Wendy's (WEN) Competitors

$19.54
+0.16 (+0.83%)
(As of 10:16 AM ET)

WEN vs. SHAK, CPRI, GPI, ABG, SIG, AAP, GMS, URBN, TRIP, and AEO

Should you be buying Wendy's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Wendy's include Shake Shack (SHAK), Capri (CPRI), Group 1 Automotive (GPI), Asbury Automotive Group (ABG), Signet Jewelers (SIG), Advance Auto Parts (AAP), GMS (GMS), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Tripadvisor (TRIP), and American Eagle Outfitters (AEO). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.

Wendy's vs.

Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK) and Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

86.1% of Shake Shack shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.0% of Wendy's shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.1% of Shake Shack shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of Wendy's shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Wendy's has higher revenue and earnings than Shake Shack. Wendy's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shake Shack, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Shake Shack$1.12B3.89$20.26M$0.55188.15
Wendy's$2.19B1.83$204.44M$0.9919.74

Wendy's received 220 more outperform votes than Shake Shack when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.69% of users gave Wendy's an outperform vote while only 51.83% of users gave Shake Shack an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Shake ShackOutperform Votes
509
51.83%
Underperform Votes
473
48.17%
Wendy'sOutperform Votes
729
64.69%
Underperform Votes
398
35.31%

Shake Shack currently has a consensus target price of $98.24, indicating a potential downside of 3.68%. Wendy's has a consensus target price of $22.42, indicating a potential upside of 15.69%. Given Shake Shack's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Wendy's is more favorable than Shake Shack.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Shake Shack
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38
Wendy's
0 Sell rating(s)
13 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.24

Wendy's has a net margin of 9.44% compared to Wendy's' net margin of 2.08%. Shake Shack's return on equity of 62.68% beat Wendy's' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Shake Shack2.08% 4.86% 1.40%
Wendy's 9.44%62.68%3.99%

Shake Shack has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wendy's has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Wendy's had 8 more articles in the media than Shake Shack. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for Wendy's and 48 mentions for Shake Shack. Wendy's' average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Shake Shack's score of 0.33 indicating that Shake Shack is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Shake Shack
8 Very Positive mention(s)
8 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
12 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Wendy's
10 Very Positive mention(s)
9 Positive mention(s)
19 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Wendy's beats Shake Shack on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WEN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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WEN vs. The Competition

MetricWendy'sEating & drinking places IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$4.01B$8.81B$22.34B$7.74B
Dividend Yield5.01%4.07%175.34%3.96%
P/E Ratio19.74130.5626.2319.48
Price / Sales1.831.915.5981.09
Price / Cash11.7424.0817.8628.61
Price / Book13.204.915.104.56
Net Income$204.44M$406.99M$739.33M$217.41M
7 Day Performance-1.91%1.20%1.94%0.96%
1 Month Performance5.05%-7.85%-0.56%-2.71%
1 Year Performance-14.93%-9.44%6.91%9.25%

Wendy's Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SHAK
Shake Shack
3.4921 of 5 stars
$105.86
+0.1%
$88.67
-16.2%
+53.5%$4.48B$1.09B230.1312,196Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
CPRI
Capri
3.8151 of 5 stars
$35.48
-1.0%
$49.25
+38.8%
-2.9%$4.14B$5.62B19.9315,500Positive News
GPI
Group 1 Automotive
3.4778 of 5 stars
$294.25
-1.8%
$331.67
+12.7%
+35.5%$3.98B$17.87B6.9516,011
ABG
Asbury Automotive Group
0.8892 of 5 stars
$210.24
-3.8%
$235.00
+11.8%
+9.9%$4.24B$14.80B7.6615,000
SIG
Signet Jewelers
3.9021 of 5 stars
$98.04
-4.0%
$120.20
+22.6%
+34.4%$4.35B$7.17B6.5427,991
AAP
Advance Auto Parts
3.9359 of 5 stars
$72.97
-3.2%
$64.56
-11.5%
-40.6%$4.35B$11.29B98.6169,000Positive News
GMS
GMS
1.0186 of 5 stars
$92.53
-1.7%
$89.63
-3.1%
+59.5%$3.68B$5.33B12.967,007
URBN
Urban Outfitters
4.2924 of 5 stars
$38.96
-2.9%
$39.67
+1.8%
+44.5%$3.63B$5.15B12.8228,000Positive News
TRIP
Tripadvisor
4.3489 of 5 stars
$26.33
-2.5%
$24.12
-8.4%
+12.4%$3.63B$1.79B438.832,845Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
News Coverage
AEO
American Eagle Outfitters
3.5686 of 5 stars
$24.26
-2.3%
$22.18
-8.6%
+77.3%$4.78B$5.26B28.2143,100

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This page (NASDAQ:WEN) was last updated on 5/9/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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