Wendy’s (NASDAQ:WEN – Get Free Report) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The restaurant operator reported $0.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25, Briefing.com reports. The company had revenue of $566.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $560.50 million. Wendy’s had a net margin of 9.18% and a return on equity of 67.74%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.27 EPS. Wendy’s updated its FY 2024 guidance to 0.990-1.010 EPS and its FY24 guidance to $0.99-$1.01 EPS.
Wendy’s Stock Up 2.9 %
NASDAQ:WEN traded up $0.55 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $19.66. 4,384,916 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,521,588. The firm has a market cap of $4.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.71, a PEG ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 0.80. Wendy’s has a fifty-two week low of $15.61 and a fifty-two week high of $20.65. The company has a current ratio of 2.17, a quick ratio of 2.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.01. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $17.92 and a 200 day moving average price of $17.71.
Wendy’s Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.09%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 2nd. Wendy’s’s payout ratio is 105.26%.
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Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, Director Matthew H. Peltz sold 1,000,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 directly owns 14,943,466 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $256,728,745.88. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 17.10% of the company’s stock.
About Wendy’s
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.
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