Wendy's (WEN) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Friday

Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN - Get Free Report) is anticipated to issue its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings data before the market opens on Friday, May 2nd. Analysts expect Wendy's to post earnings of $0.20 per share and revenue of $530.11 million for the quarter. Wendy's has set its FY 2025 guidance at 0.980-1.020 EPS.

Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The restaurant operator reported $0.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $574.27 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $564.17 million. Wendy's had a return on equity of 75.56% and a net margin of 8.65%. On average, analysts expect Wendy's to post $1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Wendy's Trading Up 0.8 %

Wendy's stock opened at $12.83 on Friday. Wendy's has a 12-month low of $12.05 and a 12-month high of $20.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.52 billion, a PE ratio of 13.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.61. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $14.38 and a 200-day simple moving average of $16.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.48, a current ratio of 1.85 and a quick ratio of 1.83.

Wendy's Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.79%. Wendy's's dividend payout ratio is currently 105.26%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on WEN shares. UBS Group increased their price target on Wendy's from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Citigroup increased their price objective on Wendy's from $15.50 to $16.50 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. TD Securities reaffirmed a "hold" rating and set a $16.00 target price on shares of Wendy's in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Wedbush reissued a "neutral" rating and set a $16.00 target price on shares of Wendy's in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Stephens reaffirmed an "equal weight" rating and issued a $15.00 price target on shares of Wendy's in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $17.69.

About Wendy's

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.

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