Wendy’s (NASDAQ:WEN) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results

Wendy’s (NASDAQ:WEN) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The restaurant operator reported $0.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.01, Zacks reports. Wendy’s had a net margin of 8.76% and a return on equity of 70.02%. Wendy’s updated its FY 2025 guidance to 0.980-1.020 EPS.

Wendy’s Stock Performance

NASDAQ WEN opened at $14.30 on Friday. Wendy’s has a 52-week low of $13.72 and a 52-week high of $20.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.64, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a current ratio of 2.10. The company has a market capitalization of $2.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.05, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a fifty day moving average of $15.55 and a 200-day moving average of $17.11.

Wendy’s Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of Wendy’s from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Truist Financial decreased their price target on shares of Wendy’s from $22.00 to $19.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Wendy’s from $17.00 to $16.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on shares of Wendy’s from $17.00 to $15.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Wendy’s from $20.00 to $17.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $18.93.

Wendy’s Company Profile

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.