WEN — The Wendy’s Co

Stock analysis, trade plans, and proprietary indicators by Trend Edge.

About The Wendy’s Co

The Wendy's Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation, development, and franchising of a system of quick-service restaurants in the United States and internationally. The company operates through the Wendy's U.S., Wendy's International, and Global Real Estate & Development segments. Its restaurants offer a menu that includes hamburger sandwiches and chicken sandwiches; chicken tenders and nuggets, chili, french fries, bake… Read full Trend Edge analysis →

Trend Edge Proprietary Indicators

Key Metrics

Current Price$7.49
Market Cap$1.45B
Float157.1M
Shares Outstanding190.5M
P/E (Forward)13.14
P/E (TTM)9.90
Price/Sales (TTM)0.66
vs. Analyst Target+2.8% to analyst PT
Profit Margin6.77%
Operating Margin (TTM)11.36%
Revenue (TTM)$2.19B
Earnings Growth (YoY)-37.20%
Dividend Rate0.6%
Analyst Target Price$7.70 (29 analysts)

Financial History

Annual Revenue & Earnings History

YearRevenueNet IncomeGross ProfitEBITDA
2020 $1.73B $118M $621M $403M
2021 $1.90B $200M $537M $475M
2022 $2.10B $177M $721M $502M
2023 $2.18B $204M $776M $552M
2024 $2.25B $194M $790M $554M
2025 $2.18B $165M $585M $525M

Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income

QuarterRevenueNet Income
Jun 2025 $561M $55.1M
Sep 2025 $550M $44.3M
Dec 2025 $543M $26.5M
Mar 2026 $541M $45.6M

Ownership & Float

Insider Ownership9.0%
Institutional Ownership94.6%
Short Float29.5%
% of All Funds Holding4.67%
Number of Funds Holding384

Current Moving Averages

Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.

TimeframeSMAValueTrend Context
Weekly10-Week SMA$7.20Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly40-Week SMA$8.20Medium-term trend
Weekly80-Week SMA$10.88Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly200-Week SMA$16.31Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly10-Month SMA$8.19Near-term monthly trend
Monthly20-Month SMA$11.29Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly40-Month SMA$15.40Secular monthly trend

Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance

Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.

Price LevelTypeVolume RatioAge
$7.00 support 1.57x 0 months ago
$9.10 resistance 1.01x 6 months ago
$10.40 resistance 1.31x 7 months ago
$11.40 resistance 1.49x 9 months ago
$12.50 resistance 1.19x 11 months ago

Historical Earnings Reactions (126 events)

TimeframeAvg ReturnMedianWin RateBestWorst
Gap 0.24% 0.04% 50.79% 8.23% -9.43%
1 Day -0.17% 0.06% 51.59% 8.72% -11.18%
1 Week -0.01% -0.57% 43.65% 14.56% -25.00%
2 Weeks 0.17% -0.13% 46.83% 22.68% -28.64%
1 Month -0.34% 0.00% 47.20% 23.21% -65.77%

Next earnings: July 27, 2026 (59 days away)

Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns

Monthly Seasonality

MonthAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Jan2.0%43.5%46
Feb3.6%52.2%46
Mar3.3%50.0%46
Apr1.5%45.7%46
May0.3%35.6%45
Jun-1.6%43.5%46
Jul-1.4%34.8%46
Aug0.5%47.8%46
Sep-2.8%50.0%46
Oct1.0%50.0%46
Nov1.3%50.0%46
Dec2.8%65.2%46

Day-of-Week Tendencies

DayAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Monday -0.17% 38.0% 2193
Tuesday -0.01% 39.8% 2381
Wednesday 0.16% 42.8% 2379
Thursday 0.12% 42.7% 2333
Friday 0.19% 42.3% 2320

Top Institutional Holders

Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.

Total institutional ownership: 94.6%

Insider Transactions — Smart Summary

Total insider ownership: 9.0%

12-Month Insider Activity Summary

Total Filings4
Net Value+$76,998.511
Net Shares Change7,270
% of Float0.0%
C-Suite Filings4
Clusters Detected0

Key Insiders

NameTitleNet ValueFilingsActivity
Radkoski Lindsay J. CMO, U.S. +$58,984 1 1 buy
Min John Chief Legal Ofcr and Secretary +$13,906 1 1 buy
Suerken Peter J. JR President, U.S. +$4,108.511 2 2 buy

Significant Filings

DateInsiderTitleNet ValuePrice After
2026-02-06 Suerken Peter J. JR President, U.S. +$168.511 Transaction at $8.35, now -10.3%
2025-11-21 Min John Chief Legal Ofcr and Secretary +$13,906 Transaction at $8.18, now -8.4%
2025-06-03 Radkoski Lindsay J. CMO, U.S. +$58,984 Transaction at $11.68, now -35.9%
2025-11-21 Suerken Peter J. JR President, U.S. +$3,940 Transaction at $7.88, now -4.9%

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