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The Wendy’s Company
WEN Details
The Wendy’s Company (NASDAQ: WEN) operates, develops, and franchises a quick-service restaurant franchise system. Wendy's U.S., Wendy's International, and Wendy's Global Real Estate & Development are the company's three segments. The Wendy's U.S. segment includes Wendy's restaurant operations and franchising in the United States. Wendy's International is responsible for operating and franchising Wendy's restaurants in countries and territories outside of the United States. The Global Real Estate & Development segment includes real estate activity for owned and leased from third-party sites that are hired and/or subleased to franchisees and its share of the TimWen real estate joint venture's income.
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2022 Outlook (Source: Earnings Presentation, Q4FY21, March 01, 2022)
Valuation Methodology: Price/Earnings Per Share Multiple Based Relative Valuation
(Analysis by Kalkine Group)
* % Premium/(Discount) is based on our assessment of the company's FY1 trading multiple after considering its key growth drivers, economic moat, stock's historical trading multiples versus peer average/median, and investment risks.
Stock Recommendation
WEN’s stock price has fallen 5.09% in the past nine months and is currently leaning towards the lower end of its 52-week range of USD 20.23 and USD 29.46. We have valued the stock using Price/Earnings-based valuation methodology and arrived at the target price of USD 27.27.
Considering the correction in the stock price, new franchise recruitment initiatives, positive outlook, associated risks, and current valuation, we recommend a “Buy” rating at the closing price of USD 21.96, up 0.18% as of March 28, 2022.
Three-Year Technical Price Chart (March 28, 2022). Source: REFINITIV, Analysis by Kalkine Group
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Note 1: The reference data in this report has been partly sourced from REFINITIV.
Note 2: Investment decision should be made depending on the investors’ appetite on upside potential, risks, holding duration, and any previous holdings. Investors can consider exiting from the stock if the Target Price mentioned as per the Valuation has been achieved and subject to the factors discussed above.