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Wendy's Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NASDAQ:WEN | Benzinga
The Wendy's Co has a consensus price target of $17.5 based on the ratings of 24 analysts. The high is $29 issued by Tigress Financial on September 4, 2024. The low is $13 issued by Barclays on May 5, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by BMO Capital, Loop Capital, and Barclays on May 6, 2025, May 5, 2025, and May 5, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $16.33 between BMO Capital, Loop Capital, and Barclays, there's an implied 45.95% upside for The Wendy's Co from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
BMO Capital
Loop Capital
Barclays
Truist Securities
JP Morgan
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Wendy's
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
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| 05/06/2025 | Buy Now | 34.04% | BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik66% | $17 → $15 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/05/2025 | Buy Now | 87.65% | Loop Capital | Alton Stump58% | $26 → $21 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/05/2025 | Buy Now | 16.17% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $14 → $13 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/05/2025 | Buy Now | 42.97% | Truist Securities | Jake Bartlett74% | $17 → $16 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/05/2025 | Buy Now | 34.04% | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe72% | $17 → $15 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/05/2025 | Buy Now | 16.17% | Morgan Stanley | John Glass63% | $14 → $13 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 05/05/2025 | Buy Now | 25.1% | Stephens & Co. | Jim Salera61% | $14 → $14 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2025 | Buy Now | 16.17% | TD Securities | Andrew Charles69% | $14 → $13 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2025 | Buy Now | 25.1% | Stephens & Co. | Jim Salera61% | $14 → $14 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2025 | Buy Now | 25.1% | UBS | Dennis Geiger64% | $16 → $14 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2025 | Buy Now | 25.1% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $17 → $14 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2025 | Buy Now | 51.91% | Truist Securities | Jake Bartlett74% | $19 → $17 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/15/2025 | Buy Now | 25.1% | Stifel | Chris O'Cull76% | $16 → $14 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2025 | Buy Now | 34.04% | Stephens & Co. | Jim Salera61% | $15 → $15 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/07/2025 | Buy Now | 47.44% | Citigroup | Jon Tower71% | $15.5 → $16.5 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/07/2025 | Buy Now | 42.97% | UBS | Dennis Geiger64% | $15 → $16 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/07/2025 | Buy Now | 51.91% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $16 → $17 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/07/2025 | Buy Now | 42.97% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | $16 → $16 | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/07/2025 | Buy Now | 34.04% | Stephens & Co. | Jim Salera61% | $15 → $15 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/07/2025 | Buy Now | 42.97% | TD Securities | Andrew Charles69% | $16 → $16 | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
| 03/06/2025 | Buy Now | 34.04% | Stephens & Co. | Jim Salera61% | $15 → $15 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/04/2025 | Buy Now | 51.91% | RBC Capital | Logan Reich40% | $17 → $17 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/26/2025 | Buy Now | 51.91% | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe72% | $20 → $17 | Assumes | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/19/2025 | Buy Now | 42.97% | Stifel | Chris O'Cull76% | $17 → $16 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2025 | Buy Now | 69.78% | Truist Securities | Jake Bartlett74% | $22 → $19 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2025 | Buy Now | 42.97% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $17 → $16 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2025 | Buy Now | 34.04% | Stephens & Co. | Jim Salera61% | $15 → $15 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2025 | Buy Now | 42.97% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | $15.5 → $16 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/13/2025 | Buy Now | 34.04% | Stephens & Co. | Jim Salera61% | $15 → $15 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/06/2025 | Buy Now | 34.04% | Goldman Sachs | Christine Cho54% | $17 → $15 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 01/21/2025 | Buy Now | 25.1% | Morgan Stanley | John Glass63% | $22 → $14 | Downgrade | Equal-Weight → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 01/10/2025 | Buy Now | 51.91% | Stifel | Chris O'Cull76% | $18 → $17 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/07/2025 | Buy Now | 51.91% | UBS | Dennis Geiger64% | $20 → $17 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/19/2024 | Buy Now | 69.78% | Stephens & Co. | Jim Salera61% | $19 → $19 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2024 | Buy Now | 78.72% | BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik66% | $19 → $20 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2024 | Buy Now | 96.59% | Truist Securities | Jake Bartlett74% | $21 → $22 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2024 | Buy Now | 78.72% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | $20 → $20 | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2024 | Buy Now | 69.78% | Stephens & Co. | Jim Salera61% | $19 → $19 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2024 | Buy Now | 69.78% | Stephens & Co. | Jim Salera61% | $19 → $19 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/16/2024 | Buy Now | 69.78% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles69% | $17 → $19 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/08/2024 | Buy Now | 69.78% | Stephens & Co. | Jim Salera61% | $19 → $19 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/08/2024 | Buy Now | 67.55% | Citigroup | Jon Tower71% | $18 → $18.75 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/16/2024 | Buy Now | 96.59% | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe72% | $20 → $22 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/09/2024 | Buy Now | 51.91% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles69% | $17 → $17 | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
| 09/09/2024 | Buy Now | 69.78% | Stephens & Co. | Jim Salera61% | $19 → $19 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/04/2024 | Buy Now | 159.14% | Tigress Financial | Ivan Feinseth74% | $29 → $29 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/05/2024 | Buy Now | 60.85% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | $19.5 → $18 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | 60.85% | Deutsche Bank | Lauren Silberman75% | $20 → $18 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | 69.78% | Stifel | Chris O'Cull76% | $20 → $19 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | 69.78% | BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik66% | $22 → $19 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | 60.85% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $20 → $18 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | 69.78% | Piper Sandler | Brian Mullan76% | $23 → $19 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | 60.85% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | $19.5 → $18 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | 69.78% | Stephens & Co. | Jim Salera61% | $20 → $19 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/01/2024 | Buy Now | 74.25% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | $19.5 → $19.5 | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/01/2024 | Buy Now | 78.72% | Stephens & Co. | Jim Salera61% | $20 → $20 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/19/2024 | Buy Now | 74.25% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | $21 → $19.5 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2024 | Buy Now | 51.91% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles69% | $19 → $17 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/16/2024 | Buy Now | 69.78% | Morgan Stanley | John Glass63% | $20 → $19 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/15/2024 | Buy Now | 132.33% | Loop Capital | Alton Stump58% | $26 → $26 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/09/2024 | Buy Now | 78.72% | Stephens & Co. | Jim Salera61% | $20 → $20 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/09/2024 | Buy Now | 87.65% | Truist Securities | Jake Bartlett74% | $22 → $21 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/13/2024 | Buy Now | 69.78% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles69% | $19 → $19 | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
| 06/13/2024 | Buy Now | 42.97% | Goldman Sachs | Christine Cho54% | → $16 | Initiates | → Sell | Get Alert |
| 06/03/2024 | Buy Now | 78.72% | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe72% | $19 → $20 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/23/2024 | Buy Now | 96.59% | Evercore ISI Group | David Palmer62% | → $22 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2024 | Buy Now | 78.72% | Stephens & Co. | Jim Salera61% | $20 → $20 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2024 | Buy Now | 69.78% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles69% | $19 → $19 | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2024 | Buy Now | 87.65% | UBS | Dennis Geiger64% | $20 → $21 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2024 | Buy Now | 87.65% | Citigroup | Jon Tower71% | $20 → $21 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2024 | Buy Now | 96.59% | BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik66% | $20 → $22 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2024 | Buy Now | 105.53% | Piper Sandler | Aisling Grueninger52% | $21 → $23 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2024 | Buy Now | 87.65% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | $20 → $21 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2024 | Buy Now | 78.72% | Stephens & Co. | Jim Salera61% | $20 → $20 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 78.72% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | $19 → $20 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/12/2024 | Buy Now | 69.78% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles69% | $19 → $19 | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/12/2024 | Buy Now | 78.72% | Stephens & Co. | Jim Salera61% | → $20 | Reinstates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2024 | Buy Now | 69.78% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles69% | $19 → $19 | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2024 | Buy Now | 69.78% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles69% | $19 → $19 | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/22/2024 | Buy Now | 78.72% | Bernstein | Sara Senatore57% | $24 → $20 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/21/2024 | Buy Now | 69.78% | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe72% | $22 → $19 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/20/2024 | Buy Now | 78.72% | RBC Capital | Christopher Carril62% | $22 → $20 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/20/2024 | Buy Now | 96.59% | Truist Securities | Jake Bartlett74% | $23 → $22 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/19/2024 | Buy Now | 78.72% | Stephens & Co. | Joshua Long65% | $22 → $20 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/16/2024 | Buy Now | 78.72% | BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik66% | $22 → $20 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/16/2024 | Buy Now | 69.78% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | $20 → $19 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/15/2024 | Buy Now | 96.59% | Stephens & Co. | Joshua Long65% | $22 → $22 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/07/2024 | Buy Now | 78.72% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | $21 → $20 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/16/2024 | Buy Now | — | Gordon Haskett | Jeff Farmer69% | — | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/03/2024 | Buy Now | 87.65% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | → $21 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/21/2023 | Buy Now | — | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | — | Downgrade | Outperform → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/03/2023 | Buy Now | 105.53% | Truist Securities | Jake Bartlett74% | $26 → $23 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/03/2023 | Buy Now | 96.59% | Stephens & Co. | Joshua Long65% | $27 → $22 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2023 | Buy Now | 105.53% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $26 → $23 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/19/2023 | Buy Now | 78.72% | Citigroup | Jon Tower71% | $23 → $20 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/19/2023 | Buy Now | 78.72% | Deutsche Bank | Lauren Silberman75% | → $20 | Initiates | → Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/18/2023 | Buy Now | 114.46% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | $26.5 → $24 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/11/2023 | Buy Now | 114.46% | Morgan Stanley | John Glass63% | $25 → $24 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/14/2023 | Buy Now | 159.14% | Tigress Financial | Ivan Feinseth74% | $29 → $29 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/12/2023 | Buy Now | 136.8% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | → $26.5 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Wendy's (WEN) stock?
The latest price target for Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) was reported by BMO Capital on May 6, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $15.00 expecting WEN to rise to within 12 months (a possible 34.04% upside). 62 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Wendy's (WEN)?
The latest analyst rating for Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) was provided by BMO Capital, and Wendy's maintained their market perform rating.
When was the last upgrade for Wendy's (WEN)?
The last upgrade for The Wendy's Co happened on May 5, 2025 when JP Morgan raised their price target to $15. JP Morgan previously had a neutral for The Wendy's Co.
When was the last downgrade for Wendy's (WEN)?
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.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Wendy's (WEN)?
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 May 6, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 6, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Wendy's (WEN) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Wendy's (WEN) rating was a maintained with a price target of $17.00 to $15.00. The current price Wendy's (WEN) is trading at is $11.19, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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