NYSE · WEN
Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
$7.46
Down-$0.18 (-2.35%)
Updated Sep 16, 2026, 5:39 PM
SID Score
4.5/10
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1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
WEN closed at $7.46 after 20 trading sessions, down 11.61% for the selected period.
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | $7.59 | $7.71 | $7.44 | $7.46 | 5.08M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $7.60 | $7.70 | $7.5801 | $7.63 | 5.1M |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $7.42 | $7.66 | $7.42 | $7.63 | 3.58M |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $7.54 | $7.635 | $7.42 | $7.44 | 7.16M |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $7.57 | $7.72 | $7.53 | $7.54 | 5.74M |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $7.92 | $8.05 | $7.55 | $7.61 | 6.83M |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $7.79 | $8.125 | $7.77 | $8.03 | 5.02M |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $8.27 | $8.3075 | $7.82 | $7.88 | 5.94M |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $8.27 | $8.43 | $8.18 | $8.24 | 5.2M |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $8.155 | $8.48 | $8.155 | $8.27 | 4.71M |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $8.22 | $8.425 | $8.1844 | $8.30 | 5.43M |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $7.85 | $8.30 | $7.85 | $8.27 | 8.25M |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $7.865 | $8.00 | $7.67 | $7.815 | 23.37M |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $9.05 | $9.11 | $8.8244 | $9.04 | 7.99M |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $8.90 | $9.14 | $8.805 | $9.12 | 5.3M |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $8.88 | $9.005 | $8.81 | $8.84 | 4.55M |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $8.84 | $9.04 | $8.725 | $9.01 | 5.56M |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $8.88 | $8.89 | $8.66 | $8.81 | 5.05M |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $8.52 | $8.99 | $8.52 | $8.93 | 10.33M |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $8.45 | $8.565 | $8.34 | $8.44 | 6.64M |
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Company profile and research snapshot.
The Wendy's Company is the second-largest burger quick-service restaurant, or QSR, chain in the United States by systemwide sales, with $12.6 billion in 2024, narrowly edging Burger King ($11.5 billion) and clocking in well behind wide-moat McDonald's ($51.1 billion). After divestitures of Tim Hortons (2006) and Arby's (2011), the firm manages just the burger banner, generating sales across a footprint that spanned more than 7,200 total stores in 30 countries as of year-end 2024. Wendy's generates revenue from the sale of hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, salads, and fries throughout its company-owned footprint, through franchise royalty and marketing fund payments remitted by its franchisees, which account for roughly 94% of stores, and through franchise flipping and advisory fees.
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | Citigroup | Neutral | — |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Citigroup | Neutral | — |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Citigroup | Neutral | — |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Stephens & Co. | Equal-Weight | — |
| May 13, 2026 | Argus Research | Buy | — |
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Yahoo · Sep 15, 2026
From fast food to fine dining, restaurants play a vital societal role. But it’s not all sunshine and rainbows as they’re notoriously hard to run thanks to perishable ingredients, labor shortages, or volatile consumer spending. These factors have weighed on the industry over the past six months as its 5% return has fallen short of the S&P 500’s 14.2% gain.
Yahoo · Sep 10, 2026
The chain joins Burger King, McDonald’s and Wendy’s in moving to improve food quality in order to boost frequency and sales.
Yahoo · Sep 9, 2026
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SeekingAlpha · Sep 8, 2026
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