Denny's (DENN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Denny's Corp. engages in the operation of restaurants and franchised, and licensed restaurants. It operates through the Denny's and Other segments. The Denny's segment includes the results of all company and franchised and licensed Denny’s restaurants. The Other segment refers to the results of all company and franchise restaurants. The company was founded by Harold Butler and Richard Jezak in 1953 and is headquartered in Spartanburg, SC.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.89 to $3.98
• 50-Day Range: $3.91 to $7.04
• 52-Week Range: $3.80 to $9.25
• Volume: 1.70 million shs
• Average Volume: 786,882 shs
• Market Capitalization: $201.80 million
• P/E Ratio: 9.54
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $7.75
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Denny's Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Denny's scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 117th out of 212 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Denny's has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Denny's has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Denny's are expected to grow by 8.00% in the coming year, from $0.50 to $0.54 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Denny's is 9.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.48.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Denny's is 9.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 23.44.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.56% of the float of Denny's has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Denny's has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Denny's has recently increased by 1.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Denny's does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Denny's does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.56% of the float of Denny's has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Denny's has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Denny's has recently increased by 1.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.31

News Sentiment

Denny's has a news sentiment score of 0.31. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.82 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Denny's this week, compared to 17 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Denny's to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Denny's insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $104,457.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 4.20% of the stock of Denny's is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

85.07% of the stock of Denny's is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

DENN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DENN shares performed this year?

Denny's' stock was trading at $6.05 at the beginning of the year. Since then, DENN shares have decreased by 35.4% and is now trading at $3.91.
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How were Denny's' earnings last quarter?

Denny's Co. (NASDAQ:DENN) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 12th. The restaurant operator reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.01. Denny's had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 50.01% and a net margin of 4.77%.

Does Denny's have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Denny's: Denny's Inc., Denny's Realty LLC, DFO LLC, and East Main Insurance Company.

Who are Denny's' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Denny's include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (16.60%), Vanguard Group Inc. (6.29%), Bank of America Corp DE (5.72%) and Boston Partners (3.25%). Insiders that own company stock include John C Miller, Kelli Valade, Jay C Gilmore, Stephen C Dunn, Gail Sharps Myers, Robert P Verostek, Brenda J Lauderback and Monigo Saygbay-Hallie.
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How do I buy shares of Denny's?

Shares of DENN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Denny's own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Denny's investors own include Chevron (CVX), Comcast (CMCSA), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Charles Schwab (SCHW), McKesson (MCK), Yum! Brands (YUM) and Edwards Lifesciences (EW).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/12/2025
• Today: 3/23/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/29/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Eating places
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:DENN
• CIK: 852772
• Web: www.dennys.com
• Phone: (864) 597-8000
• Fax: 864-597-8743
• Employees: 3,700
• Year Founded: 1953

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $7.75
• High Stock Price Target: $10.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $6.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +98.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.41
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.54
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.82
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $21.57 million
• Net Margins: 4.77%
• Pretax Margin: 5.21%
• Return on Equity: -50.01%
• Return on Assets: 5.92%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.39
• Quick Ratio: 0.37

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $452.33 million
• Price / Sales: 0.45
• Cash Flow: $0.69 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.66
• Book Value: ($1.18) per share
• Price / Book: -3.31

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 51,611,000
• Free Float: 49,173,000
• Market Cap: $201.80 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.08