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WEN

Wendy's Co

Mar 13 • 01:26PM ET

15.34

Dollar change +0.09
Percentage change 0.56	%

Consumer Cyclical • Restaurants • USA • NASD

Peers: MCD YUM QSR CMG DRI SBUX JACK WING CAKE BJRI

| Held by: IJH VTI SCHD VB DVY VBR VXF XMHQ MDY DES

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Index	-	P/E	16.22	EPS (ttm)	0.95	Insider Own	8.84%	Shs Outstand	203.83M	Perf Week	1.15%
Market Cap	3.07B	Forward P/E	13.60	EPS next Y	1.13	Insider Trans	-0.45%	Shs Float	182.76M	Perf Month	7.09%
Income	194.36M	PEG	2.09	EPS next Q	0.20	Inst Own	85.62%	Short Float	9.24%	Perf Quarter	-12.72%
Sales	2.25B	P/S	1.37	EPS this Y	1.11%	Inst Trans	5.14%	Short Ratio	3.32	Perf Half Y	-7.79%
Book/sh	1.27	P/B	12.05	EPS next Y	11.53%	ROA	3.51%	Short Interest	16.89M	Perf Year	-16.88%
Cash/sh	2.51	P/C	6.10	EPS next 5Y	7.75%	ROE	68.30%	52W Range	13.72 - 20.65	Perf YTD	-5.92%
Dividend Est.	0.67 (4.37%)	P/FCF	11.78	EPS past 5Y	12.83%	ROI	4.63%	52W High	-25.74%	Beta	0.59
Dividend TTM	1.00 (6.52%)	Quick Ratio	1.83	Sales past 5Y	5.68%	Gross Margin	28.14%	52W Low	11.77%	ATR (14)	0.47
Dividend Ex-Date	Mar 03, 2025	Current Ratio	1.85	EPS Y/Y TTM	-2.58%	Oper. Margin	16.78%	RSI (14)	51.65	Volatility	3.38% 3.44%
Employees	14500	Debt/Eq	15.78	Sales Y/Y TTM	2.98%	Profit Margin	8.65%	Recom	2.79	Target Price	16.86
Option/Short	Yes / Yes	LT Debt/Eq	15.20	EPS Q/Q	2.43%	Payout	105.80%	Rel Volume	0.38	Prev Close	15.25
Sales Surprise	2.08%	EPS Surprise	2.97%	Sales Q/Q	6.22%	Earnings	Feb 13 BMO	Avg Volume	5.08M	Price	15.34
SMA20	0.36%	SMA50	1.65%	SMA200	-9.39%	Trades		Volume	1,202,894	Change	0.56%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
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
Mar-06-23	Downgrade	Northcoast	Buy → Neutral
Jan-17-23	Downgrade	Deutsche Bank	Buy → Hold	$23
Jan-13-23	Downgrade	Evercore ISI	Outperform → In-line	$25
Jan-05-23	Downgrade	Oppenheimer	Outperform → Perform
Dec-15-22	Initiated	Jefferies	Hold	$25
Sep-23-22	Initiated	Stephens	Overweight	$25
Sep-08-22	Initiated	Bernstein	Outperform	$25
Apr-18-22	Downgrade	BMO Capital Markets	Outperform → Market Perform	$28 → $22

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Today 11:52AM	Chipotle, Shake Shack, and other fast-casual food stocks tank, but the sell-off may be overdone (Yahoo Finance)
08:55AM	Rebel Foods opens 200th Wendys restaurant in India (Verdict Food Service)
Mar-11-25 01:14PM	Analyst Sees Wendy's Playing Catch-Up, Needs Stronger Focus on Tech, Talent & Global Expansion (Benzinga)
Mar-07-25 07:38AM	Wendys is giving the Frosty a major makeover (CNN Business)
04:29AM	Wendys aims to add 1,000 restaurants globally by 2028 (Verdict Food Service)
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Mar-06-25 02:51PM	Analyst Report: The Wendy's Company (Morningstar Research)
08:22AM	Wendy's introduces new long-term targets, stock up (Investing.com)
07:40AM	Wendys Sets Long-Term Financial Targets Ahead of Investor Day (The Wall Street Journal)
07:00AM	Wendy's Unveils Next Chapter of Growth and Announces Long-Term Financial Algorithm at 2025 Investor Day (PR Newswire)
05:48AM	Wendys wants to open 1K stores in 3 years (Restaurant Dive)
Mar-05-25 12:55PM	3 takeaways from retailers this earnings season (Yahoo Finance Video)
Feb-28-25 03:12PM	Analyst Report: The Wendy's Company (Morningstar Research)
10:00AM	Wendy's Celebrates Opening of 500th Restaurant in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA) Region (PR Newswire)
Feb-27-25 01:57PM	Jim Cramer: Sell Wendys (WEN) and Buy Texas Roadhouse Instead! (Insider Monkey)
Feb-25-25 07:58AM	Why The Wendys Company (WEN) Stock Jumped On Monday (Insider Monkey)
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Feb-22-25 01:06AM	Q4 2024 F&G Annuities & Life Inc Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
Feb-21-25 11:12AM	Wendys launches Thin Mints-inspired Frosty in US for limited time (Verdict Food Service)
Feb-20-25 08:00AM	Wendy's New Thin Mints Frosty is the Perfect Pairing for Girl Scout Cookie Season Beginning Feb. 21 (PR Newswire)
Feb-18-25 03:11PM	Evercore adds Wendys to outperform list ahead of investor day (Investing.com)
Feb-16-25 08:51PM	Is The Wendys Company (WEN) the Best Food Stock to Buy Under $20? (Insider Monkey)
Feb-14-25 06:12PM	Analyst Report: The Wendy's Company (Morningstar Research)
10:57AM	Wendys reports 6.2% increase in Q4 2024 revenue (Verdict Food Service)
01:55AM	Q4 2024 Wendy's Co Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
Feb-13-25 12:51PM	Analyst Report: The Wendy's Company (Morningstar Research)
12:45PM	Wendy's (WEN) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript (Motley Fool)
10:44AM	Wendy's Q4 Earnings Beat Expectations, Accelerated Growth Investments And Dividend Cut On The Menu (Benzinga)
09:30AM	Compared to Estimates, Wendy's (WEN) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics (Zacks)
09:00AM	Jim Cramer Says Hes Worried About The Wendys Company (WEN) (Insider Monkey)
08:15AM	Wendy's (WEN) Tops Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
07:49AM	Wendy's shares rise as Q4 earnings, revenue beats expectations (Investing.com)
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07:45AM	Does Billionaire Bill Ackman's New Position in Uber Carry a Hidden Opportunity? (Motley Fool)
07:17AM	Wendys (NASDAQ:WEN) Q4 Sales Beat Estimates (StockStory)
07:15AM	Wendy's: Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
07:00AM	THE WENDY'S COMPANY REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL-YEAR 2024 RESULTS, PROVIDES 2025 OUTLOOK, AND UPDATES ITS CAPITAL ALLOCATION POLICY (PR Newswire)
Feb-12-25 08:02AM	Wendy's (WEN) Q4 Earnings: What To Expect (StockStory)
07:29AM	The Wendy's Co (WEN) Q4 2024 Earnings Report Preview: What To Look For (GuruFocus.com)
Feb-11-25 09:15AM	Seeking Clues to Wendy's (WEN) Q4 Earnings? A Peek Into Wall Street Projections for Key Metrics (Zacks)
Feb-10-25 04:41PM	McDonald's Gaps Above Buy Point As Recovery Hopes Trump Earnings Miss (Investor's Business Daily)
10:25AM	McDonald's Breaks Out As Earnings Miss But U.S. Recovery Seen (Investor's Business Daily)
07:35AM	McDonald's Earnings Miss But Dow Giant Set To Trigger Buy Signal (Investor's Business Daily)
07:11AM	McDonald's Earnings Miss With Dow Giant Near Buy Point (Investor's Business Daily)
Feb-07-25 07:58AM	3 High-Yielding Dividend Stocks That Could Cut Their Payouts This Year (Motley Fool)
Feb-06-25 10:01AM	Wendy's (WEN) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth (Zacks)
Jan-31-25 09:19AM	Why this 50-year-old restaurant chain has a stock that's smoking Nvidia's (Yahoo Finance)
09:19AM	Why this 50-year old restaurant chain has a stock that is smoking Nvidia's (Yahoo Finance)
Jan-30-25 09:24AM	Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol still must overcome this ultimate challenge (Yahoo Finance)
Jan-25-25 09:10AM	Wendys price target lowered to $18 from $19 at Evercore ISI (TipRanks)
Jan-19-25 11:00AM	Papa John's is looking for a new recipe after a stale year (Yahoo Finance)
Jan-15-25 04:30PM	The Wendy's Company to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results on February 13, 2025 and Host an Investor Day on March 6, 2025 (PR Newswire)
Jan-14-25 04:01AM	Unpacking Q3 Earnings: Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) In The Context Of Other Traditional Fast Food Stocks (StockStory)
Jan-02-25 08:54AM	Consumer stocks 2025: Watch out for discount retailers and fast casual chains, tariffs remain a wild card (Yahoo Finance)
Dec-30-24 04:47PM	This is what could drive consumer spending in 2025 (Yahoo Finance Video)
Dec-20-24 04:03AM	Traditional Fast Food Stocks Q3 Teardown: Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) Vs The Rest (StockStory)
Dec-18-24 09:49PM	Analyst Report: The Wendy's Company (Morningstar Research)
Dec-13-24 07:23AM	Three Reasons Why WEN is Risky and One Stock to Buy Instead (StockStory)
Dec-11-24 09:00AM	Wendy's Offers 12 Days of Sweet and Spicy Holiday BOGO Deals Exclusively In-App (PR Newswire)
09:00AM	Wendy's Offers 12 Days of Sweet & Spicy Holiday BOGO Deals Exclusively In-App (PR Newswire)
Dec-09-24 11:51AM	Shake Shack founder Danny Meyer: You can leave $0 tip if you so choose (Yahoo Finance)
Dec-04-24 09:00AM	Sweet Season's Greetings: Wendy's Kicks Off the Countdown to Frosty Key Tags (PR Newswire)
Nov-29-24 07:00AM	Private-Equity Funds Are Taking Out Loans They Dont Really Need (The Wall Street Journal)
Nov-21-24 09:35AM	Flynn Group buys 32 more Wendys (Restaurant Dive)
Nov-19-24 09:48AM	UPS veteran to become Wendy's finance chief (Chain Store Age)
Nov-18-24 04:30PM	THE WENDY'S COMPANY NAMES KEN COOK CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (PR Newswire)
01:28PM	How to find value as markets cool off from election rally (Yahoo Finance Video)
09:00AM	As Temperatures Drop Wendy's Spices Up Holiday Meal Planning with $3.99 Spicy Chicken Sandwich In-App Offer (PR Newswire)
Nov-14-24 02:29AM	Is Wendys (WEN) The Best Fast Food Stock To Invest In Right Now? (Insider Monkey)
Nov-12-24 08:01AM	Celebrating 55 Years of Frosty: Wendy's Drops New Salted Caramel Frosty Nationwide (PR Newswire)
Nov-07-24 02:01PM	Wendys needs AI to handle its $1 Frosty demand (Quartz)
Nov-05-24 03:08PM	Analyst Report: The Wendy's Company (Morningstar Research)
Nov-02-24 12:51AM	Wendys Reports Modest Revenue Growth in Q3 2024 (TipRanks)
Nov-01-24 12:24PM	Wendy's closing 140 more restaurants as part of push to update its locations (Associated Press Finance)
11:45AM	Wendys reports 13% decline in Q3 2024 net income (Verdict Food Service)
11:25AM	Wendys credits tech for better drive-thru experiences, employee satisfaction (CX Dive)
08:23AM	Wendys is closing 140 outdated restaurants in 2024, but theres a silver lining for fans of the fast-food chain (FastCompany)
07:16AM	Wendys is closing 140 restaurants (CNN Business)
03:04AM	The Wendy's Co (WEN) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Growth Amidst Challenges (GuruFocus.com)
12:30AM	Wendy's (WEN) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript (Motley Fool)
Oct-31-24 04:05PM	Wendy's slides on underwhelming same-store sales growth in Q3 (Yahoo Finance Video) -5.91%
02:22PM	Analyst Report: The Wendy's Company (Morningstar Research)
01:01PM	Wendys Boss Bets on Breakfast (The Wall Street Journal)
10:23AM	Wendys Stock Falls After Burger Chain Cuts Sales Forecast (The Wall Street Journal)
10:00AM	Wendy's (WEN) Q3 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates (Zacks)
08:25AM	Wendys Sales Beat Expectations (The Wall Street Journal)
08:15AM	Wendy's (WEN) Q3 Earnings Match Estimates (Zacks)
07:47AM	Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) Exceeds Q3 Expectations (StockStory)
07:42AM	Wendys to close 140 poor-performing restaurants in Q4 (Restaurant Dive)
07:11AM	Wendy's: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
07:00AM	THE WENDY'S COMPANY REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2024 RESULTS (PR Newswire)
Oct-30-24 06:00PM	McDonalds: What History Says About Restaurant Stocks and Food-borne Illnesses (Motley Fool)
09:08AM	Earnings To Watch: The Wendy's Co (WEN) Reports Q3 2024 Result (GuruFocus.com)
03:10AM	Wendy's (WEN) To Report Earnings Tomorrow: Here Is What To Expect (StockStory)
Oct-24-24 10:01AM	Analysts Estimate Wendy's (WEN) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for (Zacks)
Oct-23-24 06:43PM	McDonald's was just gaining back market share before E. coli: Analyst (Yahoo Finance Video)
02:10PM	A look at food-related illnesses at restaurants over the years (Associated Press Finance)
09:00AM	Coach Bill Self Teams Up with Local Wendy's Restaurants to Support a Spooktacular Cause (PR Newswire)
Oct-22-24 10:58AM	Wendys launches limited edition Boo! Bags for Halloween (Verdict Food Service)
Oct-21-24 09:00AM	Wendy's Drops Bone-Chillingly Fun Boo! Bag Meal, Featuring Exclusive Frosty Figure for 'Kidults' and Parents (PR Newswire)
Oct-15-24 10:00AM	Inside Wendys drive-thru AI that makes ordering fast food even faster (Fortune)
05:21AM	Rebel Foods opens 160th Wendys restaurant in India (Verdict Food Service)
Oct-14-24 09:00AM	Rebel Foods opens 160th Wendy's restaurant in Bengaluru (PR Newswire)

The Wendy's Co. engages in operating, developing, and franchising a system of quick-service restaurants. It offers hamburgers and related products, such as chicken breast sandwiches, nuggets, chili, and baked potatoes, French fries, freshly prepared salads, soft drinks, milk, coffee, frosty deserts, and kid's meals. The company was founded by R. David Thomas on November 15, 1969 and is headquartered in Dublin, OH.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
GILBERT KENNETH W	Director	Mar 04 '25	Sale	15.14	3,500	52,991	27,804	Mar 06 04:32 PM
KENNETH W GILBERT	Director	Mar 04 '25	Proposed Sale	15.14	3,500	52,991		Mar 04 05:06 PM
Tanner Kirk	President & CEO	Feb 22 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	117,842	0	117,842	Feb 25 06:29 PM
Mathews-Spradlin Mich J	Director	Nov 07 '24	Sale	20.28	24,462	496,089	63,789	Nov 08 04:46 PM
Esposito Liliana	Chf Corp Affrs & Sustnblty Ofc	Nov 05 '24	Option Exercise	15.36	52,009	798,598	135,501	Nov 07 05:02 PM
Esposito Liliana	Chf Corp Affrs & Sustnblty Ofc	Nov 05 '24	Sale	19.63	52,009	1,020,937	83,492	Nov 07 05:02 PM
Michelle Mathews-Spradlin	Director	Nov 07 '24	Proposed Sale	20.28	24,462	496,089		Nov 07 04:06 PM
Thuerk Suzanne M.	Chief Accounting Officer	Aug 13 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	1,556	0	8,432	Aug 15 05:02 PM
Spessard Matthew P	Chief Information Officer	Aug 13 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	3,820	0	6,913	Aug 15 05:01 PM
Plosch Gunther	Chief Financial Officer	Aug 11 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	4,529	0	168,014	Aug 13 05:35 PM
Thuerk Suzanne M.	Chief Accounting Officer	Aug 11 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	364	0	6,985	Aug 13 05:29 PM
Ajmani Deepak	Chief Operations Officer - U.S	Aug 11 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	609	0	20,612	Aug 13 05:28 PM
Esposito Liliana	Chf Corp Affrs & Sustnblty Ofc	Aug 11 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	1,528	0	83,939	Aug 13 05:27 PM
O'Brien Matthew Coley	Chief People Officer	Aug 11 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	1,711	0	82,061	Aug 13 05:26 PM
Pringle Abigail E.	President, U.S.	Aug 11 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	4,038	0	198,322	Aug 13 05:25 PM
Wunsch E.J.	President, International	Aug 11 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	2,691	0	63,090	Aug 13 05:24 PM
Spessard Matthew P	Chief Information Officer	Aug 11 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	548	0	3,253	Aug 13 05:23 PM
Peltz Matthew H.	Director	Aug 08 '24	Sale	17.18	1,000,000	17,180,000	14,943,466	Aug 09 08:50 PM
MAY PETER W	Director	Aug 08 '24	Sale	17.18	1,000,000	17,180,000	14,943,466	Aug 09 08:48 PM
PELTZ NELSON	Director	Aug 08 '24	Sale	17.18	1,000,000	17,180,000	14,943,466	Aug 09 08:47 PM
TRIAN FUND MANAGEMENT, L.P.	Director	Aug 08 '24	Proposed Sale	16.97	1,000,000	16,970,000		Aug 08 05:50 PM
Dolan Kristin A	Director	Jun 03 '24	Sale	17.39	21,000	365,182	39,478	Jun 04 04:51 PM
Loredo Juan Carlos	Global Chief Marketing Officer	May 09 '24	Option Exercise	12.44	44,806	557,346	72,392	May 10 05:00 PM
Loredo Juan Carlos	Global Chief Marketing Officer	May 09 '24	Sale	19.50	44,806	873,717	27,586	May 10 05:00 PM
Ajmani Deepak	Chief Operations Officer - U.S	May 02 '24	Option Exercise	8.22	27,277	224,285	35,016	May 03 04:40 PM
Spessard Matthew P	Chief Information Officer	Mar 15 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	55	0	2,722	Mar 19 05:03 PM

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