Wendy’s (NASDAQ:WEN) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.01 EPS

Wendy’s (NASDAQ:WEN) released 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 Price Performance

WEN stock traded up $0.48 on Thursday, hitting $14.70. 4,728,007 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,528,080. Wendy’s has a 1-year low of $13.72 and a 1-year high of $20.65. The stock has a market cap of $3.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.46, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.77. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $15.67 and a 200-day moving average of $17.15. The company has a current ratio of 2.10, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.64.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

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.