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Stocks Info
Wendy’s Co is listed on the NASDAQ in the Consumer Cyclical sector while operating in the Restaurants industry. The current market capitalization of Wendy’s Co is $2.94B. A total of 4.69 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 5.28M shares.
In the most recent transaction, GILBERT KENNETH W sold 3,500 shares of WEN for 15.14 per share on Mar 04 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 27,804 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 04 ’25, KENNETH W GILBERT bought 3,500 shares at 15.14 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Mathews-Spradlin Mich J disposed of 24,462 shares on Nov 07 ’24 at a per-share price of $20.28. This resulted in the Director holding 63,789 shares of WEN after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Esposito Liliana sold 52,009 shares at $19.63 per share on Nov 05 ’24. Company shares held by the Chf Corp Affrs & Sustnblty Ofc now total 83,492.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Wendy’s Co pays an annual dividend of $1.00, resulting in a dividend yield of 6.83%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.50. WEN’s most recent ex-dividend date was 6.9% when it declared a $0.25 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/3/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/2/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 4.92%. The WEN stock dividend was $0.25 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WEN has a high of $20.65 and a low of $13.72.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on 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 $1.27, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $436.40M.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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 3.29.
