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8-K - Wendy's Co (0000030697) (Filer)

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Key takeaways

  • 8-K - Wendy's filed an 8-K with the SEC on Nov 5 (a notice of a material company event).
  • Exposed: WEN
  • Market reaction: price tracking starts with the next trading session.

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GEOPOLITICS ALPHA8-K - Wendy's Co (0000030697)(Filer)WENGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

8-K - Wendy's filed an 8-K with the SEC on Nov 5 (a notice of a material company event).

Directly affected

  • WEN Wendy's+15.6% 17d

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XLY Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR+5.7% 30d

    Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR holds the consumer sector that The Wendy's belongs to, so it often moves with news about it.

  • SBUX Starbucks+11.8% 30d

    Starbucks is a peer of The Wendy's in eating and drinking places; rivals often move on the same news.

  • BROS Dutch Bros+13.4% 30d

    Dutch Bros is a peer of The Wendy's in eating and drinking places; rivals often move on the same news.

  • SHAK Shake Shack+20.0% 30d

    Shake Shack is a peer of The Wendy's in eating and drinking places; rivals often move on the same news.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
WEN-6.03%-4.85%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XLY-5.00%-3.39%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
SBUX-3.72%-4.79%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
BROS+0.01%-0.27%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
SHAK-2.99%-0.29%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

Filed: 2026-11-05 AccNo: 0001193125-26-448576 Size: 805 KB Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement Item 3.03: Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders Item 5.02: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Electio…

Source: sec-edgar

How far Wendy's (WEN) has moved since 5 Nov 2026

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
BROSthree days earlier-0.27%final price
BROSfive days earlier+0.01%final price
SBUXthree days earlier-4.79%final price
SBUXfive days earlier-3.72%final price
SHAKthree days earlier-0.29%final price
SHAKfive days earlier-2.99%final price
Wendy's (WEN)three days earlier-4.85%final price
Wendy's (WEN)five days earlier-6.03%final price
XLYthree days earlier-3.39%final price
XLYfive days earlier-5.00%final price

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Who gains and who loses around Wendy's (WEN)

Companies tied to this story

  • WEN Wendy's

    In “8-K - Wendy's Co (0000030697) (Filer),” Wendy's (WEN) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: SEC 8-K filing -> direct issuer disclosure -> WEN

How “8-K - Wendy's Co (0000030697) (Filer)” reaches Wendy's (WEN)

The 5 Nov 2026 story “8-K - Wendy's Co (0000030697) (Filer)” names Wendy's (WEN) because of this story.

The link for Wendy's (WEN) is this: SEC 8-K filing -> direct issuer disclosure -> WEN

The price range for Wendy's (WEN), and the dates in the story

WEN traded between 6.00 and 7.36 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 7.28.

What the saved facts support for Wendy's (WEN)

14 out of 100

“8-K - Wendy's Co (0000030697) (Filer)” scores 14 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 1 linked companies.