Wendy’s (NASDAQ:WEN) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

Wendy’s (NASDAQ:WEN) posted its earnings results on Thursday. The restaurant operator reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.01, Zacks reports. Wendy’s had a net margin of 8.76% and a return on equity of 70.02%. Wendy’s updated its FY 2025 guidance to 0.980-1.020 EPS.

Wendy’s Stock Performance

WEN stock traded up $0.48 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $14.70. 4,728,007 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,528,080. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.64, a current ratio of 2.10 and a quick ratio of 2.08. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $15.67 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $17.15. Wendy’s has a one year low of $13.72 and a one year high of $20.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.77.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have commented on the stock. Stephens reissued an “equal weight” rating and issued a $15.00 target price on shares of Wendy’s in a research report on Thursday. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Wendy’s from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on shares of Wendy’s from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 10th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “underweight” rating and set a $14.00 price objective (down from $22.00) on shares of Wendy’s in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of Wendy’s from $20.00 to $17.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $19.43.

About Wendy’s

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.