Wendys Stock Options Expiring on 16th of January 2026
| WEN Stock | USD 17.40 0.08 0.46% |
Wendys' latest option contracts expiring on 2026-01-16 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.14 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.37 over 14 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on 2026-01-16. The total put volume is at 88.0, with calls trading at the volume of 88.0. This yields a 0.49 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against 2026-01-16 Option Contracts
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The chart above shows Wendys' distribution of open interest by maturity on contracts that have not yet been settled. The area between the two highest points is the projection of the price at expiration. Wendys' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Wendys' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Check out Your Current Watchlist to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in The Wendys Co. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in income. Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on Wendys lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if Wendys' value remains static through the expiration date, the investor can sell to close an 'in-the-money' option to avoid a potential loss. However, in-the-money Wendys contracts are usually more expensive to enter than their out-of-the-money counterparts. So keep in mind that while the payoffs on an in-the-money trade can be high, the investors could ultimately experience a more consequential loss if Wendys Stock moves the wrong way.
The Wendys In The Money Call Balance
When Wendys' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against The Wendys Co stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Wendys' options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on The Wendys Co are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.
Wendys Current Options Market Mood
Wendys' open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps Wendys Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.
Put-to-Call Open Interest
Put-to-Call Volume
Most options investors, including buyers and sellers of Wendys' calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Wendys' option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.
Rule 16 of the current Wendys contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that The Wendys Co will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.00875% per day over the life of the 2026-01-16 option contract. With Wendys trading at USD 17.4, that is roughly USD 0.001523. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Wendys' daily price movement you should consider buying The Wendys Co options at the current volatility level of 0.14%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Wendys Option Chain
When Wendys' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against The Wendys Co stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
Wendys' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Wendys. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Wendys. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Wendys against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone. | Open Int | Expiration | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | WEN Option Call 16-01-2026 13 | 0 | 2026-01-16 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 5.1 | In |
Call | WEN Option Call 16-01-2026 15 | 0 | 2026-01-16 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 3.6 | In |
Call | WEN Option Call 16-01-2026 17 | 0 | 2026-01-16 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 2.65 | In |
Call | WEN Option Call 16-01-2026 20 | 0 | 2026-01-16 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.05 | |
Call | WEN Option Call 16-01-2026 22 | 0 | 2026-01-16 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.67 | |
Call | WEN Option Call 16-01-2026 25 | 0 | 2026-01-16 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.55 | |
Call | WEN Option Call 16-01-2026 30 | 50 | 2026-01-16 | 0.0 - 1.4 | 0.25 | Out |
Call | WEN Option Call 16-01-2026 35 | 4 | 2026-01-16 | 0.0 - 1.35 | 0.13 | Out |
Put | WEN Option Put 16-01-2026 10 | 0 | 2026-01-16 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.3 | |
Put | WEN Option Put 16-01-2026 13 | 0 | 2026-01-16 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.48 | |
Put | WEN Option Put 16-01-2026 15 | 0 | 2026-01-16 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.0 | |
Put | WEN Option Put 16-01-2026 17 | 0 | 2026-01-16 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.72 | |
Put | WEN Option Put 16-01-2026 20 | 0 | 2026-01-16 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 3.3 | In |
Put | WEN Option Put 16-01-2026 22 | 20 | 2026-01-16 | 1.3 - 6.0 | 5.3 | In |
Wendys Total Stockholder Equity
Total Stockholder Equity |
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Wendys Corporate Management
| Kevin Vasconi | Chief Officer | Profile | |
| Carlos Ribas | Senior Regions | Profile | |
| Gunther Plosch | Chief Officer | Profile | |
| Deepak Ajmani | U Officer | Profile | |
| Liz Geraghty | Chief International | Profile | |
| Matthew OBrien | Chief Officer | Profile |
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Is Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Wendys. If investors know Wendys will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Wendys listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth (0.11) | Dividend Share 1 | Earnings Share 0.94 | Revenue Per Share 10.801 | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.029 |
The market value of The Wendys is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Wendys that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Wendys' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Wendys' true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Wendys' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Wendys' underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Wendys' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Wendys is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Wendys' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.