Equities Analysts Set Expectations for Wendy’s Q3 Earnings

The Wendy’s Company (NASDAQ:WEN) – Analysts at Wedbush dropped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Wendy’s in a report released on Friday, November 1st. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now forecasts that the restaurant operator will post earnings of $0.27 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.28. Wedbush has a “Neutral” rating and a $20.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Wendy’s’ current full-year earnings is $0.98 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Wendy’s’ FY2025 earnings at $1.06 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on WEN. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on Wendy’s from $20.00 to $19.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. Barclays cut their target price on shares of Wendy’s from $20.00 to $18.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target 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. Loop Capital reissued a “buy” rating and set a $26.00 target price on shares of Wendy’s in a report on Monday, July 15th. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their price target on Wendy’s from $20.00 to $19.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, July 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have issued a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $20.36.

Wendy’s Price Performance

WEN opened at $19.72 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $4.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.86, a PEG ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.64, a quick ratio of 2.15 and a current ratio of 2.10. Wendy’s has a fifty-two week low of $15.61 and a fifty-two week high of $20.65. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $18.03 and a 200 day moving average of $17.71.

Wendy’s (NASDAQ:WEN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The restaurant operator reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.25. Wendy’s had a return on equity of 70.02% and a net margin of 8.76%. The business had revenue of $566.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $560.50 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.27 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Wendy’s Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Investors of record on Monday, December 2nd will be given a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 2nd. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.07%. Wendy’s’s payout ratio is 105.26%.

Insider Transactions at Wendy’s

In other news, Director Matthew H. Peltz sold 1,000,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.18, for a total value of $17,180,000.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 14,943,466 shares in the company, valued at approximately $256,728,745.88. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 17.10% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Wendy’s

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. State of Michigan Retirement System grew its holdings in shares of Wendy’s by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 40,985 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $772,000 after acquiring an additional 900 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in Wendy’s by 159.2% in the first quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 59,356 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $1,118,000 after purchasing an additional 36,456 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Wendy’s by 5.6% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 15,170 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $286,000 after buying an additional 801 shares in the last quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC grew its position in shares of Wendy’s by 378.0% in the 1st quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 1,568 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 1,240 shares during the period. Finally, Texas Permanent School Fund Corp increased its stake in shares of Wendy’s by 1.2% in the 1st quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp now owns 144,353 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $2,720,000 after acquiring an additional 1,692 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.96% of the company’s stock.

Wendy’s Company Profile

The Wendy's Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a quick-service restaurant company in the United States and internationally. It operates through Wendy's U.S., Wendy's International, and Global Real Estate & Development segments. The company is involved in operating, developing, and franchising a system of quick-service restaurants specializing in hamburger sandwiches.