Wendy’s Co [NASDAQ: WEN] gained 0.15% on the last trading session, reaching $20.31 price per share at the time.
If compared to the average trading volume of 3.44M shares, WEN reached a trading volume of 6433715 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
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Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Wendy’s Co [WEN]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for WEN shares is $19.76 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on WEN stock is a recommendation set at 2.67. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Goldman have made an estimate for Wendy’s Co shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Sell, with their previous recommendation back on June 13, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Stephens raised their target price to Equal-Weight. The new note on the price target was released on April 12, 2024, representing the official price target for Wendy’s Co stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $24 to $20, while Bernstein kept a Mkt Perform rating on WEN stock. On February 21, 2024, analysts decreased their price target for WEN shares from 22 to 19.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Wendy’s Co is set at 0.47, with the Price to Sales ratio for WEN stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 1.88. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 15.15, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 2.58. Price to Free Cash Flow for WEN in the course of the last twelve months was 15.87 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 2.15.
Trading performance analysis for WEN stock
Wendy’s Co [WEN] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 5.89. With this latest performance, WEN shares gained by 15.01% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 3.52% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 5.56% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for WEN stock in for the last two-week period is set at 69.97, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 72.38, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 67.56 for Wendy’s Co [WEN]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 17.93, while it was recorded at 20.00 for the last single week of trading, and 18.02 for the last 200 days.
Wendy’s Co [WEN]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Wendy’s Co’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 2.15 and a Current Ratio set at 2.17.
Wendy’s Co [WEN]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
With the latest financial reports released by the company, Wendy’s Co posted 0.27/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 0.25/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 0.02. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for WEN. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Wendy’s Co go to 7.34%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Wendy’s Co [WEN]
There are presently around $78.93%, or 86.72%% of WEN stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of WEN stocks are: TRIAN FUND MANAGEMENT, L.P. with ownership of 31.51 million shares, which is approximately 15.3419%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 21.73 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$368.6 million in WEN stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$332.5 million in WEN stock with ownership which is approximately 9.5462%.
