Recent Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Wendy’s (WEN)

Wendy’s (NASDAQ: WEN) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 2/19/2025 – Wendy’s had its price target lowered by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $17.00 to $16.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 2/14/2025 – Wendy’s had its price target raised by analysts at Wedbush from $15.50 to $16.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/14/2025 – Wendy’s had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $17.00 to $16.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 2/14/2025 – Wendy’s had its price target lowered by analysts at Truist Financial Co. from $22.00 to $19.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/13/2025 – Wendy’s had its “equal weight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Stephens. They now have a $15.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/6/2025 – Wendy’s had its price target lowered by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $17.00 to $15.00. They now have a “sell” rating on the stock.
• 1/21/2025 – Wendy’s had its “underweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Morgan Stanley. They now have a $14.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $22.00.
• 1/10/2025 – Wendy’s had its price target lowered by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $18.00 to $17.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 1/7/2025 – Wendy’s had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $20.00 to $17.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.

Wendy’s Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:WEN opened at $15.24 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $3.11 billion, a PE ratio of 16.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.77. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $15.35 and its 200-day moving average is $17.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.48, a quick ratio of 1.83 and a current ratio of 1.85. The Wendy’s Company has a 52 week low of $13.72 and a 52 week high of $20.65.

Wendy’s (NASDAQ:WEN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The restaurant operator reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.01. Wendy’s had a return on equity of 75.56% and a net margin of 8.65%. The firm had revenue of $574.27 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $564.17 million. Sell-side analysts predict that The Wendy’s Company will post 0.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Wendy’s Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.56%. Wendy’s’s payout ratio is 105.26%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Wendy’s

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WEN. Creative Planning grew its holdings in shares of Wendy’s by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 203,162 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $3,559,000 after purchasing an additional 7,180 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in shares of Wendy’s by 39.6% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 3,690 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $65,000 after buying an additional 1,046 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Wendy’s by 1,562.9% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 32,710 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $573,000 after buying an additional 30,743 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Wendy’s by 11.4% in the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 101,318 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $1,802,000 after acquiring an additional 10,378 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in Wendy’s by 275.7% during the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 150,462 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $2,636,000 after acquiring an additional 110,418 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.96% of the company’s stock.

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.