Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Wendy’s Co shares valued at $58,984 were purchased by Radkoski Lindsay J. on Jun 03 ’25. At $11.68 per share, Radkoski Lindsay J. acquired 5,050 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 28,956 shares worth approximately $0.28 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Cook Kenneth M. purchased 1,500 shares, netting a total of over 17,025 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $11.35 each, the insider now holds 1,500 shares.
Before that, O’Brien Matthew Coley had added 1,750 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $20,300, the Chief People Officer bought Wendy’s Co shares for $11.60 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 1,750 shares, worth approximately $0.81 million.
As published in a research note from Guggenheim on May 14, 2025, Wendy’s Co [WEN] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral. Analysts at JP Morgan upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early May. Earlier on January 21, 2025, Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Underweight” for WEN stock which previously was a “an Equal-weight”.
Analyzing WEN Stock Performance
On last trading session, Wendy’s Co [NASDAQ: WEN] rose 0.53% to $9.52. The stock’s lowest price that day was $9.33, but it reached a high of $9.53 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.74%. Over the course of the year, Wendy’s Co shares have dropped approximately -46.31%.
Is Wendy’s Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Wendy’s Co saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 2.5 million shares to 20.94 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 18.45 million shares. A jump of 11.92% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.09 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.09.
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In terms of Wendy’s Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 13 in the next 12 months, up nearly 37.28% from the previous closing price of $9.47. Analysts anticipate Wendy’s Co stock to reach 15 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 11. In spite of this, 23 analysts ranked Wendy’s Co stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On June 13, 2024, Goldman assigned a price target of “a Sell” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $16.
