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

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

Wendy’s Trading Up 2.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:WEN traded up $0.31 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $14.53. The company had a trading volume of 3,393,890 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,483,029. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.64, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a current ratio of 2.10. Wendy’s has a 1-year low of $13.72 and a 1-year high of $20.65. The firm has a market cap of $2.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $15.67 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $17.15.

Wendy’s (NASDAQ:WEN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The restaurant operator reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.01. Wendy’s had a return on equity of 70.02% and a net margin of 8.76%. Research analysts predict that Wendy’s will post 0.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on WEN shares. UBS Group reduced their price target on Wendy’s from $20.00 to $17.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Stephens reissued an “equal weight” rating and issued a $15.00 price objective on shares of Wendy’s in a research note on Thursday. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “underweight” rating and issued a $14.00 price target (down from $22.00) on shares of Wendy’s in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Wedbush reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $20.00 price target on shares of Wendy’s in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on Wendy’s from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Wendy’s presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $19.43.

About Wendy’s

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.