Wendy’s (NASDAQ:WEN) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Wendy’s (NASDAQ:WEN) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.980-1.020 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 1.040. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wendy’s Stock Performance

NASDAQ WEN traded up $0.40 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $14.62. The company had a trading volume of 5,446,046 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,545,175. Wendy’s has a fifty-two week low of $13.72 and a fifty-two week high of $20.65. The firm has a market cap of $2.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a quick ratio of 2.08, a current ratio of 2.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.64. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $15.67 and a 200-day simple moving average of $17.15.

Wendy’s (NASDAQ:WEN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The restaurant operator reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.01. Wendy’s had a return on equity of 70.02% and a net margin of 8.76%. Equities analysts predict that Wendy’s will post 0.99 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

WEN has been the subject of several analyst reports. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Wendy’s from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Stephens reissued an “equal weight” rating and set a $15.00 price target on shares of Wendy’s in a research note on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on shares of Wendy’s from $17.00 to $15.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Wedbush restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $20.00 price target on shares of Wendy’s in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on Wendy’s from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Wendy’s has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $19.43.

About Wendy’s

The Wendy’s Co engages in operating, developing, and franchising a system of quick-service restaurants. It offers hamburgers and related products, such as chicken breast sandwiches, nuggets, chili, and baked potatoes, French fries, freshly prepared salads, soft drinks, milk, coffee, frosty deserts, and kid’s meals.