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Wendy's Analyst Ratings

WENNASDAQ
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$15.47
0.161.05%
At close: -
$15.51
0.040.26%
After Hours: 5:15 PM EDT
Consensus Rating1
Hold
Highest Price Target1
$29.00
Lowest Price Target1
$14.00
Consensus Price Target1
$18.72

Wendy's Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NASDAQ:WEN | Benzinga

The Wendy's Co has a consensus price target of $18.72 based on the ratings of 25 analysts. The high is $29 issued by Tigress Financial on September 4, 2024. The low is $14 issued by Morgan Stanley on January 21, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Citigroup, UBS, and Barclays on March 7, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $16.5 between Citigroup, UBS, and Barclays, there's an implied 6.38% upside for The Wendy's Co from these most-recent analyst ratings.

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Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1

Citigroup
UBS
Barclays
Wedbush
Stephens & Co.

1calculated from analyst ratings

Analyst Ratings for Wendy's

Buy NowGet Alert
03/07/2025Buy Now6.38%Citigroup
Jon Tower
$15.5 → $16.5MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
03/07/2025Buy Now3.16%UBS
Dennis Geiger
$15 → $16MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
03/07/2025Buy Now9.61%Barclays
Jeffrey Bernstein
$16 → $17MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
03/07/2025Buy Now3.16%Wedbush
Nick Setyan
$16 → $16ReiteratesNeutral → NeutralGet Alert
03/07/2025Buy Now-3.29%Stephens & Co.
Jim Salera
$15 → $15ReiteratesEqual-Weight → Equal-WeightGet Alert
03/07/2025Buy Now3.16%TD Securities
Andrew Charles
$16 → $16ReiteratesHold → HoldGet Alert
03/06/2025Buy Now-3.29%Stephens & Co.
Jim Salera
$15 → $15ReiteratesEqual-Weight → Equal-WeightGet Alert
03/04/2025Buy Now9.61%RBC Capital
Logan Reich
$17 → $17ReiteratesSector Perform → Sector PerformGet Alert
02/26/2025Buy Now9.61%JP Morgan
John Ivankoe
$20 → $17Assumes → NeutralGet Alert
02/19/2025Buy Now3.16%Stifel
Chris O'Cull
$17 → $16MaintainsHoldGet Alert
02/14/2025Buy Now22.5%Truist Securities
Jake Bartlett
$22 → $19MaintainsBuyGet Alert
02/14/2025Buy Now3.16%Barclays
Jeffrey Bernstein
$17 → $16MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
02/14/2025Buy Now-3.29%Stephens & Co.
Jim Salera
$15 → $15ReiteratesEqual-Weight → Equal-WeightGet Alert
02/14/2025Buy Now3.16%Wedbush
Nick Setyan
$15.5 → $16MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
02/13/2025Buy Now-3.29%Stephens & Co.
Jim Salera
$15 → $15ReiteratesEqual-Weight → Equal-WeightGet Alert
02/06/2025Buy Now-3.29%Goldman Sachs
Christine Cho
$17 → $15MaintainsSellGet Alert
01/21/2025Buy Now-9.74%Morgan Stanley
John Glass
$22 → $14DowngradeEqual-Weight → UnderweightGet Alert
01/10/2025Buy Now9.61%Stifel
Chris O'Cull
$18 → $17MaintainsHoldGet Alert
01/07/2025Buy Now9.61%UBS
Dennis Geiger
$20 → $17MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
11/19/2024Buy Now22.5%Stephens & Co.
Jim Salera
$19 → $19ReiteratesEqual-Weight → Equal-WeightGet Alert
11/01/2024Buy Now28.95%BMO Capital
Andrew Strelzik
$19 → $20MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
11/01/2024Buy Now41.84%Truist Securities
Jake Bartlett
$21 → $22MaintainsBuyGet Alert
11/01/2024Buy Now28.95%Wedbush
Nick Setyan
$20 → $20ReiteratesNeutral → NeutralGet Alert
11/01/2024Buy Now22.5%Stephens & Co.
Jim Salera
$19 → $19ReiteratesEqual-Weight → Equal-WeightGet Alert
10/31/2024Buy Now22.5%Stephens & Co.
Jim Salera
$19 → $19ReiteratesEqual-Weight → Equal-WeightGet Alert
10/16/2024Buy Now22.5%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
$17 → $19MaintainsHoldGet Alert
10/08/2024Buy Now22.5%Stephens & Co.
Jim Salera
$19 → $19ReiteratesEqual-Weight → Equal-WeightGet Alert
10/08/2024Buy Now20.89%Citigroup
Jon Tower
$18 → $18.75MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
09/16/2024Buy Now41.84%JP Morgan
John Ivankoe
$20 → $22MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
09/09/2024Buy Now9.61%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
$17 → $17ReiteratesHold → HoldGet Alert
09/09/2024Buy Now22.5%Stephens & Co.
Jim Salera
$19 → $19ReiteratesEqual-Weight → Equal-WeightGet Alert
09/04/2024Buy Now86.98%Tigress Financial
Ivan Feinseth
$29 → $29MaintainsBuyGet Alert
08/05/2024Buy Now16.05%Wedbush
Nick Setyan
$19.5 → $18MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
08/02/2024Buy Now16.05%Deutsche Bank
Lauren Silberman
$20 → $18MaintainsHoldGet Alert
08/02/2024Buy Now22.5%Stifel
Chris O'Cull
$20 → $19MaintainsHoldGet Alert
08/02/2024Buy Now22.5%BMO Capital
Andrew Strelzik
$22 → $19MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
08/02/2024Buy Now16.05%Barclays
Jeffrey Bernstein
$20 → $18MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
08/02/2024Buy Now22.5%Piper Sandler
Brian Mullan
$23 → $19MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
08/02/2024Buy Now16.05%Wedbush
Nick Setyan
$19.5 → $18MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
08/02/2024Buy Now22.5%Stephens & Co.
Jim Salera
$20 → $19MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
08/01/2024Buy Now25.73%Wedbush
Nick Setyan
$19.5 → $19.5ReiteratesNeutral → NeutralGet Alert
08/01/2024Buy Now28.95%Stephens & Co.
Jim Salera
$20 → $20ReiteratesEqual-Weight → Equal-WeightGet Alert
07/19/2024Buy Now25.73%Wedbush
Nick Setyan
$21 → $19.5MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
07/17/2024Buy Now9.61%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
$19 → $17MaintainsHoldGet Alert
07/16/2024Buy Now22.5%Morgan Stanley
John Glass
$20 → $19MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
07/15/2024Buy Now67.63%Loop Capital
Alton Stump
$26 → $26MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/09/2024Buy Now28.95%Stephens & Co.
Jim Salera
$20 → $20ReiteratesEqual-Weight → Equal-WeightGet Alert
07/09/2024Buy Now35.4%Truist Securities
Jake Bartlett
$22 → $21MaintainsBuyGet Alert
06/13/2024Buy Now22.5%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
$19 → $19ReiteratesHold → HoldGet Alert
06/13/2024Buy Now3.16%Goldman Sachs
Christine Cho
→ $16Initiates → SellGet Alert
06/03/2024Buy Now28.95%JP Morgan
John Ivankoe
$19 → $20MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
05/23/2024Buy Now41.84%Evercore ISI Group
David Palmer
→ $22MaintainsIn-LineGet Alert
05/03/2024Buy Now28.95%Stephens & Co.
Jim Salera
$20 → $20ReiteratesEqual-Weight → Equal-WeightGet Alert
05/03/2024Buy Now22.5%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
$19 → $19ReiteratesHold → HoldGet Alert
05/03/2024Buy Now35.4%UBS
Dennis Geiger
$20 → $21MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
05/03/2024Buy Now35.4%Citigroup
Jon Tower
$20 → $21MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
05/03/2024Buy Now41.84%BMO Capital
Andrew Strelzik
$20 → $22MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
05/03/2024Buy Now48.29%Piper Sandler
Aisling Grueninger
$21 → $23MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
05/03/2024Buy Now35.4%Wedbush
Nick Setyan
$20 → $21MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
05/02/2024Buy Now28.95%Stephens & Co.
Jim Salera
$20 → $20ReiteratesEqual-Weight → Equal-WeightGet Alert
04/26/2024Buy Now28.95%Wedbush
Nick Setyan
$19 → $20MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
04/12/2024Buy Now22.5%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
$19 → $19ReiteratesHold → HoldGet Alert
04/12/2024Buy Now28.95%Stephens & Co.
Jim Salera
→ $20Reinstates → Equal-WeightGet Alert
04/11/2024Buy Now22.5%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
$19 → $19ReiteratesHold → HoldGet Alert
04/10/2024Buy Now22.5%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
$19 → $19ReiteratesHold → HoldGet Alert
02/22/2024Buy Now28.95%Bernstein
Sara Senatore
$24 → $20DowngradeOutperform → Market PerformGet Alert
02/21/2024Buy Now22.5%JP Morgan
John Ivankoe
$22 → $19DowngradeOverweight → NeutralGet Alert
02/20/2024Buy Now28.95%RBC Capital
Christopher Carril
$22 → $20MaintainsSector PerformGet Alert
02/20/2024Buy Now41.84%Truist Securities
Jake Bartlett
$23 → $22MaintainsBuyGet Alert
02/19/2024Buy Now28.95%Stephens & Co.
Joshua Long
$22 → $20MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
02/16/2024Buy Now28.95%BMO Capital
Andrew Strelzik
$22 → $20MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
02/16/2024Buy Now22.5%Wedbush
Nick Setyan
$20 → $19MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
02/15/2024Buy Now41.84%Stephens & Co.
Joshua Long
$22 → $22ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
02/07/2024Buy Now28.95%Wedbush
Nick Setyan
$21 → $20MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
01/16/2024Buy NowGordon Haskett
Jeff Farmer
DowngradeBuy → HoldGet Alert
01/03/2024Buy Now35.4%Barclays
Jeffrey Bernstein
→ $21DowngradeOverweight → Equal-WeightGet Alert
12/21/2023Buy NowWedbush
Nick Setyan
DowngradeOutperform → NeutralGet Alert
11/03/2023Buy Now48.29%Truist Securities
Jake Bartlett
$26 → $23MaintainsBuyGet Alert
11/03/2023Buy Now41.84%Stephens & Co.
Joshua Long
$27 → $22MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
10/23/2023Buy Now48.29%Barclays
Jeffrey Bernstein
$26 → $23MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
10/19/2023Buy Now28.95%Citigroup
Jon Tower
$23 → $20MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
10/19/2023Buy Now28.95%Deutsche Bank
Lauren Silberman
→ $20Initiates → HoldGet Alert
10/18/2023Buy Now54.74%Wedbush
Nick Setyan
$26.5 → $24MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
10/11/2023Buy Now54.74%Morgan Stanley
John Glass
$25 → $24MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
09/14/2023Buy Now86.98%Tigress Financial
Ivan Feinseth
$29 → $29ReiteratesBuy → BuyGet Alert
09/12/2023Buy Now70.86%Wedbush
Nick Setyan
→ $26.5ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
09/05/2023Buy Now70.86%Wedbush
Nick Setyan
→ $26.5ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
08/10/2023Buy Now67.63%Barclays
Jeffrey Bernstein
$27 → $26MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
08/10/2023Buy Now74.08%Stephens & Co.
Joshua Long
→ $27ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
08/10/2023Buy Now41.84%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
→ $22ReiteratesMarket Perform → Market PerformGet Alert
08/10/2023Buy Now70.86%Wedbush
Nick Setyan
→ $26.5ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
08/09/2023Buy Now41.84%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
→ $22Reiterates → Market PerformGet Alert
08/09/2023Buy Now74.08%Stephens & Co.
Joshua Long
→ $27Reiterates → OverweightGet Alert
07/27/2023Buy Now48.29%Citigroup
Jon Tower
$24 → $23MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
07/26/2023Buy NowKalinowski Research
Mark Kalinowski
DowngradeBuy → NeutralGet Alert
07/18/2023Buy Now67.63%Truist Securities
Jake Bartlett
$29 → $26MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/17/2023Buy Now61.19%Morgan Stanley
John Glass
$25 → $25ReiteratesEqual-Weight → Equal-WeightGet Alert
06/21/2023Buy Now61.19%RBC Capital
Christopher Carril
→ $25ReiteratesSector Perform → Sector PerformGet Alert
06/15/2023Buy Now41.84%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
→ $22ReiteratesMarket Perform → Market PerformGet Alert
06/14/2023Buy Now61.19%Piper Sandler
Aisling Grueninger
→ $25Assumes → OverweightGet Alert

FAQ

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What is the target price for Wendy's (WEN) stock?

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The latest price target for Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) was reported by Citigroup on March 7, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $16.50 expecting WEN to rise to within 12 months (a possible 6.38% upside). 65 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.

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What is the most recent analyst rating for Wendy's (WEN)?

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The latest analyst rating for Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) was provided by Citigroup, and Wendy's maintained their neutral rating.

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When was the last upgrade for Wendy's (WEN)?

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There is no last upgrade for Wendy's

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When was the last downgrade for Wendy's (WEN)?

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The last downgrade for The Wendy's Co happened on January 21, 2025 when Morgan Stanley changed their price target from $22 to $14 for The Wendy's Co.

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When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Wendy's (WEN)?

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Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Wendy's, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Wendy's was filed on March 7, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around March 7, 2026.

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Is the Analyst Rating Wendy's (WEN) correct?

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While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Wendy's (WEN) rating was a maintained with a price target of $15.50 to $16.50. The current price Wendy's (WEN) is trading at is $15.51, which is within the analyst’s predicted range.

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