WEN

Wendy's Co

Nasdaq · Retail-Eating & Drinking Places · Inc. DE · CIK 0000030697
$6.74 +0.45% $1.3B
3 New Institutional Positions
Vol
Market Cap$1.3B
Cap SizeSmall Cap
Analyst ConsensusSell (12%)
Inst. Holders7 funds
Inst. Value$343.0M
Inst. Activity3 buys / 0 sells
Reddit Sentiment64° Warm
SEC Reports3
Exchange Nasdaq·Sector Retail-Eating & Drinking Places·Inc. DE·CIK 0000030697·Prev Close $6.71

Recent Activity

Jun 9, 2026 SEC
Wendy's Chief Accounting Officer Suzanne M. Thuerk resigned to pursue an opportunity outside the restaurant space. She w
8-K — Impact 2/10
Jun 9, 2026 short_volume
Short Volume: WEN — 57.5% short (2.0M / 3.5M)
Short: 1,987,448 | Exempt: 16,972 | TRF Vol: 3,454,533 | Short Ratio: 57.5% | Off-exchange volume (d
May 22, 2026 SEC
Wendy's shareholders approved an amendment to the 2020 Omnibus Award Plan, increasing the share reserve by 21 million sh
8-K — Impact 3/10
May 21, 2026 Insider
Wright Robert D. sold 1,772,898 shares
President & CEO @ $0.00 ($0.00)
May 21, 2026 Insider
Wright Robert D. sold 118,110 shares
President & CEO @ $0.00 ($0.00)
May 20, 2026 SEC
Wendy's appointed Robert D. Wright as President and CEO, effective May 21, 2026, replacing interim CEO Ken Cook, who rem
8-K — Impact 3/10
May 20, 2026 Insider
MAY PETER W sold 20,967 shares
Director @ $0.00 ($0.00)
Inst.
BANK OF AMERICA CORP — ADD
4,257,211 shares ($35.5M)

Price Targets

$7.84 +16.8% upside Buy
Current $6.71 Low $5.00 Median $8.00 High $13.00 20 analysts
$5.00 $13.00

Analyst Ratings

Strong Sell12% buy · 33 analysts
2Strong Buy
2Buy
19Hold
8Sell
2Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
May 13, 2026 Argus Research UPGRADE Hold → Buy
May 12, 2026 TD Cowen REITERATE Hold → Hold
May 11, 2026 BMO Capital MAINTAIN Market Perform → Market Perform
May 11, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Neutral → Neutral
May 11, 2026 JP Morgan DOWNGRADE Neutral → Underweight

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $0.17 ▼ -3.3% $0.14 — $0.20 -43% YoY 22
Next Q $0.15 ▼ -3.3% $0.11 — $0.18 -39% YoY 22
Current FY $0.57 $0.52 — $0.62 -35% YoY 24
Next FY $0.64 ▲ +1.2% $0.50 — $0.82 12% YoY 24

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
VANGUARD GROUP INC$142.7M
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$59.1MNEW
MORGAN STANLEY$54.6MADD
BANK OF AMERICA CORP$35.5MADD
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN$35.2MDOUBLED

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
May 21, 2026Wright RobertA$0.00
May 21, 2026Wright RobertA$0.00
May 20, 2026MAY PETERA$0.00
May 20, 2026CARUSO-CABRERA MICHELLEA$0.00
May 20, 2026Gomez RichardA$0.00

Reddit Sentiment

64°
Warm
Bearish Neutral Bullish
33 mentions 10 bullish 0 bearish
7 institutional holders with $343.0M total value (41,178,073 shares) as of 2025-Q4. Top holders: VANGUARD, CHARLES, MORGAN. Net buying activity: 3 institutions added/increased vs 0 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2025-Q4

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1VANGUARD GROUP INC17,134,262$142.7M41.6%
2CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC7,091,847$59.1M17.2%NEW
3MORGAN STANLEY6,549,066$54.6M15.9%ADD +43.9%
4BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/4,257,211$35.5M10.3%ADD +41.3%
5WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN4,224,648$35.2M10.3%DOUBLED +215.7%
6FMR LLC1,834,757$15.3M4.5%DOUBLED +4081.0%
7RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC86,282$718.7K0.2%NEW

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ADD3,011,8304,257,211+41.3%$35.5M2025-Q4
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNDOUBLED1,338,1314,224,648+215.7%$35.2M2025-Q4
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCNEW86,282$718.7K2025-Q4
MORGAN STANLEYADD4,303,5076,191,252+43.9%$56.7M2025-Q3
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/TRIM5,150,1273,011,830-41.5%$27.6M2025-Q3
UBS Group AGTRIM4,811,5802,688,471-44.1%$24.6M2025-Q3
FMR LLCDOUBLED36,4381,523,471+4081.0%$14.0M2025-Q3
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNDOUBLED172,9051,338,131+673.9%$12.3M2025-Q3
NORGES BANKEXIT1,657,5310-100.0%$0.002025-Q3
UBS Group AGDOUBLED1,331,6884,811,580+261.3%$54.9M2025-Q2
MORGAN STANLEYADD2,951,3214,303,507+45.8%$49.1M2025-Q2
NORGES BANKNEW1,657,531$18.9M2025-Q2
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNADD123,522172,905+40.0%$2.0M2025-Q2
FMR LLCTRIM98,87536,438-63.1%$416.1K2025-Q2
Fund 1 Investments, LLCEXIT2,715,0000-100.0%$0.002025-Q2
Fund 1 Investments, LLCNEW2,715,000$39.7M2025-Q1
UBS Group AGTRIM1,824,2101,331,688-27.0%$19.5M2025-Q1
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCTRIM1,068,534737,886-30.9%$10.8M2025-Q1
FMR LLCNEAR_EXIT406,07898,875-75.7%$1.4M2025-Q1
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPEXIT923,1150-100.0%$0.002025-Q1
NORGES BANKEXIT264,9110-100.0%$0.002025-Q1
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCEXIT54,3520-100.0%$0.002025-Q1
MORGAN STANLEYADD2,134,8162,705,574+26.7%$44.1M2024-Q4
UBS Group AGDOUBLED340,8421,824,210+435.2%$29.7M2024-Q4
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCADD568,4151,068,534+88.0%$17.4M2024-Q4
19 unique insiders with 0 transactions. Net insider value: $0.00 ($0.00 bought, $0.00 sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
May 21, 2026Wright Robert D.President & CEOA1,772,898$0.00$0.00
May 21, 2026Wright Robert D.President & CEOA118,110$0.00$0.00
May 20, 2026MAY PETER WDirectorA20,967$0.00$0.00
May 20, 2026CARUSO-CABRERA MICHELLEDirectorA20,967$0.00$0.00
May 20, 2026Gomez Richard H.DirectorA20,967$0.00$0.00
May 20, 2026Mathews-Spradlin Mich JDirectorA20,967$0.00$0.00
May 20, 2026Peltz Bradley G.DirectorA20,967$0.00$0.00
May 20, 2026Rothschild PeterDirectorA20,967$0.00$0.00
May 20, 2026WINKLEBLACK ARTHUR BDirectorA32,580$0.00$0.00
May 20, 2026Arlin Wendy C.DirectorA20,967$0.00$0.00
Apr 3, 2026Dolan Kristin ADirectorA1,047$7.14$7.5K
Apr 3, 2026Peltz Bradley G.DirectorA3,448$7.14$24.6K
Apr 3, 2026MAY PETER WDirectorA4,166$7.14$29.7K
Mar 16, 2026Dolan Kristin ADirectorA291$0.00$0.00
Mar 16, 2026Arlin Wendy C.DirectorA201$0.00$0.00
Mar 16, 2026Suerken Peter J. JRPresident, U.S.A2,840$0.00$0.00
Mar 16, 2026Min JohnChief Legal Ofcr & SecretaryA303$0.00$0.00
Mar 16, 2026Wunsch E.J.President, InternationalA59$0.00$0.00
Mar 16, 2026O'Brien Matthew ColeyChief People OfficerA38$0.00$0.00
Mar 16, 2026Radkoski Lindsay J.CMO, U.S.A12$0.00$0.00
Mar 16, 2026Spessard Matthew PChief Information OfficerA12$0.00$0.00
Mar 16, 2026Cook Kenneth M.Interim CEO and CFOA356$0.00$0.00
Mar 16, 2026Thuerk Suzanne M.Chief Accounting OfficerA9$0.00$0.00
Mar 16, 2026Esposito LilianaChf Corp Affrs & Sustnblty OfcA33$0.00$0.00
Mar 1, 2026O'Brien Matthew ColeyChief People OfficerM18,598$0.00$0.00
Mar 1, 2026O'Brien Matthew ColeyChief People OfficerM18,598$0.00$0.00
Feb 23, 2026O'Brien Matthew ColeyChief People OfficerA7,813$0.00$0.00
Feb 23, 2026Spessard Matthew PChief Information OfficerA2,511$0.00$0.00
Feb 23, 2026Thuerk Suzanne M.Chief Accounting OfficerA1,673$0.00$0.00
Feb 23, 2026Wunsch E.J.President, InternationalA12,278$0.00$0.00
Feb 23, 2026Esposito LilianaChf Corp Affrs & Sustnblty OfcA6,976$0.00$0.00
Feb 23, 2026Radkoski Lindsay J.CMO, U.S.A2,511$0.00$0.00
Feb 20, 2026Spessard Matthew PChief Information OfficerM3,481$0.00$0.00
Feb 20, 2026Spessard Matthew PChief Information OfficerM3,481$0.00$0.00

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Strong Sell (12% buy). Based on 33 analysts: 2 strong buy, 2 buy, 19 hold, 8 sell, 2 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$7.84 mean target +16.8% upside Buy (3.04)
$5.00 Low $13.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$6.71
Target Low$5.00
Target Mean$7.84
Target Median$8.00
Target High$13.00
# Analysts20
RecommendationBuy (3.04)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$0.17 $0.14 $0.20 -42.5% -3.3% 1↑ 21↓ $0.6B -0.5% 22
Next Q
2026-09-30
$0.15 $0.11 $0.18 -39.5% -3.3% 1↑ 17↓ $0.6B 0.5% 22
Current FY
2026-12-31
$0.57 $0.52 $0.62 -34.7% +0.0% 7↑ 12↓ $2.2B 2.1% 24
Next FY
2027-12-31
$0.64 $0.50 $0.82 12.0% +1.2% 5↑ 12↓ $2.2B 0.3% 24

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$0.167
7d ago$0.165+0.001
30d ago$0.172-0.006
60d ago$0.188-0.022
90d ago$0.189-0.022
14 analyst firms have rated this stock: 1 upgrades, 1 downgrades, 0 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
May 13, 2026 Argus Research UPGRADE Hold Buy
May 12, 2026 TD Cowen REITERATE Hold Hold
May 11, 2026 BMO Capital MAINTAIN Market Perform Market Perform
May 11, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
May 11, 2026 JP Morgan DOWNGRADE Neutral Underweight
Apr 24, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Feb 23, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Feb 18, 2026 Stephens & Co. REITERATE Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Feb 17, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Feb 17, 2026 Goldman Sachs MAINTAIN Sell Sell
Feb 17, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Sector Perform Sector Perform
Feb 17, 2026 Truist Securities MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Feb 17, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Feb 17, 2026 Evercore ISI Group MAINTAIN In-Line In-Line
Feb 17, 2026 BMO Capital MAINTAIN Market Perform Market Perform
Feb 13, 2026 Stephens & Co. MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Feb 13, 2026 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Hold Hold
Feb 3, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Jan 20, 2026 Morgan Stanley MAINTAIN Underweight Underweight
Jan 9, 2026 Mizuho MAINTAIN Underperform Underperform
Jan 8, 2026 Truist Securities MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jan 8, 2026 Evercore ISI Group MAINTAIN In-Line In-Line
Jan 6, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Dec 17, 2025 Goldman Sachs MAINTAIN Sell Sell

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 202622198212%
May 1, 20261222829%
Apr 1, 20261222829%
Mar 1, 202613228211%
Feb 1, 202613228211%
Jan 1, 202613228211%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

No congressional trading data available for this ticker. Data is sourced from Senate and House financial disclosure filings.

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33 mentions 10 bullish 0 bearish 30 time periods

Reddit Sentiment History

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May 1, 2026144° Neutral001
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Apr 28, 2026350° Neutral003
Apr 28, 2026150° Neutral001
Apr 10, 2026156° Neutral001
Apr 9, 2026156° Neutral001

Recent Reddit Threads

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$WEN buyout news 🗞️ Deeply undervalued.
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Jun 9, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: WEN — 57.5% short (2.0M / 3.5M)
Short: 1,987,448 | Exempt: 16,972 | TRF Vol: 3,454,533 | Short Ratio: 57.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 5, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: WEN — 57.0% short (3.4M / 6.0M)
Short: 3,432,697 | Exempt: 1,394 | TRF Vol: 6,021,083 | Short Ratio: 57.0% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 4, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: WEN — 63.2% short (2.6M / 4.1M)
Short: 2,596,593 | Exempt: 6,647 | TRF Vol: 4,111,607 | Short Ratio: 63.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 3, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: WEN — 66.8% short (4.0M / 5.9M)
Short: 3,958,013 | Exempt: 4,135 | TRF Vol: 5,928,406 | Short Ratio: 66.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 2, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: WEN — 57.8% short (3.1M / 5.3M)
Short: 3,075,259 | Exempt: 11,211 | TRF Vol: 5,322,878 | Short Ratio: 57.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 28, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: WEN — 56.0% short (2.7M / 4.8M)
Short: 2,676,240 | Exempt: 4,806 | TRF Vol: 4,782,747 | Short Ratio: 56.0% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 26, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: WEN — 59.8% short (4.3M / 7.2M)
Short: 4,315,425 | Exempt: 1,176 | TRF Vol: 7,222,424 | Short Ratio: 59.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 22, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: WEN — 60.7% short (2.7M / 4.4M)
Short: 2,651,785 | Exempt: 9,029 | TRF Vol: 4,371,648 | Short Ratio: 60.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 21, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: WEN — 57.5% short (3.3M / 5.8M)
Short: 3,313,519 | Exempt: 6,209 | TRF Vol: 5,765,998 | Short Ratio: 57.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 18, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: WEN — 9.2M shares, 74,403 trades
Week starting 2026-05-18. Total ATS volume: 9,192,955 shares across 74,403 trades.
May 14, 2026
short_interest
FTD: WEN — 643,989 shares ($5.3M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260514, Price: $8.19, FTD Value: $5,274,269.91, WENDYS CO CL A COM STK (DE)
May 13, 2026
short_interest
FTD: WEN — 778,490 shares ($6.2M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260513, Price: $7.90, FTD Value: $6,150,071, WENDYS CO CL A COM STK (DE)
May 12, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: WEN — 56.6% short (13.0M / 23.0M)
Short: 13,000,600 | Exempt: 115,141 | TRF Vol: 22,969,246 | Short Ratio: 56.6% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 11, 2026
short_interest
FTD: WEN — 69,256 shares ($0.5M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260511, Price: $7.30, FTD Value: $505,568.8, WENDYS CO CL A COM STK (DE)
May 11, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: WEN — 18.0M shares, 110,610 trades
Week starting 2026-05-11. Total ATS volume: 18,041,566 shares across 110,610 trades.