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Added to YB: 2025-11-05
Pitch date: 2025-11-01
WEN [bullish]
The Wendy's Company
+2.82%
current return
Author Info
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Company Info
The Wendy's Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a quick-service restaurant company in the United States and internationally.
Market Cap
$1.6B
Pitch Price
$8.37
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
6.76%
EV/EBITDA
10.21
P/E
8.76
EV/Sales
2.45
Sector
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure
Category
turnaround
An opportunity arises in food stocks - The Wendy's Company
WEN: Fast-food chain trading at 7.7x EV/EBITDA vs 18x industry avg after dividend cut 50%, overleveraging issues. 2.5% US market share, expects positive growth return 2026. New mgmt acknowledging failures, extremely low expectations for Q3. 6.5% buybacks, tax loss selling pressure create opportunity at historical trough valuation despite elevated leverage risk.
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