Wendel (WNDLF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Wendel is a private equity firm specializing in equity financing in middle markets and later stages through leveraged buy-out and transactions and acquisitions. It invests in both listed and non-listed companies. The firm typically invests in technology services and software, business services, healthcare, and industrial technology. The firm seeks to invest in Africa, Europe, European Developed Markets, Western Europe, particularly France, and North America (United States and Canada). It invests between 300 million(324.89 million) and 800 million(866.36). It targets majority/control/large minority investments in listed or unlisted companies. The firm seeks to take a seat on the board of directors or supervisory board and key committees of its portfolio companies. It makes balance sheet investments. Wendel was founded in 1704 and is headquartered in Paris, France with additional offices across Asia, North America, United Kingdom and Europe.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $97.82 to $97.82
• 50-Day Range: $94.04 to $100.53
• 52-Week Range: $78.45 to $104.00
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 181 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 57.71
• Dividend Yield: 1.89%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Wendel Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Wendel scored higher than 7% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Wendel.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Wendel is 57.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.01.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Wendel is 57.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 415.74.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Wendel has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Wendel has recently increased by 100.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Wendel pays a meaningful dividend of 2.35%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Wendel does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Wendel is 109.14%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Wendel has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Wendel has recently increased by 100.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Wendel has a news sentiment score of -1.00. 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 0.68 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Wendel this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Wendel insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 12.62% of the stock of Wendel is held by institutions.

WNDLF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WNDLF shares performed this year?

Wendel's stock was trading at $86.55 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WNDLF shares have increased by 13.0% and is now trading at $97.82.
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How do I buy shares of Wendel?

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Asset Management
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:WNDLF
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.wendelgroup.com
• Phone: (314) 285-3000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 96,757
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 57.71
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

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

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A