WEN Stock Down 15% in a Year: Still Worth it? Buy, Sell or Hold?

The Wendy’s Company (WEN) stock registered a 14.6% drop in the past year, lagging the Zacks Retail - Restaurants industry’s 12.8% growth and the S&P 500’s 33.8% rise. This underperformance is largely due to higher labor costs, reduced customer count and increased capital expenditures. The company’s incremental investment in breakfast advertising has further pressured margins.Despite these challenges, Wendy's shares have shown resilience in the past month, rising 3.7% compared with the industry's 3.4% growth ...