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WEN

Wendy's Co

May 14 • 04:00PM ET

8.11

0.00 0.00 %

Consumer Cyclical • Restaurants • USA • Small • NASD

May 13, 9:45 AMArgus Research upgrades Wendy's to Buy from Hold, sets $12 target on potential Trian take-private bid catalyst

Peers: JACK SHAK QSR MCD YUM

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Index	-	P/E	10.46	EPS (ttm)	0.78	Insider Own	9.01%	Shs Outstand	190.45M	Perf Week	16.69%
Market Cap	1.54B	Forward P/E	12.59	EPS next Y	0.64	Insider Trans	0.01%	Shs Float	173.32M	Perf Month	17.54%
Enterprise Value	5.21B	PEG	-	EPS next Q	0.17	Inst Own	91.06%	Short Float	26.71%	Perf Quarter	11.55%
Income	148.56M	P/S	0.70	EPS this Y	-34.54%	Inst Trans	-4.51%	Short Ratio	4.60	Perf Half Y	-8.36%
Sales	2.19B	P/B	13.37	EPS next Y	11.79%	ROA	3.02%	Short Interest	46.29M	Perf YTD	-2.64%
Book/sh	0.61	P/C	3.45	EPS next 5Y	-6.33%	ROE	120.88%	52W High	12.51 -35.17%	Perf Year	-31.73%
Cash/sh	2.35	P/FCF	6.95	EPS past 3/5Y	- -0.96%	ROIC	3.60%	52W Low	6.37 27.32%	Perf 3Y	-65.40%
Dividend Est.	0.57 (7.07%)	EV/EBITDA	10.62	Sales past 3/5Y	1.28% 2.79%	Gross Margin	26.10%	Volatility	7.10% 4.45%	Perf 5Y	-65.34%
Dividend TTM	0.56 (6.91%)	EV/Sales	2.38	EPS Y/Y TTM	-17.48%	Oper. Margin	14.37%	ATR (14)	0.38	Perf 10Y	-22.47%
Dividend Ex-Date	Jun 01, 2026	Quick Ratio	1.81	Sales Y/Y TTM	-1.84%	Profit Margin	6.77%	RSI (14)	65.29	Recom	3.03
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	10.25% 18.23%	Current Ratio	1.83	EPS Q/Q	-38.85%	SMA20	14.63%	Beta	0.40	Target Price	7.67
Payout	78.75%	Debt/Eq	35.63	Sales Q/Q	3.28%	SMA50	15.19%	Rel Volume	0.00	Prev Close	8.11
Employees	14900	LT Debt/Eq	34.68	Earnings	May 08 BMO	SMA200	-3.33%	Avg Volume	10.05M	Price	8.11
IPO	Jun 18, 1976	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	26.05% 4.36%	Trades		Volume	0	Change	0.00%

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

Show Previous Ratings

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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
Apr-06-26 11:04PM	Wendy's is Giving Away Free Fries and Frosty on Tuesday, April 7 Thanks to One Iconic Slam Dunk (PR Newswire)
11:14AM	McDonalds CEO Responds to the Viral Big Arch Backlash (WSJ)
Apr-02-26 05:00AM	Coca-Cola reasserts fast-food dominance over Pepsi in new campaign (Marketing Dive)
Mar-30-26 02:29PM	Most people have already gotten their tax refunds. That's bad news for restaurants and retailers. (MarketWatch)
08:00AM	Wendy's Iconic Spicy Chicken Sandwich Upgrade Brings the Heat That Hits (PR Newswire)
05:51AM	Wendys upgrades chicken sandwich lineup (Restaurant Dive)
Mar-27-26 09:16AM	Gas price spike is eating up fast food sales: Chart (Yahoo Finance)
Mar-25-26 08:00AM	Wendy's Launches DC Rides Kids' Meal featuring 12 Collectible DC Super Heroes, Super-Villains and Rides (PR Newswire)
Mar-24-26 04:43PM	So Much Meat, So Little Time: Fast-Food Chains Say the Limited-Time Offer May Have Lost Sizzle (Investopedia)
Mar-23-26 02:15PM	Alphabet Expands Drone Delivery With Bay Area Launch (GuruFocus.com)
Mar-19-26 02:09PM	Will Costco's famous hot dog combo stay at $1.50? CEO tells all (USA TODAY)
02:09PM	Will Costco hike the price of hot dogs? You'll relish the CEO's answer (USA TODAY)
Mar-18-26 06:53AM	Gas price spikes dont impact restaurant traffic: BTIG (Restaurant Dive)
Mar-17-26 03:26PM	McDonalds newest $3 value menu is sounding an alarm about Americas K-shaped economy (Fortune)
Mar-16-26 09:00AM	Wendy's Takes the Court as the Official Dunks Partner of March Madness, Introducing a New Tournament Ready Dunks Menu (PR Newswire)
08:05AM	Q4 2025s restaurant winners and loses (Restaurant Dive)
Mar-11-26 12:18PM	Wendy's Invites Fans to Apply to Be First-Ever Chief Tasting Officer by March 30 (PR Newswire)
Mar-09-26 01:57PM	Activist Investors Target Food Companies as Growth Slows. Lamb Weston Is the Latest. (Barrons.com)
Mar-07-26 02:37PM	McDonald's Big Arch burger viral video has added at least $18 million brand value to the chain (MarketWatch)
02:17PM	Wendy's targets Mexican customers amid mass U.S. store closures (TheStreet)
07:00AM	MarketBeat Week in Review - 03/02 - 03/06 (MarketBeat)
06:01AM	Wendy's Offers 'A Job AI Can't Steal'- Could You Be Their $100K Chief Tasting Officer? (Benzinga)
Mar-06-26 08:00AM	Daylight Saving Time Stole Your Hour--Wendy's Has the Comfort Food Cure (PR Newswire)
Mar-05-26 01:29PM	Wendys is hiring a chief tasting officer (Nation's Restaurant News)
12:27PM	Wendy's Accelerates Mexico Expansion With Over 60 New Restaurants (Zacks)
10:40AM	Where's the beef? Fast food rivals challenge McDonald's to burger battle (Yahoo Finance Video)
05:28AM	Wendys to open over 60 new outlets in Mexico (Verdict Food Service)
Mar-04-26 02:42PM	The 13-Second Video That Supercharged the McDonalds-Burger King Rivalry (The Wall Street Journal)
02:24PM	Wendys targets Latin America for expansion (Nation's Restaurant News)
10:00AM	Wendy's to Build More Than 60 New Restaurants in Mexico (PR Newswire)
Mar-03-26 03:13PM	Taco Bell expands menu to change how you order (TheStreet)
Mar-02-26 06:51AM	Why are leading fast casuals primarily company owned? (Restaurant Dive)
Mar-01-26 10:18AM	Wendy's Is Down Sharply-Is the Dividend a Bargain or Value Trap? (MarketBeat)
Feb-25-26 06:12AM	Whats at stake in Jack in the Boxs board battle with Biglari? (Restaurant Dive)
Feb-24-26 04:38PM	Wendy's CEO says chain may close more locations. How many are in Tennessee? (The Commercial Appeal)
Feb-22-26 06:52PM	The Wendy's Company (WEN): A Bull Case Theory (Insider Monkey)
Feb-20-26 12:39PM	Wendy's plans to close more locations. Are any in Wisconsin? (The Northwestern)
12:09PM	Wendy's Stock Pulls Back Friday After Activist Spark (Benzinga)
12:34AM	Wendy's's Q4 Earnings Call: Our Top 5 Analyst Questions (StockStory)
Feb-19-26 01:10PM	Wendy's Stock Hasn't Been This Cheap Since 2008. Nelson Peltz Says It Is Undervalued. (Barrons.com)
07:17AM	TheStreet Pro Analysts Say, Its a Stock Pickers Market Here Are 4 to Consider (TipRanks)
05:45AM	Wendys is undervalued and could face takeover by Nelson Peltz (Restaurant Dive)
Feb-18-26 05:33PM	Activist Corner: Jana, Elliott, Trian Make Moves (Bloomberg) +16.86%
05:10PM	The Wendy's Company Comments on Amended 13D Filing from Trian Partners (PR Newswire)
04:42PM	Wendys CEO Calls 26 a Rebuilding Year as Nelson Peltz Weighs a Stake (Moby)
03:38PM	Wendys shares surge as Trian and Peltz weigh activism, cite undervaluation (Investing.com)
02:08PM	Uber offers incentives for EV chargers, Wendy's stock surges (Yahoo Finance Video)
01:47PM	Nelson Peltz believes Wendys is undervalued (Nation's Restaurant News)
01:06PM	Tech Stocks Rebound, Crude Rallies Above $64 On Iran Tensions: What's Moving Markets Wednesday? (Benzinga)
12:25PM	Why Is Wendy's (WEN) Stock Soaring Today (StockStory)
11:36AM	Wendys Shares Heat Up on Trian Disclosure (The Wall Street Journal)
10:34AM	Wendy's Stock Rebounds From Multi-Year Low After Peltz Says Shares Are Undervalued (Benzinga)
10:18AM	Wendys CEO Calls 26 a Rebuilding Year as the Stock Tumbles (Moby)
02:32AM	Activist Investor Nelson Peltz' Trian Fund Cut Back On This Stock In Q4, But Held Steady On GE Aerospace (Benzinga)
Feb-17-26 06:18PM	Nelson Peltz's Strategic Moves: Invesco Ltd Sees a -6.51% Portfolio Impact (GuruFocus.com) -6.42%
03:58PM	Wendy's Stock Sinks To Six-Year Low After Soft Outlook (Benzinga)
02:48PM	Wendy's closing up to 6% of US locations in first half of 2026 (USA TODAY)
01:27PM	Wendy's Stock Is Cheap, But Can the Turnaround Actually Work? (MarketBeat)

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.

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
Radkoski Lindsay J.	CMO, U.S.	Jun 03 '25	Buy	11.68	5,050	58,984	28,956	Jun 03 05:32 PM
Cook Kenneth M.	Chief Financial Officer	May 23 '25	Buy	11.35	1,500	17,025	1,500	May 27 05:04 PM
O'Brien Matthew Coley	Chief People Officer	May 21 '25	Buy	11.60	1,750	20,300	85,562	May 23 05:05 PM

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