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

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

Wendy’s Trading Up 3.8 %

Wendy’s stock opened at $14.76 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $3.01 billion, a PE ratio of 15.54, a P/E/G 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 stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $15.61 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $17.13. 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 announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The restaurant operator reported $0.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.01. Wendy’s had a net margin of 8.76% and a return on equity of 70.02%. Analysts anticipate that Wendy’s will post 0.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on WEN shares. Truist Financial upped their price target on Wendy’s from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “underweight” rating and set a $14.00 target price (down from $22.00) on shares of Wendy’s in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of Wendy’s from $20.00 to $17.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. 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, BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on shares of Wendy’s from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. 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 assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock 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.