The Wendy's Company (WEN) is a Restaurants company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, currently trading at $6.78. It has a SharesGrow Score of 55/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 2 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of WEN = $10.18 (+50.1% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued). Analyst consensus target is WEN = $8 (+20.2% upside).
Valuation: WEN trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 8.2 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 0.6.
Financials: revenue is $2.2B, +1.3%/yr average growth. Net income is $165M, growing at -1.6%/yr. Net profit margin is 7.6% (thin). Gross margin is 26.9% (-7.5 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $4.1B against $117M equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 35.31, leveraged). Current ratio is 1.76 (strong liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 83.6%. Total assets: $5.0B.
Analyst outlook: 12 / 51 analysts rate WEN as buy (24%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 92/100 (Pass), Growth 30/100 (Fail), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 33/100 (Fail), Moat 38/100 (Fail), Future 46/100 (Partial), Income 45/100 (Partial).
