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

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased 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 report on Thursday, February 6th. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Wendy’s from $17.00 to $16.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Morgan Stanley restated an “underweight” rating and set a $14.00 price objective (down from $22.00) on shares of Wendy’s in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Stephens restated an “equal weight” rating and set a $15.00 price objective on shares of Wendy’s in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on shares of Wendy’s from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Wendy’s presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $18.93.

Wendy’s Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:WEN opened at $14.30 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.05, a PEG ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.77. Wendy’s has a 12 month low of $13.72 and a 12 month high of $20.65. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $15.55 and its 200 day moving average is $17.11. The company has a current ratio of 2.10, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.64.

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

Wendy’s Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.99%. Wendy’s’s dividend payout ratio is currently 105.26%.

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.