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Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company’s progress, especially compared to its peers in the same sector. Today we are looking at Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) and the best and worst performers in the traditional fast food industry.

Since introducing the Happy Meal in 1977, McDonald's has consistently used pop culture partnerships to drive customer traffic and remain relevant across generations. Today, McDonald's sells more than 1 billion Happy Meals worldwide each year, making the product a meaningful ...

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after Treasury yields cooled and the broader equity market hit record highs, lifting consumer confidence and spending power.

Data from S3 Partners showed that bets against Wendy’s rose significantly in 2026.

Wendy's (NasdaqGS:WEN) has appointed Bob Wright as its new President and CEO. Wright has also joined the board, marking a key leadership change following an extended search. The move comes as the company works through operational challenges and scrutiny from activist investors. Wendy's stock trades at $7.62, with the share price down 29.6% over the past year and down 58.7% over five years. Over the past month the stock is up 7.2%, although it is still down 6.7% year to date. Against that...

Bob Wright led Potbelly's turnaround and sold it for $566 million. Now he's trying to save a burger chain that's closed 300 locations.

The move marks Wright’s return to Wendy’s, where he previously served as executive vice-president and COO.

Small-cap stocks can be incredibly lucrative investments because their lack of analyst coverage leads to frequent mispricings. However, these businesses (and their stock prices) often stay small because their subscale operations make it harder to expand their competitive moats.

Wendy’s named former Potbelly CEO Robert Wright to lead the burger chain as it battles weak sales, falling traffic, and growing pressure to revive its brand.

Wendy's (WEN) said Wednesday it appointed quick-service restaurant industry veteran Robert Wright as

Robert Wright, who previously served as Wendy's chief operating officer, takes over as the chain works to reverse a U.S. sales slump

Wright, who spent years at the fast-food chain, had previously been the CEO of the sandwich chain Potbelly

Robert Wright will return to Wendy’s as chief executive officer, where he will oversee efforts to reverse a slump in the restaurant chain’s U.S. sales.

Wright joins the fast food chain as it continues to face declining sales, store closures and pressure from an activist investor.

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If you are wondering whether Wendy's current share price is giving you value or just more volatility, the stock's recent moves and fundamentals raise some useful questions to answer before making any decisions. The stock last closed at US$8.02, with returns of 9.9% over the past week and 15.4% over the past month, while returns year to date and over the past year have declined 1.8% and 30.5% respectively. These swings come as investors continue to reassess long term expectations for Wendy's...

Why Wendy's Stock Is Back on Investor Radars Wendy's (WEN) stock has drawn fresh attention after recent trading left shares around US$8.02, with short term returns showing mixed signals across the past week, month, and past 3 months. See our latest analysis for Wendy's. Recent trading has been more upbeat, with a 15.4% 30 day share price return and a 7.22% 90 day share price return. However, this sits against a 30.48% decline in 1 year total shareholder return and deeper 3 and 5 year...

The last few years haven't been great for fast-food giant Wendy's, which shared in February that it planned to close 5%-6% of its locations in 2026. Twenty years ago, the company's stock began to plummet, spending most of 2008 to 2012 in dire straits. Starting in 2013, though, it started a steady ...

Shares of fast-food chain Wendy’s (NASDAQ:WEN) jumped 13.5% in the morning session after a report indicated that activist investor Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management was exploring a potential bid to take the fast-food chain private.

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Wendy's signed an agreement to open up to 1,000 locations in China over the next decade.

Activist investor Nelson Peltz and Trian Fund Management are exploring a potential bid to take Wendy's (NasdaqGS:WEN) private. Trian is reportedly in talks with external investors to secure financing for a possible transaction. The discussions are described as preliminary but represent a material development for existing Wendy's shareholders. For investors watching Wendy's, the reported take-private talks come after a mixed share price profile. The stock closed at $8.11, with the share...

We recently published Jim Cramer Revealed His Big AI Investing Fear & Discussed These 20 Stocks. The Wendy’s Company (NASDAQ:WEN) is one of the stocks discussed by Jim Cramer. The Wendy’s Company (NASDAQ:WEN)’s shares were on Bank of America’s radar on April 24th as it reduced the share price target to $7 from $8 and […]

The all-time high for Wendy's stock (NASDAQ: WEN) was $29.46 back in June 2021. Today, it trades around $8. That's a brutal 70% collapse for one of the biggest fast-food brands in the world.

The fast food chain is in the middle of a turnaround plan that includes closing hundreds stores, but the moves have not done much to lift shares.

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The Wendy’s Company (NASDAQ:WEN) is one of the best M&A target stocks to buy now. The Wendy’s Company (NASDAQ:WEN) moved back into the takeover spotlight on May 12 after Reuters reported, citing the Financial Times, that Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management was exploring funding for a possible take-private bid for the fast-food chain. The report […]

Wendy’s stock rallied today on reports that Nelson Peltz is pushing to take the fast-food chain private. Here’s what it means for the company and WEN shares.

A billionaire investor might be about to make a bid for the fast-food chain.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Tuesday closed down -0.16%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.11%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.87%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) fell -0.16%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...