Wendy’s Co (NASDAQ: WEN) is -23.19% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $12.05 and a high of $20.60 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The WEN stock was last observed hovering at around $12.55 in the last trading session, with the day’s loss setting it -0.03%.
Currently trading at $12.52, the stock is -1.79% and -11.57% below its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 8.84 million and changing -0.24% at the moment leaves the stock -23.47% off its SMA200. WEN registered -36.19% loss for a year compared to 6-month loss of -38.36%.
The stock witnessed a -11.02% gain in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a -16.70%, and is -2.19% down over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 3.19% over the week and 4.17% over the month.
Wendy’s Co (WEN) has around 14500 employees, a market worth around $2.40B and $2.24B in sales. Current P/E ratio is 13.36 and Fwd P/E is 11.78. Profit margin for the company is 8.57%. Distance from 52-week low is 3.90% and -39.22% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (4.73%).
with sales reaching $561.84M over the same period.The EPS is expected to shrink by -3.85% this year, but quarterly earnings will post -1.73% year-over-year. Quarterly sales are estimated to shrink -1.56% in year-over-year returns.
Wendy’s Co (WEN) Top Institutional Holders
The shares outstanding are 195.85M, and float is at 178.59M with Short Float at 9.41%.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is TRIAN FUND MANAGEMENT, L.P. with over 31.51 million shares valued at $534.37 million. The investor’s holdings represent 15.3758% of the WEN Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with 21.73 million shares valued at $368.6 million to account for 10.6058 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are BLACKROCK INC. which holds 19.61 million shares representing 9.5673% and valued at over $332.5 million, while HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P holds 4.632 of the shares totaling 9.49 million with a market value of $160.98 million.
Wendy’s Co (WEN) Insider Activity
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Wendy’s Co disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Mar 04 ’25 that GILBERT KENNETH W (Director) sold a total of 3,500 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Mar 04 ’25 and was made at $15.14 per share for $52991.0. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 27804.0 shares of the WEN stock.
Still, SEC filings show that on Mar 04 ’25, KENNETH W GILBERT (Director) Proposed Sale 3,500 shares at an average price of $15.14 for $52991.0. The insider now directly holds shares of Wendy’s Co (WEN).
