Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.980-1.020 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.010. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

WEN has been the topic of several analyst reports. Wedbush reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $16.00 target price on shares of Wendy's in a research report on Friday, March 7th. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Wendy's from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Wendy's from $15.50 to $16.50 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on shares of Wendy's from $17.00 to $15.00 and set a "sell" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of Wendy's from $17.00 to $16.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $18.08.

Wendy's Price Performance

WEN stock traded down $0.06 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $12.36. 2,068,629 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,311,644. Wendy's has a 52 week low of $12.05 and a 52 week high of $20.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.04, a P/E/G ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.61. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $14.85 and a 200 day simple moving average of $16.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.48, a quick ratio of 1.83 and a current ratio of 1.85.

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Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The restaurant operator reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $574.27 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $564.17 million. Wendy's had a net margin of 8.65% and a return on equity of 75.56%. As a group, research analysts expect that Wendy's will post 0.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wendy's Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.09%. Wendy's's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 105.26%.

Wendy's Company Profile

The Wendy's Co engages in operating, developing, and franchising a system of quick-service restaurants. It operates through the following segments: Wendy's U.S., Wendy's International, and Global Real Estate and Development. The Wendy's U.S. segment includes the operation and franchising of Wendy's restaurants in the U.S.