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WEN

Wendy's Co

May 23 • 04:00PM ET

11.44

Dollar change -0.06
Percentage change -0.52	%

Consumer Cyclical • Restaurants • USA • NASD

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

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

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Index	-	P/E	12.21	EPS (ttm)	0.94	Insider Own	8.98%	Shs Outstand	195.85M	Perf Week	-6.69%
Market Cap	2.20B	Forward P/E	10.86	EPS next Y	1.05	Insider Trans	-0.79%	Shs Float	174.78M	Perf Month	-10.83%
Income	191.60M	PEG	2.43	EPS next Q	0.26	Inst Own	89.81%	Short Float	9.93%	Perf Quarter	-28.23%
Sales	2.24B	P/S	0.98	EPS this Y	-4.75%	Inst Trans	-0.25%	Short Ratio	3.32	Perf Half Y	-36.51%
Book/sh	0.67	P/B	17.20	EPS next Y	10.57%	ROA	3.79%	Short Interest	17.36M	Perf Year	-35.87%
Cash/sh	2.54	P/C	4.51	EPS next 5Y	5.02%	ROE	90.40%	52W Range	11.39 - 20.60	Perf YTD	-29.82%
Dividend Est.	0.66 (5.75%)	P/FCF	8.93	EPS past 5Y	12.83%	ROI	4.73%	52W High	-44.47%	Beta	0.36
Dividend TTM	1.00 (8.74%)	Quick Ratio	1.47	Sales past 5Y	5.68%	Gross Margin	28.10%	52W Low	0.44%	ATR (14)	0.39
Dividend Ex-Date	Jun 02, 2025	Current Ratio	1.49	EPS Y/Y TTM	-5.15%	Oper. Margin	16.49%	RSI (14)	32.62	Volatility	2.27% 2.17%
Employees	14500	Debt/Eq	31.30	Sales Y/Y TTM	2.18%	Profit Margin	8.57%	Recom	2.63	Target Price	14.35
Option/Short	Yes / Yes	LT Debt/Eq	30.13	EPS Q/Q	-4.09%	Payout	105.80%	Rel Volume	0.54	Prev Close	11.50
Sales Surprise	-0.36%	EPS Surprise	0.45%	Sales Q/Q	-2.11%	Earnings	May 02 BMO	Avg Volume	5.23M	Price	11.44
SMA20	-5.72%	SMA50	-13.29%	SMA200	-28.51%	Trades		Volume	2,837,690	Change	-0.52%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
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
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

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May-21-25 02:13PM	Jim Cramer Notes Wendy's (WEN) "Last Quarter Was Not So Good" (Insider Monkey) -5.14%
12:37AM	3 Restaurant Stocks in Hot Water (StockStory)
May-20-25 09:05AM	Wendy's Celebrates 50 Fresh Years in Canada (PR Newswire)
May-19-25 11:31PM	Q1 Earnings Roundup: Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) And The Rest Of The Traditional Fast Food Segment (StockStory)
12:40AM	3 Out-of-Favor Stocks Skating on Thin Ice (StockStory)
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May-16-25 09:18AM	WEN Q1 Earnings Call: Wendy's Maintains Guidance Amidst Consumer Headwinds and Strategic Initiatives (StockStory)
May-13-25 05:14PM	The Wendy's Company (WEN) - Dividend's Too Juicy, Industry Too Tough, Warns Cramer (Insider Monkey)
May-11-25 04:30AM	Street Calls of the Week (Investing.com)
May-09-25 11:19AM	QSR's Q1 Earnings & Revenues Miss Estimates, Rise Y/Y, Stock Down (Zacks)
May-08-25 12:57AM	First Watch Restaurant: Breakfast Slump Scrambles The Stock (Seeking Alpha)
May-06-25 04:33PM	Wendys CEO sounds alarm on disturbing consumer trend (TheStreet) -5.19%
04:16PM	Wendy's (WEN) Upgraded on Rebound Potential Despite Industry Slump (GuruFocus.com)
01:33PM	Wendy's CEO raises eyebrows with consumer comments (TheStreet)
May-05-25 12:05PM	On Semiconductor, Wendy's, Reddit: Trending tickers (Yahoo Finance Video)
09:47AM	JPMorgan upgrades Wendys to Overweight amid a fresh look at the equity story (Investing.com)
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09:36AM	A Cautious Wendy's Upgrade Is The Latest Sign of Concern for Fast-Food Stocks (Investopedia)
05:32AM	Wendys revenue and net income decline in Q1 2025 (Verdict Food Service)
May-03-25 08:45AM	Morningstar \| A Weekly Summary of Stock Ideas and Developments in the Companies We Cover (Morningstar Research)
03:02AM	The Wendy's Co (WEN) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Challenges with Strategic ... (GuruFocus.com)
12:49AM	Q1 2025 Wendy's Co Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
May-02-25 07:04PM	Analyst Report: The Wendy's Company (Morningstar Research)
02:07PM	Wendy's Says Sales Could Fall in 2025 as Fast Food Shows Signs of Slowing Down (Investopedia)
01:45PM	Wendy's Q1 Earnings Meet Estimates, Revenues Miss, Both Down Y/Y (Zacks)
11:15AM	The Wendy's Company (WEN) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript (Seeking Alpha)
11:08AM	Take-Two delays GTA 6, Wendy's & Airbnb earnings: Trending tickers (Yahoo Finance Video)
11:06AM	Hotter-Than-Expected Nonfarm Payrolls for April (Zacks)
10:27AM	BLS Jobs +177K, Better than Expected; Unemployment +4.2% (Zacks)
09:30AM	Wendy's (WEN) Q1 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates (Zacks)
09:02AM	Wendys No Longer Expects Sales to Grow This Year (The Wall Street Journal)
08:10AM	Wendy's (WEN) Q1 Earnings Match Estimates (Zacks)
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07:08AM	Wendy's: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
07:00AM	THE WENDY'S COMPANY REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2025 RESULTS (PR Newswire)
06:31AM	Wendys to deploy drive-thru AI to over 500 restaurants this year (Restaurant Dive)
May-01-25 09:22AM	The Wendy's Co (WEN) Q1 2025 Earnings Report Preview: What To Look For (GuruFocus.com)
Apr-30-25 04:02PM	Is The Wendy's Company (WEN) Among the Best Fast Food Stocks to Buy Now? (Insider Monkey)
10:01AM	Dutch Bros (BROS) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy? (Zacks)
Apr-29-25 09:02AM	1 Value Stock Worth Investigating and 2 to Brush Off (StockStory)
07:30AM	Wingstop: High Valuation Clips Its Wings, But Stock Could Eventually Climb (Seeking Alpha)
Apr-28-25 10:29AM	Wendy's: A Work-In-Progress (Seeking Alpha)
03:02AM	Restaurant Brands International Is An Appetizing Buy Amid Economic Uncertainty (Seeking Alpha)
Apr-25-25 04:22PM	Wendy's Company (WEN): Among Billionaire Nelson Peltz's Stock Picks with Highest Upside Potential (Insider Monkey)
10:00AM	Analysts Estimate Wendy's (WEN) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for (Zacks)
Apr-22-25 09:02AM	1 Safe-and-Steady Stock to Own for Decades and 2 to Steer Clear Of (StockStory)
08:19AM	Wendy's: Not Quite Appetizing Enough To Buy But Worth Keeping An Eye On (Seeking Alpha)
Apr-17-25 11:56AM	Wendys dips after Cleveland Research signals caution on slowing growth (TipRanks)
09:35AM	Wendy's Stock Down 19% in a Month: Should You Buy the Dip? (Zacks)
08:49AM	Is The Wendy's Company (WEN) a Dividend Trap to Avoid in 2025? (Insider Monkey)
Apr-16-25 12:30PM	The CEO of Wendys is prioritizing value and international presence to keep the chain competitive (Fortune)
Apr-15-25 03:00PM	Why The Wendy's Company (WEN) is Among the Top Restaurant Stocks to Buy Under $20 (Insider Monkey)
10:25AM	Trade War And Inflation Make Quick Service Fast Food Industry More Enticing (Seeking Alpha)
09:45AM	MCD Trades Above 200 & 50-Day SMAs: Time to Buy or Hold the Stock (Zacks)
Apr-11-25 12:31PM	Wendys to launch Frosty Swirls in April and Frosty Fusions in May 2025 (Verdict Food Service)
Apr-10-25 08:07AM	Fresh Ways to Frosty: Wendy's Reimagines Famous Dessert with April Launch of Frosty Swirls and May Launch of Frosty Fusions (PR Newswire)
Apr-08-25 07:16PM	Analyst Report: The Wendy's Company (Morningstar Research) -5.77% +5.64%
Apr-07-25 05:15PM	Dave & Buster's (PLAY) Tops Q4 Earnings Estimates (Zacks)
04:30PM	The Wendy's Company to Report First Quarter 2025 Results on May 2 (PR Newswire)
05:16AM	NFS aids sale and ownership transfer of 77 Pizza Hut restaurants after auction (Verdict Food Service)
Apr-04-25 10:46AM	The Wendy's Company (WEN) - Jim Cramer Warns: 'Eat the Baconator, Don't Own the Stock!' (Insider Monkey) -5.47%
Apr-03-25 05:44PM	Stocks of McDonald's and other fast food giants pop as reciprocal tariffs sink the wider market (Yahoo Finance)
Mar-31-25 08:31AM	Fabrinet and Fluor have been highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day (Zacks)
Mar-28-25 10:45AM	McDonald's Climbs 8% YTD: Right Time to Buy the Stock or Wait? (Zacks)
Mar-21-25 08:51AM	Wendy's CEO on thick-cut bacon, egg prices, and AI-powered drive-throughs for 2025 (Yahoo Finance)
08:51AM	Wendy's CEO dishes on thick-cut bacon, egg prices, and AI-powered drive-throughs for 2025 (Yahoo Finance)
08:30AM	Wendy's CEO: from AI-powered drive-thrus to thick bacon (Yahoo Finance Video)
08:30AM	Memo to McDonald's: Wendy's still wants all your Egg McMuffin sales (Yahoo Finance Video)
05:11AM	Winners And Losers Of Q4: Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) Vs The Rest Of The Traditional Fast Food Stocks (StockStory)
Mar-20-25 12:13PM	CAKE Stock Gains 22% in 6 Months: Should You Buy Now or Hold Steady? (Zacks)
Mar-19-25 05:39PM	NCAA March Madness: Watch DraftKings, FanDuel, Robinhood, and long shot Grand Canyon (SeekingAlpha)
04:37PM	Popular fast food chain announces major partnership to destroy rivals (TheStreet)
03:00PM	Shake Shack Stock Tanks 31% in a Month: Golden Buying Opportunity? (Zacks)
Mar-18-25 09:02AM	3 Stocks Under $50 in the Doghouse (StockStory)
Mar-17-25 09:18AM	Nothing Beats Fresh: Wendy's Drops $1 Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger or $1 Double Stack in the App to Fuel Fans Through March Madness (PR Newswire)
Mar-13-25 11:51AM	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)
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)
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)

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	May 21 '25	Buy	11.60	1,750	20,300	85,562	May 23 05:05 PM
Min John	Chief Legal Ofcr & Secretary	May 09 '25	Buy	11.98	1,000	11,980	1,305	May 13 04:57 PM
Pringle Abigail E.	President, U.S.	May 05 '25	Option Exercise	9.98	136,819	1,364,993	339,824	May 06 04:58 PM
Pringle Abigail E.	President, U.S.	May 05 '25	Sale	12.81	136,819	1,752,173	203,005	May 06 04:58 PM
Abigail Pringle	Officer	May 05 '25	Proposed Sale	12.55	136,819	1,717,078		May 05 03:05 PM
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

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