Wendy’s Co (WEN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.97 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.08. The debt to equity ratio resting at 31.3. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.03.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 554.23 million with net debt to EBITDA at 8.21. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.14. The receivables turnover for the company is 18.85for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.39. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.49.
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.
