Tone mix
Week by week 44 weeks
Share of The Wendy's Company's 168 headlines over the last 52 weeks by the model's call, and the same mix week by week.
Biggest swings in the last year
The weeks whose tone moved furthest from the 8-week average, with the story most outlets carried that week.
- Week of Jun 15, 2026 · tone -100The Wendy's Company (NASDAQ:WEN) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Reduce" by Brokerages-111
- Week of Aug 24, 2026 · tone -95Wendy's plunges after-hours as Trian reportedly has no plans to bid for the company (WEN:NASDAQ)-107
- Week of Feb 2, 2026 · tone -100Citigroup Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) Stock Price-93
- Week of Jan 26, 2026 · tone +98The Wendy's Company is Recruiting Franchisees to Accelerate Growth in Tijuana, Mexico+85
- Week of Jul 27, 2026 · tone -50Citigroup Has Lowered Expectations for Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) Stock Price-78
- Week of Sep 29, 2025 · tone +95Wendy's Debuts "Tendys" on Menus Nationwide - The Wendy's Company+76
Daily headline tone, last 90 sessions
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Each point is the average score of the headlines about The Wendy's Company in one trading session, with the 8-session average drawn through it. Sessions with no headline about the company have no point.
Tone by period
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| Last 7 sessions | 20 | +39 |
| Last 30 sessions | 26 | +19 |
| Last 90 sessions | 68 | +22 |
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Every headline in the period counts equally.
Headlines on Thursday, October 29, 2026
15 headlines, average tone +32: 5 positive, 10 neutral and 0 negative. The 8 most widely carried stories are listed; the table holds all 15.
- isp.netscape.com · 10 outletsThe struggling burger chain Wendy's gets a buyout offer from activist investor Nelson PeltzNeutral
- www.businessinsider.com · 1 outletWendy's Stock Soars on Buyout Offer From Investor Nelson PeltzPositive
- nypost.com · 1 outletWendy's soars 16% on report Nelson Peltz's fund could take struggling chain private in $1.4B dealPositive
- www.aol.com · 1 outletBillionaire investor Nelson Peltz makes move to buy struggling Wendy'sPositive
- seekingalpha.com · 1 outletWendy's soars 15% on unsolicited buyout proposal (WEN:NASDAQ)Positive
- www.foxbusiness.com · 1 outletNelson Peltz's Trian Fund bids $1.4B to make Wendy's a private companyPositive
- www.businessinsider.com · 1 outletWendy's Stock Struggles Set the Table for Nelson Peltz's Take-Private BidNeutral
- www.wgauradio.com · 1 outletWendy's gets a buyout bid from activist investor Nelson PeltzNeutral
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| The struggling burger chain Wendy's gets a buyout offer from activist investor Nelson Peltz | isp.netscape.com | 10 | Neutral |
| Wendy's Stock Soars on Buyout Offer From Investor Nelson Peltz | www.businessinsider.com | 1 | Positive |
| Wendy's soars 16% on report Nelson Peltz's fund could take struggling chain private in $1.4B deal | nypost.com | 1 | Positive |
| Billionaire investor Nelson Peltz makes move to buy struggling Wendy's | www.aol.com | 1 | Positive |
| Wendy's soars 15% on unsolicited buyout proposal (WEN:NASDAQ) | seekingalpha.com | 1 | Positive |
| Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund bids $1.4B to make Wendy's a private company | www.foxbusiness.com | 1 | Positive |
| Wendy's Stock Struggles Set the Table for Nelson Peltz's Take-Private Bid | www.businessinsider.com | 1 | Neutral |
| Wendy's gets a buyout bid from activist investor Nelson Peltz | www.wgauradio.com | 1 | Neutral |
| Wendy's gets buyout offer from Nelson Peltz | www.bostonglobe.com | 1 | Neutral |
| Nelson Peltz makes $1.4B bid for Wendy's | www.qsrweb.com | 1 | Neutral |
| The Wendy's Company Confirms Receipt of Unsolicited Proposal from Trian Partners | www.prnewswire.com | 1 | Neutral |
| Stocks making the biggest moves midday: WEN, WING, FFIV, ENPH, LH | www.cnbc.com | 1 | Neutral |
| Nelson Peltz's Trian offers to buy Wendy's for $1.4 billion | www.cnbc.com | 1 | Neutral |
| Struggling burger chain Wendy's gets buyout offer from activist investor Nelson Peltz | abcnews.com | 1 | Neutral |
| Nelson Peltz's $1.4 Billion Wendy's Bid and What It Really Signals | 247wallst.com | 1 | Neutral |
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Headlines on Wednesday, October 28, 2026
2 headlines, average tone +99: 2 positive, 0 neutral and 0 negative. Showing all 2.
- finance.yahoo.com · 1 outletBillionaire investor Nelson Peltz makes move to buy struggling Wendy'sPositive
- seekingalpha.com · 1 outletWendy's jumps after Nelson Peltz's Trian makes $1.4B takeover offer (update) (WEN:NASDAQ)Positive
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| Billionaire investor Nelson Peltz makes move to buy struggling Wendy's | finance.yahoo.com | 1 | Positive |
| Wendy's jumps after Nelson Peltz's Trian makes $1.4B takeover offer (update) (WEN:NASDAQ) | seekingalpha.com | 1 | Positive |
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Headlines on Monday, October 26, 2026
1 headline, average tone +99: 1 positive, 0 neutral and 0 negative. Showing all 1.
- www.tickerreport.com · 1 outletWendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) Given New $6.75 Price Target at CitigroupPositive
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| Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) Given New $6.75 Price Target at Citigroup | www.tickerreport.com | 1 | Positive |
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Headlines on Wednesday, October 21, 2026
2 headlines, average tone 0: 0 positive, 2 neutral and 0 negative. Showing all 2.
- www.dailypolitical.com · 1 outletComparing Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) and Krispy Kreme (NASDAQ:DNUT)Neutral
- www.tickerreport.com · 1 outletComparing Krispy Kreme (NASDAQ:DNUT) and Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN)Neutral
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| Comparing Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) and Krispy Kreme (NASDAQ:DNUT) | www.dailypolitical.com | 1 | Neutral |
| Comparing Krispy Kreme (NASDAQ:DNUT) and Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) | www.tickerreport.com | 1 | Neutral |
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Headlines on Monday, October 12, 2026
1 headline, average tone -88: 0 positive, 0 neutral and 1 negative. Showing all 1.
- www.foreignpolicyjournal.com · 1 outletMcKesson (NYSE: MCK) Stands Out As A Buy While Chewy (NYSE: CHWY) And Wendy's (NASDAQ: WEN) Flash Warning SignsNegative
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| McKesson (NYSE: MCK) Stands Out As A Buy While Chewy (NYSE: CHWY) And Wendy's (NASDAQ: WEN) Flash Warning Signs | www.foreignpolicyjournal.com | 1 | Negative |
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How the score works
A headline's tone is not a forecast of the share price. Read the headlines themselves before acting on an average.
Which headlines count
Headlines come from the GDELT global news feed from 2019-09-23 on. A headline counts only when a model judges it to be about The Wendy's Company, not a passing mention.
How each headline is scored
The model calls each headline positive, neutral or negative news for the company. A period's tone is the share of positive minus negative headlines, from -100 (all negative) to +100 (all positive).
When a headline counts
Headlines published by 9:15 a.m. New York time belong to that day's session. Later and weekend headlines move to the next trading session.
Repeated stories
When several outlets carry the same headline, it counts once per session.