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WEN

Wendy's Co

Apr 10 • 04:00PM ET

6.89

-0.21 -2.96 %

Consumer Cyclical • Restaurants • USA • NASD

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

| Held by: IJR VTI VB SCHD VBR VXF FMDE SPSM FNDA IJS

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Index	-	P/E	8.10	EPS (ttm)	0.85	Insider Own	9.64%	Shs Outstand	190.32M	Perf Week	0.15%
Market Cap	1.31B	Forward P/E	10.47	EPS next Y	0.66	Insider Trans	0.01%	Shs Float	172.02M	Perf Month	-2.55%
Enterprise Value	5.10B	PEG	-	EPS next Q	0.10	Inst Own	91.88%	Short Float	21.87%	Perf Quarter	-17.78%
Income	165.07M	P/S	0.60	EPS this Y	-33.93%	Inst Trans	2.05%	Short Ratio	4.35	Perf Half Y	-23.27%
Sales	2.18B	P/B	11.17	EPS next Y	13.22%	ROA	3.05%	Short Interest	37.62M	Perf YTD	-17.29%
Book/sh	0.62	P/C	3.67	EPS next 5Y	-5.66%	ROE	87.63%	52W High	13.44 -48.72%	Perf Year	-46.55%
Cash/sh	1.88	P/FCF	5.41	EPS past 3/5Y	- -0.96%	ROIC	3.97%	52W Low	6.67 3.30%	Perf 3Y	-68.25%
Dividend Est.	0.58 (8.40%)	EV/EBITDA	10.13	Sales past 3/5Y	1.28% 2.79%	Gross Margin	26.87%	Volatility	3.71% 3.45%	Perf 5Y	-67.64%
Dividend TTM	0.56 (8.13%)	EV/Sales	2.34	EPS Y/Y TTM	-10.24%	Oper. Margin	15.27%	ATR (14)	0.27	Perf 10Y	-37.14%
Dividend Ex-Date	Mar 02, 2026	Quick Ratio	1.74	Sales Y/Y TTM	-3.10%	Profit Margin	7.58%	RSI (14)	43.27	Recom	3.03
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	10.25% 18.23%	Current Ratio	1.76	EPS Q/Q	-39.98%	SMA20	-1.63%	Beta	0.37	Target Price	7.95
Payout	78.75%	Debt/Eq	35.31	Sales Q/Q	-5.45%	SMA50	-6.57%	Rel Volume	0.83	Prev Close	7.10
Employees	14900	LT Debt/Eq	34.40	Earnings	Feb 13 BMO	SMA200	-22.34%	Avg Volume	8.65M	Price	6.89
IPO	Jun 18, 1976	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	11.34% 1.08%	Trades		Volume	7,163,975	Change	-2.96%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
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
Mar-06-23	Downgrade	Northcoast	Buy → Neutral
Jan-17-23	Downgrade	Deutsche Bank	Buy → Hold	$23

Show Previous Ratings

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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
01:21PM	Software Stocks Drop, Silver Plunges 6% To $72: What's Moving Markets Tuesday? (Benzinga)
08:00AM	The Iconic Duo Returns: Wendy's Thin Mints Frosty Is Back with All-New Frosty Fusion (PR Newswire)
04:54AM	Stifel Lowers its Price Target on The Wendy's Company (WEN) to $9 and Maintains a Hold rating (Insider Monkey)
Feb-16-26 05:15AM	Wendys Q4 2025 profit nearly halves as lower US sales hit revenues (Verdict Food Service)
Feb-15-26 02:51PM	Wendy's making a big change no one is talking about (TheStreet)
Feb-14-26 09:01AM	Morning Movers: Tri Pointe surges after deal to be acquired (TipRanks)
12:31AM	WEN Q4 Deep Dive: Turnaround Strategy, U.S. Challenges, and International Expansion (StockStory)
Feb-13-26 04:32PM	The Wendy's Company Q4 2025 Earnings Call Summary (Moby) -6.42%
04:11PM	Burger King brings back fan-favorite Whopper (TheStreet)
04:01PM	The Wendy's Co (WEN) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Challenges with Strategic ... (GuruFocus.com)
03:29PM	Has the pendulum swung too far toward menu innovation? (Nation's Restaurant News)
02:00PM	Wendys is closing hundreds of U.S. restaurants as domestic sales slide (FastCompany)
12:45PM	Wendys takes sharp U-turn back to its core business (Nation's Restaurant News)
12:44PM	Wendy's closes US restaurants and focuses on value to turn around falling sales (Associated Press Finance)
11:57AM	Wendys will continue closing hundreds of stores through mid-2026 (CNN Business)
11:54AM	Restaurants Confront a High Beef-Price Headache (The Wall Street Journal)
11:17AM	CPI Increased in Line With Expectations (Zacks)
10:35AM	Near-Perfect CPI Report Brings Pre-Markets Near Breakeven (Zacks)
10:27AM	Wendy's Q4 Earnings Call Highlights (MarketBeat)
09:42AM	Stocks to Watch Friday: Applied Materials, Rivian, Coinbase, DraftKings (The Wall Street Journal)
09:37AM	Highly Shorted Stock Wendy's Hits 52-Week Low On Weak Outlook (Benzinga)
09:30AM	Wendy's (WEN) Q4 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates (Zacks)
09:10AM	After Q4 Earnings Beat, Is Wendys (WEN) a Value Opportunity or a Value Trap? (24/7 Wall St.)
08:10AM	Wendy's (WEN) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates (Zacks)
07:57AM	Wendy's sales keep getting worse, as the stock sinks toward a 13-year low (MarketWatch)
07:39AM	Wendy's Sales Dented by Persistent U.S. Struggles (The Wall Street Journal)
07:36AM	Wendys shares tumble as 2026 outlook falls short of expectations (Investing.com)
07:21AM	Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) Exceeds Q4 CY2025 Expectations But Stock Drops (StockStory)
07:07AM	Wendy's: Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
07:00AM	THE WENDY'S COMPANY REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2025 RESULTS AND PROVIDES 2026 OUTLOOK (PR Newswire)
06:31AM	Apart From CPI Data, Here's What to Watch Friday (The Wall Street Journal)
Feb-12-26 07:00PM	January CPI, Moderna and Wendy's earnings: What to Watch (Yahoo Finance Video) -7.74%
12:40PM	Applied Materials Earnings, Inflation Data: Still to Come This Week (The Wall Street Journal)
11:58AM	Wendy's Q4 Preview: Can It Deliver McDonald's-Level Innovation and Loyalty? (Benzinga)
03:09AM	CPI Data, Coinbase Earnings, Home Sales: Still to Come This Week (The Wall Street Journal)
Feb-11-26 10:00PM	Wendy's (WEN) To Report Earnings Tomorrow: Here Is What To Expect (StockStory)
10:00AM	Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: What to Know Ahead of Q4 Release (Zacks)
08:35AM	Wendy's Gears Up for Q4 Earnings: Weak Traffic & U.S. Trends in Focus (Zacks)
07:59AM	Fresh, Bold, Protein-Packed: Wendy's Introduces Two Savory Menu Innovations (PR Newswire)
03:38AM	Cisco Earnings, Jobs Report, CPI Data: Still to Come This Week (The Wall Street Journal)
Feb-10-26 12:00AM	What fast foods downturn says about the US economy (Financial Times)

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
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

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