Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) Q3 Earnings Beat as Dave’s Way Strategy Targets Traffic Growth
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This report is about the broad US market.
Directly affected
- WEN Wendy's+21.1% 18d
Named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF-0.5% 30d
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “nasdaq” (the broad US market) in this story.
- QQQ Invesco QQQ-9.8% 30d
Invesco QQQ: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “nasdaq” (the broad US market) in this story.
- 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+15.6% 30d
Starbucks is a peer of The Wendy's in eating and drinking places; rivals often move on the same news.
- BROS Dutch Bros+14.0% 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+26.4% 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
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEN | -6.03% | -4.85% | base | +0.66% | after close | after close | after close |
| DIA | -1.93% | -2.58% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| QQQ | +3.43% | -1.51% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| XLY | -5.00% | -3.39% | base | -1.91% | after close | after close | after close |
| SBUX | -3.72% | -4.79% | base | +1.14% | after close | after close | after close |
| BROS | +0.01% | -0.27% | base | -16.84% | after close | after close | after close |
| SHAK | -2.99% | -0.29% | base | -0.49% | after close | after close | after 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.
Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) Q3 Earnings Beat as Dave’s Way Strategy Targets Traffic Growth ChartMill
Source: ChartMill
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| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROS | that day | -16.84% | still updating |
| BROS | three days earlier | -0.27% | final price |
| BROS | five days earlier | +0.01% | final price |
| DIA | three days earlier | -2.58% | final price |
| DIA | five days earlier | -1.93% | final price |
| QQQ | three days earlier | -1.51% | final price |
| QQQ | five days earlier | +3.43% | final price |
| SBUX | that day | +1.14% | still updating |
| SBUX | three days earlier | -4.79% | final price |
| SBUX | five days earlier | -3.72% | final price |
| SHAK | that day | -0.49% | still updating |
| SHAK | three days earlier | -0.29% | final price |
| SHAK | five days earlier | -2.99% | final price |
| WEN | that day | +0.66% | still updating |
| WEN | three days earlier | -4.85% | final price |
| WEN | five days earlier | -6.03% | final price |
| XLY | that day | -1.91% | still updating |
| XLY | three days earlier | -3.39% | final price |
| XLY | five days earlier | -5.00% | final price |
Congressional trades in the stocks in this story
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold Starbucks (SBUX) (held by a spouse), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 2 Oct 2026. That is 34 days before publication. Filed 27 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna sold Starbucks (SBUX) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 25 Sep 2026. That is 41 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold Starbucks (SBUX) (jointly held), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 23 Sep 2026. That is 43 days before publication. Filed 13 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Gilbert Cisneros bought Shake Shack (SHAK), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 11 Aug 2026. That is 86 days before publication. Filed 10 Sep 2026. View the filing.
Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).
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12 out of 100Price not final
“Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) Q3 Earnings Beat as Dave’s Way Strategy Targets Traffic Growth” scores 12 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources. The price is not final yet.