WENThe Wendy's Company
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: nothing decisive, though a crowded short (+26% of shares).
Rangebound, no clear trend. Price is −16% vs its 200-day average.
A crowded short, settled Sep 15, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.
Against the whole market›
Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How WEN is trading
The Wendy's Company is −29% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 48 points behind the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- −16%
vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend
- RSI (14)
- 34
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 32%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $6.25
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- −16%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- −29%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- −65%
- vs 50-day average$7.52
- −17%
- 52-week high
- $9.13
- 52-week low
- $6.11
- Annualised volatility
- 46%
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | −22% |
| 2025 | −46% |
| 2024 | −11% |
| 2023 | −9.7% |
| 2022 | −2.8% |
| 2021 | +11% |
| 2020 | +0.07% |
| 2019 | +45% |
| 2018 | −3.0% |
| 2017 | +24% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 2 of 10 | −2.2% |
| Feb | 10 | 4 of 10 | −1.2% |
| Mar | 10 | 3 of 10 | −2.2% |
| Apr | 10 | 7 of 10 | +3.6% |
| May | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.17% |
| Jun | 10 | 6 of 10 | +0.94% |
| Jul | 11 | 4 of 11 | −0.32% |
| Aug | 11 | 5 of 11 | +2.0% |
| Sep | 11 | 5 of 11 | −2.8% |
| Oct | 11 | 6 of 11 | +0.93% |
| Nov | 10 | 5 of 10 | +1.9% |
| Dec | 10 | 7 of 10 | +1.9% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.