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WEN

Wendy's Co

Dec 13 • 04:00PM ET

17.11

Dollar change -0.18
Percentage change -1.04	%

Consumer Cyclical • Restaurants • USA • NASD

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

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

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Index	-	P/E	18.20	EPS (ttm)	0.94	Insider Own	8.91%	Shs Outstand	203.09M	Perf Week	-2.12%
Market Cap	3.45B	Forward P/E	16.25	EPS next Y	1.05	Insider Trans	-14.62%	Shs Float	185.68M	Perf Month	-7.11%
Income	193.80M	PEG	2.66	EPS next Q	0.24	Inst Own	80.57%	Short Float	7.11%	Perf Quarter	-3.50%
Sales	2.21B	P/S	1.56	EPS this Y	2.89%	Inst Trans	-7.14%	Short Ratio	3.58	Perf Half Y	2.58%
Book/sh	1.28	P/B	13.37	EPS next Y	5.47%	ROA	3.74%	Short Interest	13.20M	Perf Year	-14.24%
Cash/sh	3.14	P/C	5.45	EPS next 5Y	6.84%	ROE	64.34%	52W Range	15.61 - 20.65	Perf YTD	-12.17%
Dividend Est.	1.00 (5.86%)	P/FCF	12.29	EPS past 5Y	10.66%	ROI	4.55%	52W High	-17.14%	Beta	0.76
Dividend TTM	1.00 (5.84%)	Quick Ratio	2.08	Sales past 5Y	6.58%	Gross Margin	27.63%	52W Low	9.57%	ATR (14)	0.43
Dividend Ex-Date	Dec 02, 2024	Current Ratio	2.10	EPS Y/Y TTM	0.42%	Oper. Margin	16.17%	RSI (14)	32.56	Volatility	1.80% 2.32%
Employees	15300	Debt/Eq	15.77	Sales Y/Y TTM	1.63%	Profit Margin	8.76%	Recom	2.67	Target Price	20.16
Option/Short	Yes / Yes	LT Debt/Eq	15.38	EPS Q/Q	-10.78%	Payout	103.47%	Rel Volume	0.90	Prev Close	17.29
Sales Surprise	0.93%	EPS Surprise	-0.83%	Sales Q/Q	2.94%	Earnings	Oct 31 BMO	Avg Volume	3.68M	Price	17.11
SMA20	-4.40%	SMA50	-8.32%	SMA200	-4.66%	Trades		Volume	3,297,983	Change	-1.04%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
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
Apr-12-22	Initiated	Citigroup	Neutral	$23
Jan-11-22	Resumed	BofA Securities	Underperform	$25

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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
Oct-09-24 04:30PM	The Wendy's Company to Report Third Quarter 2024 Results on October 31 (PR Newswire)
Oct-08-24 12:00PM	Sip, Save, Hooray! Wendy's Is Satisfying Fans' Thirst for Refreshing Soft Drinks for Just a Dollar (PR Newswire)
Oct-02-24 09:00PM	Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Give Their Take On 3 Consumer Stocks Delivering High-Dividend Yields (Benzinga)
09:00AM	We're Ready! Wendy's Celebrates 25 Years of Nickelodeon's 'SpongeBob SquarePants' with 'Krabby Patty Kollab' Menu Items (PR Newswire)
Sep-26-24 11:25AM	Wendy's is taking a shot at McDonald's broken McFlurry machines with a $1 Frosty deal (Quartz)
11:08AM	Wendys is offering a $1 frosty deal through the end of the month (Fortune)
07:11AM	Wendys takes aim at McDonalds broken McFlurry machines with a $1 Frosty (CNN Business)
Sep-25-24 11:07AM	Wendy's Is Treating Fans to a Sweet Frosty Fix When and Where They Need It Most (PR Newswire)
Sep-17-24 11:50AM	Wendy's names chief legal officer, U.S. ops VP (Chain Store Age)
Sep-16-24 07:03PM	Analyst Report: The Wendy's Company (Morningstar Research)
07:30AM	The Wendy's Company Announces Executive Leadership Appointments (PR Newswire)
06:10AM	Wendys hires US operations lead, chief legal officer as executive shuffle continues (Restaurant Dive)
Sep-09-24 04:56AM	The Wendys Company appoints new non-executive chairman (Verdict Food Service)
Sep-06-24 06:03PM	Nelson Peltz Resigns as Chairman of Wendys Board (The Wall Street Journal)
05:10PM	The Wendy's Company Appoints Arthur Winkleblack Chairman of the Board (PR Newswire)
04:17AM	Traditional Fast Food Stocks Q2 In Review: Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) Vs Peers (StockStory)
Sep-03-24 09:00AM	A Frosty Fright: Wendy's New Kids' Meal Celebrates Spooky and Sweet Halloween Icons (PR Newswire)
Aug-28-24 05:39PM	Restaurant stocks: Investing in fast food & higher-end chains (Yahoo Finance Video)
Aug-27-24 12:34PM	Saucy Season: Wendy's New Saucy Nuggs Party Pack Drops Just in Time for Football Fans (PR Newswire)
Aug-19-24 11:43AM	McDonald's foot-traffic rebound will be the story to watch for the next decade, analyst says (Yahoo Finance)
Aug-16-24 10:27AM	Flynn acquires 83 Wendys franchise outlets in NJ and Pennsylvania (Verdict Food Service)
Aug-15-24 11:30AM	Chili's CEO on what's next for investors after its $10.99 burger and fries deal (Yahoo Finance)
09:04AM	Flynn Group buys 83 more Wendy's franchises in US (Reuters)
Aug-14-24 11:59PM	Significant Shake-Up in Nelson Peltz's Portfolio with Major Reduction in Disney Holdings (GuruFocus.com)
06:35AM	3 Defensive Stocks Worth Buying on the Dip in August (InvestorPlace)
Aug-13-24 07:00AM	7 Safe Haven Stocks to Buy as Recession Fears Grip Wall Street (InvestorPlace)
Aug-10-24 01:00AM	Nelson Peltz's Strategic Reduction in The Wendy's Co Holdings (GuruFocus.com)
Aug-08-24 09:17AM	Wendys QSCC partners with Palantir to digitalise supply chain and implement AI (Verdict Food Service)
Aug-07-24 11:12AM	Wendy's expands AI drive-thru, pilots Spanish-language version (Chain Store Age)
Aug-05-24 09:00AM	Scoop, Dip or Sip? Wendy's Treats Fans to $1 Frosty Deal for a Sweet End to Summer (PR Newswire)
Aug-04-24 11:53AM	Why Shake Shack Isn't Feeling The Same Sales Pressure as McDonald's, Burger King (Investopedia)
Aug-02-24 05:10PM	Analyst Report: The Wendy's Company (Morningstar Research)
10:57AM	Wendys net income dips to $54.6m in Q2 2024 (Verdict Food Service)
08:34AM	Wendy's (WEN) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Lag Estimates (Zacks)
04:56AM	Papa Johns appoints former Wendys chief Todd Penegor as new CEO (Verdict Food Service)
Aug-01-24 10:30PM	Wendy's (WEN) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript (Motley Fool)
04:14PM	Wendy's (WEN) Reports Disappointing Q2 Results and Lowers FY24 Guidance (GuruFocus.com)
11:58AM	Analyst Report: The Wendy's Company (Morningstar Research)
10:30AM	Wendy's (WEN) Q2 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates (Zacks)
08:10AM	Wendy's (WEN) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Miss Estimates (Zacks)
07:26AM	Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) Misses Q2 Revenue Estimates (StockStory)
07:09AM	Wendy's: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
07:00AM	THE WENDY'S COMPANY REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2024 RESULTS (PR Newswire)
Jul-31-24 03:15AM	Earnings To Watch: Wendy's (WEN) Reports Q2 Results Tomorrow (StockStory)
Jul-25-24 10:01AM	Wendy's (WEN) Reports Next Week: What You Should Expect (Zacks)
08:00AM	3 Plunging Restaurant Stocks to Eat Up for Cheap (InvestorPlace)
Jul-23-24 07:02PM	Analyst Report: The Wendy's Company (Morningstar Research)
Jul-22-24 12:43PM	Are value meals bringing value back to fast food menus? (Yahoo Finance Video)
09:00AM	Move Over Monday Morning and Meet Your New Breakfast Bestie...$1 Honey Buddy (PR Newswire)
Jul-18-24 06:03PM	Why this is 'the summer of value wars' for fast food chains (Yahoo Finance Video)
Jul-17-24 07:39PM	Analyst Report: The Wendy's Company (Morningstar Research)
12:30PM	Suze Orman Praises Millennial Making $80,000 Until She Mentions $720 Car Payment: 'I Thought You Were So Smart. I Take Everything I Said Back' (Benzinga)
Jul-11-24 01:00PM	7 Buy and Never Sell' Stocks for the Next 20 Years (InvestorPlace) +5.74%
Jul-10-24 04:30PM	The Wendy's Company to Report Second Quarter 2024 Results on August 1 (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
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
Spessard Matthew P	Chief Information Officer	Mar 09 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	4,067	0	4,067	Mar 12 05:02 PM
GILBERT KENNETH W	Director	Mar 01 '24	Sale	18.07	4,500	81,315	31,304	Mar 01 07:41 PM
Ajmani Deepak	Chief Operations Officer - U.S	Feb 19 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	3,977	0	6,498	Feb 21 05:12 PM
Loredo Juan Carlos	Global Chief Marketing Officer	Feb 19 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	5,304	0	26,900	Feb 21 05:10 PM
Pringle Abigail E.	Pres Intl & Chf Developmnt Ofc	Feb 19 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	23,842	0	180,650	Feb 21 05:05 PM

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Wendy's Co

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