After Hours
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Stocks Info
WEN belongs to the Consumer Cyclical sector of the NASDAQ while operating in the Restaurants industry. The current market capitalization of Wendy’s Co is $3.02B. A total of 3.19 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.94M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Mathews-Spradlin Mich J sold 24,462 shares of WEN for 20.28 per share on Nov 07 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 63,789 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 05 ’24, Esposito Liliana sold 52,009 shares at 19.63 per share. WEN shares that Chf Corp Affrs & Sustnblty Ofc owns now total 83,492.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Michelle Mathews-Spradlin acquired of 24,462 shares on Nov 07 ’24 at a per-share price of $20.28. In another insider transaction, Peltz Matthew H. sold 1,000,000 shares at $17.18 per share on Aug 08 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 14,943,466.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Wendy’s Co pays an annual dividend of $1.00, resulting in a dividend yield of 6.74%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.78. WEN’s most recent ex-dividend date was 4.92% when it declared a $0.25 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/2/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/3/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 5.9%. The WEN stock dividend was $0.25 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WEN has a high of $20.65 and a low of $13.98.
As of this writing, WEN has an earnings estimate of $0.24 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 26.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.26 per share and a lower estimate of $0.22.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. WEN’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $249.44M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $3.86B in debt and $426.93M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $1.28, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $436.40M.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for WEN is Buy with a score of 3.22.
