Wendy’s Co [WEN] stock is trading at $11.58, saw in change for the day. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The WEN shares have gain 3.30% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -7.73%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Wendy’s Co [NASDAQ: WEN] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on May 14, 2025, when Guggenheim downgraded its rating to a Neutral. Previously, JP Morgan upgraded its rating to Overweight on May 05, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $15. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Underweight and decreased its price target to $14 on January 21, 2025. Goldman initiated its recommendation with a Sell and recommended $16 as its price target on June 13, 2024. In a note dated February 22, 2024, Bernstein downgraded an Mkt Perform rating on this stock and revised its target price from $24 to $20.
Wendy’s Co [WEN] stock has fluctuated between $10.98 and $20.60 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $14.75 within the next 12 months. Wendy’s Co [NASDAQ: WEN] shares were valued at $11.58 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 27.37% based on the average WEN price forecast.
Analyzing the WEN fundamentals
Wendy’s Co [NASDAQ:WEN] reported sales of 2.24B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -2.11%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.35% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.15%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.14%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.83 and Total Capital is 0.06. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of31.3.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 11.34 points at the first support level, and at 11.11 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 11.80, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 12.02.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Wendy’s Co’s Current Ratio is 1.49. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.47, and the Cash Ratio is 0.77. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.99, the price to book ratio is 17.41 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 12.36.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Radkoski Lindsay J., CMO, U.S., that happened on Jun 03 ’25 when 5050.0 shares were purchased. Chief Financial Officer, Cook Kenneth M. completed a deal on May 23 ’25 to buy 1500.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chief People Officer O’Brien Matthew Coley bought 1750.0 shares on May 21 ’25.
