KeyBanc Downgrades Wendy's (WEN) to Underweight; Pair Trade with JACK

August 14, 2012 8:08 AM EDT Send to a Friend
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Price: $6.02 --0%

Rating Summary:
    1 Buy, 8 Hold, 4 Sell

Rating Trend: Down Down

Today's Overall Ratings:
    Up: 0 | Down: 0 | New: 8
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KeyBanc downgraded Wendy's (NASDAQ: WEN) from Hold to Underweight with a price target of $4.00.

Analyst, Christopher O'Cull, maintains a Buy rating on Jack in the Box (Nasdaq: JACK) and sees the company doubling its operating EPS by FY14. Therefore, he suggests investors use JACK and WEN in a pair trade, Buying up shares of JACK and selling shares of WEN.

O'Cull downgrades Wendy's, citing few catalysts vs. JACK, along with overall deceleration in same-restaurant sales in the industry.

For an analyst ratings summary and ratings history on Wendy's click here. For more ratings news on Wendy's click here.

Shares of Wendy's closed at $4.37 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $4.29-$5.58.


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