Wendy’s Co [NASDAQ: WEN] gained 4.03% or 5789988.58 points to close at $5790000.0 with a heavy trading volume of 7150729 shares.
It opened the trading session at $11.46, the shares rose to $12.03 and dropped to $11.445, the range by which the price of stock traded the whole day. The daily chart for WEN points out that the company has recorded -28.35% loss over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 5.79M shares, WEN reached to a volume of 7150729 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
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 $14.25 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 2.72. 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.
Guggenheim have made an estimate for Wendy’s Co shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on May 14, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on May 05, 2025, representing the official price target for Wendy’s Co stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $20 to $17, while JP Morgan kept a Neutral rating on WEN stock. On January 21, 2025, analysts decreased their price target for WEN shares from 22 to 14.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 17.86, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 2.54. Price to Free Cash Flow for WEN in the course of the last twelve months was 9.27 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.47.
Trading performance analysis for WEN stock
Wendy’s Co [WEN] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -4.04. With this latest performance, WEN shares gained by 4.21% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -28.35% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -27.12% in the past year of trading.
Wendy’s Co [WEN]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Wendy’s Co [WEN] shares currently have an operating margin of 16.49% and a Gross Margin at 28.10%. Wendy’s Co’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 8.57%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 3.79%, with Return on Assets sitting at 3.79%.
Wendy’s Co [WEN]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
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 3.98%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Wendy’s Co [WEN]
There are presently around $92.96%, or 102.64%% 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 15.3758%. 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 9.5673%.
