Wednesday March 3, 2021, 17:40:00

WEN (Post-Call): Expects Q1 U.S. Same-Store Sales to Rise by About +10%

By Ryan D. Lavender

Earlier today, Wendy’s reported Q4 2020 adjusted EPS of $0.17. While this was one cent better than our $0.16 forecast, it still came in one cent below sell-side consensus (according to Consensus Metrix) of $0.18. Wendy’s indicates that the EPS number was ahead of its internal plan.

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Wednesday February 17, 2021, 16:47:00

WEN: How Does Wendy’s Stock Trade Heading Into, and During, Earnings?

By Ryan D. Lavender

Wendy’s plans to release its Q4 2020 earnings before the market open on Wednesday, March 3rd. How do WEN shares tend to trade heading into earnings, and on the day of an earnings release?

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Tuesday February 2, 2021, 15:05:00

WEN: The Groundhog Sees… Us Updating Our Wendy’s Forecasts

By Ryan D. Lavender

With this note, we raise our full-Q1E Wendy’s U.S. same-store sales forecast by +300 basis points, to +10.0%. According to Consensus Metrix, sell-side consensus for Q1E as of this writing is at +7.3%.

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