Wendy’s (WEN) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Friday

Wendy’s (NASDAQ:WEN) is projected to issue its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings data before the market opens on Friday, May 2nd. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.20 per share and revenue of $530.11 million for the quarter. Wendy’s has set its FY 2025 guidance at 0.980-1.020 EPS.

Wendy’s (NASDAQ:WEN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The restaurant operator reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.01. Wendy’s had a return on equity of 75.56% and a net margin of 8.65%. The business had revenue of $574.27 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $564.17 million. On average, analysts expect Wendy’s to post $1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Wendy’s Stock Performance

Shares of WEN opened at $12.83 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.48, a current ratio of 1.85 and a quick ratio of 1.83. The firm has a market cap of $2.52 billion, a PE ratio of 13.51, a PEG ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.61. Wendy’s has a 1 year low of $12.05 and a 1 year high of $20.65. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $14.38 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $16.14.

Wendy’s Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.79%. Wendy’s’s payout ratio is 105.26%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently commented on WEN shares. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Wendy’s from $17.00 to $14.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Argus upgraded shares of Wendy’s to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Wedbush reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $16.00 target price on shares of Wendy’s in a research report on Friday, March 7th. UBS Group raised their price target on Wendy’s from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Citigroup increased their price objective on Wendy’s from $15.50 to $16.50 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Wendy’s currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $17.69.

About Wendy’s

The Wendy’s Co engages in operating, developing, and franchising a system of quick-service restaurants. It operates through the following segments: Wendy’s U.S., Wendy’s International, and Global Real Estate and Development. The Wendy’s U.S. segment includes the operation and franchising of Wendy’s restaurants in the U.S.