WEN

Wendy's Co

7.89

Jun 29 • 12:14PM ET +0.09 (1.22%)

Consumer Cyclical Restaurants USA Small NASD

Jun 25, 4:05 AMViral WallStreetBets 'Save Wendy's' post sparks meme-stock rally

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Index	-
Market Cap	1.50B
Enterprise Value	5.17B
Income	148.56M
Sales	2.19B
Book/sh	0.61
Cash/sh	2.35
Dividend Est.	0.58 (7.30%)
Dividend TTM	0.56 (7.09%)
Dividend Ex-Date	Jun 01, 2026
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	10.25% 18.23%
Payout	78.75%
Employees	14900
IPO	Jun 18, 1976

P/E	10.18
Forward P/E	12.32
PEG	-
P/S	0.69
P/B	13.01
P/C	3.36
P/FCF	6.76
EV/EBITDA	10.54
EV/Sales	2.36
Quick Ratio	1.81
Current Ratio	1.83
Debt/Eq	35.63
LT Debt/Eq	34.68
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	0.78
EPS next Y	0.64
EPS next Q	0.17
EPS this Y	-34.86%
EPS next Y	11.80%
EPS next 5Y	-6.71%
EPS past 3/5Y	- -0.96%
Sales past 3/5Y	1.28% 2.79%
EPS Y/Y TTM	-17.48%
Sales Y/Y TTM	-1.84%
EPS Q/Q	-38.85%
Sales Q/Q	3.28%
Earnings	May 08 BMO
EPS/Sales Surpr.	26.05% 4.36%

Insider Own	9.07%
Insider Trans	0.00%
Inst Own	92.76%
Inst Trans	0.87%
ROA	3.02%
ROE	120.88%
ROIC	3.60%
Gross Margin	26.10%
Oper. Margin	14.37%
Profit Margin	6.77%
SMA20	12.97%
SMA50	10.12%
SMA200	-0.55%
Trades

Shs Outstand	190.45M
Shs Float	173.19M
Short Float	29.83%
Short Ratio	3.28
Short Interest	51.67M
52W High	12.04 -34.43%
52W Low	6.07 30.07%
Volatility	14.66% 6.92%
ATR (14)	0.63
RSI (14)	59.42
Beta	0.37
Rel Volume	2.77
Avg Volume	15.76M
Volume	19,645,217

Perf Week	27.96%
Perf Month	5.27%
Perf Quarter	16.10%
Perf Half Y	-4.76%
Perf YTD	-5.22%
Perf Year	-31.70%
Perf 3Y	-63.83%
Perf 5Y	-65.48%
Perf 10Y	-16.63%
Recom	2.96
Target Price	7.79
Prev Close	7.80
Price	7.89
Change	1.22%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
May-13-26	Upgrade	Argus	Hold → Buy	$12
May-11-26	Downgrade	JP Morgan	Neutral → Underweight	$6
Dec-03-25	Downgrade	JP Morgan	Overweight → Neutral	$9
Oct-28-25	Initiated	Mizuho	Underperform	$8
Sep-25-25	Downgrade	Northcoast	Neutral → Sell	$7
Sep-23-25	Downgrade	Argus	Buy → Hold
May-14-25	Downgrade	Guggenheim	Buy → Neutral
May-05-25	Upgrade	JP Morgan	Neutral → Overweight	$15
Feb-26-25	Resumed	JP Morgan	Neutral	$20 → $17
Jan-21-25	Downgrade	Morgan Stanley	Equal-Weight → Underweight	$22 → $14
Jun-13-24	Initiated	Goldman	Sell	$16
Apr-12-24	Resumed	Stephens	Equal-Weight	$20
Feb-22-24	Downgrade	Bernstein	Outperform → Mkt Perform	$24 → $20
Feb-21-24	Downgrade	JP Morgan	Overweight → Neutral	$22 → $19
Jan-16-24	Downgrade	Gordon Haskett	Buy → Hold	$21
Jan-03-24	Downgrade	Barclays	Overweight → Equal Weight	$23 → $21
Dec-21-23	Downgrade	Wedbush	Outperform → Neutral	$21
Oct-19-23	Initiated	Deutsche Bank	Hold	$20
Jun-14-23	Resumed	Piper Sandler	Overweight	$25
May-19-23	Upgrade	Argus	Hold → Buy	$29

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Today 03:02AM	WEN Stock Gains Overnight: Retail Mood Peaks Amid 'Wendependence Day' Buzz (Stocktwits)
Jun-26-26 01:00PM	Tech Volatility Leads Stocks to Mixed Weekly Performance (Schaeffer's Research) +6.41%
09:46AM	Stocks to Watch: ON Semiconductor, Apple, Zalando (The Wall Street Journal)
06:10AM	CFOs On the Move: Week ending June 26 (CFO.com)
04:32AM	Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Futures Fall (The Wall Street Journal)
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02:22AM	WEN Stock Heads For Third Weekly Gain: How It Went From A 12-Year Low To WallStreetBets' Favorite In Four Days (Stocktwits)
Jun-25-26 11:31PM	A Tale Of Two Wendys: Beneath The Wild Meme-Stock Surge (Trefis) -6.74%
04:58PM	Meme-Stock Traders Rally Around Wendy's (The Wall Street Journal)
10:42AM	Micron Sparks Fresh AI Stock Rally (GuruFocus.com)
10:32AM	Reddit Decided to Save Wendys and Its Stock Jumped 42% in Abnormal Retail Buying (Entrepreneur)
10:17AM	Retail Traders Serve Up Another Wendy's Stock Rally (Schaeffer's Research)
10:08AM	Stocks to Watch: Micron, Apple, Wendy's (The Wall Street Journal)
10:06AM	Wendy's Stock Is Changing Hands More Than Micron. The Nasdaq Halts Trading. (Barrons.com)
10:03AM	Spencer Jakab Meme Stocks Are Best Sold (The Wall Street Journal)
09:07AM	Hershey taps PepsiCo executive for US president role (Just Food)
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09:06AM	Wendy's Stock Rally Puts Wall Street on Short-Squeeze Watch (The Wall Street Journal)
08:16AM	Micron Is the New Nvidia, It Just Changed the AI Game (Barrons.com)
07:13AM	Wendy's Stock Is Changing Hands More Than Micron Today (Barrons.com)
06:23AM	Micron Is the New Nvidia (Barrons.com)
05:57AM	Qualcomm stock surges on Meta deal, and other early market movers (MarketWatch)
05:54AM	Micron, Qualcomm surge premarket; Hertz slips (Investing.com)
Jun-24-26 06:22PM	Wendys Stock Climbs 30% as WallStreetBets Targets a GameStop Repeat (BeInCrypto) +25.66%
05:02PM	The Next GameStop? Meme Stock Traders Make Biggie-Size Bet on Wendy's (decrypt)
03:47PM	Trending: OpenAI, Broadcom target Nvidia's AI chip dominance; Wendy's sees meme stock boost (Yahoo Finance Video)
02:13PM	Wendys Was a Turnaround Play. Now Its a Meme Stock (Investopedia)
01:42PM	Wendy's shares hit over seven-month high in meme-like rally (Reuters Videos)
01:17PM	Wendy's stock swept up in meme-like rally after viral Reddit post, leadership hire (Yahoo Finance)
12:10PM	Meme stocks are back on the table, with shares of Wendy's rallying 25% (MarketWatch)
11:29AM	Wendys is Officially a Meme Stock Again (Moby)
11:29AM	WEN Stock On Track For Best Single-Day Gains In Over 6 Years Retail Says 'Ape In' After Reddit Goes Into 'Save Wendy's' Mode (Stocktwits)
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11:00AM	Wendys picks Steve Cirulis as finance and strategy chief (Verdict Food Service)
10:54AM	Wendy's gets the meme stock treatment after Reddit's WallStreetBets calls for a rescue (Proactive)
10:47AM	Is Wendy's the next meme stock? Everyday traders are trying to 'save' the fast-food chain. (MarketWatch)
10:23AM	Wendy's Stock Gets Boost From Retail Traders (The Wall Street Journal)
09:09AM	Wendy's Surges 37% Following Viral Reddit Post (Bloomberg)
08:47AM	Wendy's stock surges on CFO hire, meme trader activity (Quartz)
07:09AM	Wendy's Pops 22%. It Could Be the Next Meme Stock. (Barrons.com)
06:58AM	Wendys Shares Jump on CFO Appointment and Turnaround Optimism (WEN) (InvestorsHub)
05:49AM	Cerebras slides after maiden earnings, and other early market movers (MarketWatch)
03:19AM	Wendys Stock Is Soaring 20% Overnight Retail Traders Are Begging for A Short Squeeze (Stocktwits)
Jun-23-26 12:06PM	Wendys Ropes In New CFO From Potbelly After Recently Poaching Their CEO Retail Cheers Duos Reunion After Their Successful Stints (Stocktwits)
12:00PM	The Worlds Largest Franchisee Just Revealed His Playbook for Scaling. These Are His Rules. (Entrepreneur)
11:39AM	Wendy's names Steve Cirulis CFO and Chief Strategy Officer (Quartz)
10:48AM	Wendys names Potbelly alum to dual CFO, chief strategy role (CFO Dive)
08:30AM	THE WENDY'S COMPANY NAMES STEVE CIRULIS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER (PR Newswire)
06:52AM	Wendys hires former Potbelly exec as CFO (Restaurant Dive)
02:30AM	WEN Stock At Near 20-Year Low Retail Wants To 'Buy A Ton Of Shares' (Stocktwits)
Jun-08-26 08:00AM	Say 'Bello!' to the Minions & Monsters Meal, Only at Wendy's (PR Newswire)
May-22-26 05:03AM	WEN Stock Emerges As Battleground Trade Amid Takeover Buzz, Rising Shorts (Stocktwits)
May-21-26 12:00PM	The CEO Who Rescued Potbelly Is Now Taking Over Wendys Heres What to Expect (Entrepreneur)
04:52AM	Wendys appoints Bob Wright as new president and CEO (Verdict Food Service)
May-20-26 04:28PM	Wendy's New CEO Has a Tough Job. Here's What Needs to Be Done. (Barrons.com)
09:58AM	Wendy's names Bob Wright as permanent CEO (Quartz)
09:01AM	Wendy's Names Robert Wright as CEO (The Wall Street Journal)
08:30AM	Wendy's Appoints Robert D. "Bob" Wright as President and Chief Executive Officer (PR Newswire)
04:46AM	Wendys appoints Bob Wright as CEO (Restaurant Dive)
May-19-26 11:13AM	Wendy's Celebrates Its Redhead Roots with NYC Look-alike Contest on World Redhead Day (PR Newswire)
May-15-26 09:26AM	Beef prices have hit record highs: Stat of the day (Yahoo Finance)
May-13-26 12:30PM	Can Project Fresh Save The Wendy's Company? (Trefis)
09:41AM	Wendys long-suffering stock gets a boost after reports that billionaire Nelson Peltz wants to take it private (FastCompany)
09:35AM	AMD, Under Armour downgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls (The Fly)
May-12-26 03:26PM	Why Long-Ailing Wendy's Stock Is Soaring Today (Investor's Business Daily) +16.86%
12:23PM	Nelson Peltz Wants To Take Wendy's Private Now (Moby)
12:18PM	Wendys Stock Has Been Dropping. News That It Could Get Taken Private Has It on the Rebound (Investopedia)
12:18PM	Nelson Peltz Wants to Take Wendy's Private. The Fast Food Stock Is Surging. (Investopedia)
10:41AM	The fast food stocks benefitting from value, premium offerings (Yahoo Finance Video)
10:39AM	Wendys (WEN) Shares Jump Following Report of Possible Take-Private Bid (InvestorsHub)
10:26AM	Stocks to Watch: Venture Global, GameStop, Wendy's, Hims & Hers (The Wall Street Journal)
08:28AM	Wendy's has a billionaire circling its ailing business (Yahoo Finance)
08:15AM	Trian Fund seeks investors to take Wendy's private (Quartz)
08:01AM	Nelson Peltz Wants to Take Wendy's Private, Report Says. The Burger Stock Soars 17%. (Barrons.com)
05:24AM	ASTS SpaceMobile stock drops after earnings, and other early market movers (MarketWatch)
03:51AM	Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq called lower as chip stocks dip from highs; Treasury yields rise as oil prices gain and traders parse CPI inflation data (MarketWatch)
May-11-26 11:29AM	Burger battle heats up - JPMorgan says Wendys is losing ground (Investing.com) -7.40%
10:11AM	Wendy's empire has burned. Its future now hinges on a chicken sandwich. (Yahoo Finance)
09:44AM	Dell downgraded, Uber upgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls (The Fly)
05:17AM	Wendys net income declines to $22.7m in Q1 2026 (Verdict Food Service)
May-09-26 03:03AM	The Wendy's Co (WEN) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Challenges with Strategic ... (GuruFocus.com)
May-08-26 03:15PM	Wendys store closures 2026: Fast-food chain update on long list of locations shuttered in turnaround plan (FastCompany) +5.04%
11:31AM	Nvidia's IREN investment, Wendy's & Rocket Labs earnings beat (Yahoo Finance Video)
09:46AM	Wendy's Q1 2026 earnings beat estimates, U.S. same-store sales fall (Quartz)
09:32AM	Wendys (WEN) shares rise after quarterly earnings top expectations (InvestorsHub)
07:40AM	Wendys shares jump on earnings beat despite sales decline (Investing.com)
07:40AM	Wendy's Posts Higher Sales Amid U.S. Turnaround Efforts (The Wall Street Journal)
07:16AM	Wendy's: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
07:00AM	THE WENDY'S COMPANY REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2026 RESULTS (PR Newswire)
May-07-26 01:03PM	After a big win in the burger showdown, Burger King eyes taking on McDonald's Egg McMuffin (Yahoo Finance)
May-05-26 01:55PM	Wendy's Invites Fans to Round Up for Adoption in Celebration of National Foster Care Month (PR Newswire)
May-03-26 06:00AM	What to Expect in Markets This Week: April Jobs Report, Host of Earnings From Consumer Giants Coming Up (Investopedia)
May-01-26 08:31AM	Wendys is closing hundreds of stores: See an updated list of locations where the chain is shuttering the most (FastCompany)
Apr-30-26 12:30PM	Food Franchises Are Going After Starbucks With a $100 Billion Beverage Strategy Heres What Theyre Selling (Entrepreneur)
Apr-28-26 09:36AM	McDonald's is the latest fast food chain to offer fancier drinks (Associated Press)
Apr-27-26 07:24AM	Dominos same-store sales hit a speed bump but execs arent worried (Restaurant Dive)
Apr-24-26 04:51AM	More than a rough patch: Recent restaurant closures signal market correction (Restaurant Dive)
Apr-23-26 08:00AM	Wendy's Delivers on Fan Cravings with a Lineup of Innovative Spring Menu Items (PR Newswire)
Apr-21-26 03:56PM	Everything to know about Apple's incoming CEO John Ternus (Yahoo Finance Video)
09:00AM	Wendy's Celebrates Opening of 100th Restaurant in the Philippines (PR Newswire)
Apr-14-26 07:51PM	Chef José Andrés: Restaurants closures are coming if inflation doesn't get under control (Yahoo Finance)
Apr-10-26 11:00PM	Hidden Strategies That Built The Biggest Burger Brands (The Hustle)
Apr-09-26 04:30PM	The Wendy's Company to Report First Quarter 2026 Results on May 8 (PR Newswire)

The Wendy's Co. engages in operating, developing, and franchising a system of quick-service restaurants. It operates through the following segments: Wendy's U.S., Wendy's International, and Global Real Estate and Development. The Wendy's U.S. segment includes the operation and franchising of Wendy's restaurants in the U.S. The Wendy's International segment is involved in the operation and franchising of Wendy's restaurants in countries and territories other than the U.S. The Global Real Estate and Development segment focuses on real estate activity for owned sites and sites leased from third parties. The company was founded by R. David Thomas on November 15, 1969 and is headquartered in Dublin, OH.

President of U.S.Mr. Pete Suerken

PresidentMr. Robert D. Wright

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
O'Brien Matthew Coley	Chief People Officer	Mar 01 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	18,598	0	112,277	Mar 03 05:15 PM
Spessard Matthew P	Chief Information Officer	Feb 20 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	3,481	0	11,284	Feb 24 05:04 PM
Suerken Peter J. JR	President, U.S.	Nov 20 '25	Buy	7.88	500	3,940	1,204	Nov 21 05:05 PM
Min John	Chief Legal Ofcr & Secretary	Nov 19 '25	Buy	8.18	1,700	13,906	3,005	Nov 21 05:01 PM
Radkoski Lindsay J.	CMO, U.S.	Aug 15 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	2,577	0	36,071	Aug 19 05:19 PM
Thuerk Suzanne M.	Chief Accounting Officer	Aug 12 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	4,053	0	12,732	Aug 14 06:12 PM
Radkoski Lindsay J.	CMO, U.S.	Aug 12 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	4,863	0	34,946	Aug 14 06:10 PM
Spessard Matthew P	Chief Information Officer	Aug 11 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	580	0	7,972	Aug 13 05:23 PM
Radkoski Lindsay J.	CMO, U.S.	Aug 11 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	580	0	30,257	Aug 13 05:21 PM
Wunsch E.J.	President, International	Aug 11 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	2,850	0	71,342	Aug 13 05:19 PM
O'Brien Matthew Coley	Chief People Officer	Aug 11 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	1,813	0	89,096	Aug 13 05:16 PM
Esposito Liliana	Chf Corp Affrs & Sustnblty Ofc	Aug 11 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	1,617	0	88,904	Aug 13 05:13 PM
Thuerk Suzanne M.	Chief Accounting Officer	Aug 11 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	387	0	8,795	Aug 13 05:13 PM
Thuerk Suzanne M.	Chief Accounting Officer	Aug 05 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	630	0	8,597	Aug 07 05:24 PM
O'Brien Matthew Coley	Chief People Officer	Aug 05 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	2,454	0	88,016	Aug 07 05:22 PM
Wunsch E.J.	President, International	Aug 05 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	5,149	0	70,029	Aug 07 05:20 PM
Spessard Matthew P	Chief Information Officer	Aug 05 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	1,106	0	7,714	Aug 07 05:17 PM
Esposito Liliana	Chf Corp Affrs & Sustnblty Ofc	Aug 05 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	2,137	0	87,912	Aug 07 05:16 PM
Radkoski Lindsay J.	CMO, U.S.	Aug 05 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	1,028	0	29,984	Aug 07 05:14 PM

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