Wendy’s Co [NASDAQ: WEN] price plunged by -0.07 percent to reach at -$0.01.
The one-year WEN stock forecast points to a potential upside of 10.55. The average equity rating for WEN stock is currently 2.79, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
Guru’s Opinion on 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 $16.68 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 2.79. 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.
JP Morgan have made an estimate for Wendy’s Co shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on February 26, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Morgan Stanley dropped their target price from $22 to $14. The new note on the price target was released on January 21, 2025, representing the official price target for Wendy’s Co stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $16, while Goldman analysts kept a Sell rating on WEN stock.
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 1.33. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 11.73, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 2.51. Price to Free Cash Flow for WEN in the course of the last twelve months was 11.46 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.83.
WEN Stock Performance Analysis:
Wendy’s Co [WEN] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -6.22. With this latest performance, WEN shares gained by 0.61% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -10.39% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -17.61% 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 45.93, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 44.01, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 45.37 for Wendy’s Co [WEN]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 15.26, while it was recorded at 15.29 for the last single week of trading, and 17.02 for the last 200 days.
Insight into Wendy’s Co Fundamentals:
Wendy’s Co’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.83 and a Current Ratio set at 1.85.
WEN Stock EPS
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 7.04%.
Wendy’s Co [WEN] Institutonal Ownership Details
The top three institutional holders of WEN stocks are: TRIAN FUND MANAGEMENT, L.P. with ownership of 31.51 million shares, which is approximately 15.3758%. 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%.
