Wendy’s (NASDAQ:WEN) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Wendy’s (NASDAQ:WEN) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.980-1.020 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.040. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wendy’s Trading Up 2.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ WEN traded up $0.31 on Thursday, reaching $14.53. 3,393,890 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,483,029. Wendy’s has a fifty-two week low of $13.72 and a fifty-two week high of $20.65. The company has a 50 day moving average of $15.67 and a 200 day moving average of $17.15. The company has a current ratio of 2.10, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.96 billion, a PE ratio of 15.31, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.77.

Wendy’s (NASDAQ:WEN) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The restaurant operator reported $0.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.01. Wendy’s had a net margin of 8.76% and a return on equity of 70.02%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Wendy’s will post 0.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

WEN has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on shares of Wendy’s from $17.00 to $15.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. UBS Group reduced their target price on Wendy’s from $20.00 to $17.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on Wendy’s from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Truist Financial raised their price objective on Wendy’s from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Wedbush reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $20.00 target price on shares of Wendy’s in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $19.43.

Wendy’s Company Profile

The Wendy’s Co engages in operating, developing, and franchising a system of quick-service restaurants. It offers hamburgers and related products, such as chicken breast sandwiches, nuggets, chili, and baked potatoes, French fries, freshly prepared salads, soft drinks, milk, coffee, frosty deserts, and kid’s meals.