The price-to-earnings ratio for Denny’s Corp (NASDAQ: DENN) is above average at 13.60x. The 36-month beta value for DENN is also noteworthy at 1.66. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 2 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for DENN is 49.71M, and at present, short sellers hold a 8.30% of that float. The average trading volume of DENN on May 08, 2025 was 1.60M shares.
DENN) stock’s latest price update
Denny’s Corp (NASDAQ: DENN)’s stock price has soared by 14.32 in relation to previous closing price of 3.91. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 21.14% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-05 that Denny’s Corporation (NASDAQ:DENN ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 5, 2025 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Kayla Money – Senior Director of Investor Relations Kelli Valade – Chief Executive Officer Robert Verostek – Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Michael Tamas – Oppenheimer & Company Jake Bartlett – Truist Securities Todd Brooks – The Benchmark Company Jon Tower – Citigroup Eric Gonzalez – KeyBanc Capital Markets Allison Arfstrom – Piper Sandler Operator Ladies and gentlemen, greetings and welcome to the Denny’s Corporation First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.
DENN’s Market Performance
DENN’s stock has risen by 21.14% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 32.64% and a quarterly drop of -28.59%. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.97% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 7.65% for Denny’s Corp The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 29.17% for DENN’s stock, with a -21.22% simple moving average for the past 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 17.71% 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 -46.14% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.65%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.97%, as shares surge +53.61% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -14.20% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, DENN rose by +21.14%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -38.00% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $3.46. In addition, Denny’s Corp saw -26.12% 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 Dunn Stephen C., who purchase 9,815 shares at the price of $5.08 back on Feb 26 ’25. After this action, Dunn Stephen C. now owns 113,666 shares of Denny’s Corp, valued at $49,903 using the latest closing price.
Saygbay-Hallie Monigo, the EVP, Chief People Officer of Denny’s Corp, purchase 950 shares at $5.09 during a trade that took place back on Feb 20 ’25, which means that Saygbay-Hallie Monigo is holding 1,050 shares at $4,832 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for DENN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.41 for the gross margin
The net margin for Denny’s Corp stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.1.
Based on Denny’s Corp (DENN), the company’s capital structure generated 1.1 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 -11.41. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.95.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 62.08 million with net debt to EBITDA at 6.78. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.42. The receivables turnover for the company is 26.4for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.93. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.37.
Conclusion
In summary, Denny’s Corp (DENN) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing 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.
