Denny'sDENN
DENN
About: Denny's Corp is one of America's franchised full-service restaurant chains based on the number of restaurants. The company owns and operates the Denny's brand and the Keke's Breakfast Cafe brand. It provides Pancakes, Appetizers & Soups, Sandwiches & Salads, Breakfast Melts, Omelets, and others. The company generates its revenue from two sources: the sale of food and beverages and the collection of royalties, advertising revenue, initial and other fees, including occupancy revenue, from restaurants operated by their franchisees.
Employees: 3,500
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Funds holding %
of 7,419 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
24% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $358K | Put options by funds: $289K
2.76% more ownership
Funds ownership: 81.95% [Q3] → 84.7% (+2.76%) [Q4]
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 150 [Q3] → 149 (-1) [Q4]
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $275M [Q3] → $268M (-$6.49M) [Q4]
4% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 23
34% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 61
Research analyst outlook
4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$6
79%
upside
Avg. target
$7.13
112%
upside
High target
$8.50
153%
upside
4 analyst ratings
3 positive
75%
1 neutral
25%
0 negative
0%
Piper Sandler Brian Mullan 20% 1-year accuracy 2 / 10 met price target | 79%upside $6 | Neutral Maintained | 18 Feb 2025 |
Citigroup Jon Tower 43% 1-year accuracy 15 / 35 met price target | 108%upside $7 | Buy Maintained | 13 Feb 2025 |
Oppenheimer Michael Tames 0% 1-year accuracy 0 / 5 met price target | 108%upside $7 | Outperform Maintained | 13 Feb 2025 |
Wedbush Nick Setyan 36% 1-year accuracy 33 / 92 met price target | 153%upside $8.50 | Outperform Maintained | 13 Feb 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Negative
Market Watch
3 weeks ago
Restaurant Stocks Suffer as Consumer Sentiment Sours. These Companies Are a Bright Spot.
Many restaurant stocks are suffering as investors continue to feel uneasy about the U.S. economy and question how much consumers are willing to spend eating out.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
Denny's Debuts New NVIDIA® Breakfast Bytes
Limited Time Menu Item Launches at NVIDIA GTC Conference, Honoring NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang's Favorite Menu Hack and Inspiring Story that Began at a Denny's Booth Limited Time Menu Item Launches at NVIDIA GTC Conference, Honoring NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang's Favorite Menu Hack and Inspiring Story that Began at a Denny's Booth
Neutral
CNBC
1 month ago
Starting the day with a healthy breakfast is becoming a pricey luxury
Consumers are shifting their morning routines, recent data shows. This comes as prices for eggs and coffee, two staples of breakfast in the U.S., remain at record highs.
Negative
The Motley Fool
1 month ago
Why Denny's Stock Tumbled by 16% This Week
The persistently rising price of a key input was the main factor behind the recent sag in Denny's (DENN -0.72%) stock. Investors weren't very forgiving this week, as according to data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence, they traded the company's shares down by nearly 16% over the period.
Negative
Fox Business
1 month ago
Denny's adds surcharge to eggs amid nationwide shortage, price spike
A growing number of restaurants are adding surcharges as the cost of eggs continues to skyrocket due to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza.
Negative
CNBC
1 month ago
Denny's slaps surcharge on eggs as bird flu drives up prices
Denny's said Monday that it will put a surcharge in place for meals with eggs as the restaurant chain deals with the ongoing bird flu. The company declined to say which locations or markets would see the surcharges.
Positive
MarketBeat
2 months ago
Small-Cap Surge: 3 Stocks Ready to Ride the Market Rotation
When the stock market seems to be on a roll, trending ever so higher without much interruption, there comes a point when the excess returns begin to concentrate in a single area while leaving most other worthy names behind. Today, as the broader S&P 500 hovers near its all-time high prices, a different area of the stock market (and the economy) is beginning to catch up.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 months ago
Denny's: A Forgotten Stock With A Hidden Growth Driver
Denny's stock has fallen nearly 60% over the past decade, but its current inexpensive valuation and share repurchase program make it a speculative buy. Despite recent underwhelming earnings, Denny's hidden asset, Keke's Breakfast Café, shows promising growth potential and could drive future profitability and market re-rating. Keke's expansion into new states and remodeling efforts are yielding positive results, with analysts predicting it will boost Denny's EBITDA growth by 5-7% annually.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 months ago
Denny's: Starting 2025 On The Wrong Foot
Denny's faces significant challenges with declining same-store sales and mixed performance between franchised and company-owned restaurants, despite initial optimism from the ICR Conference. Keke's shows promise with strong ASR and expansion plans, but recent franchise terminations and hurricane impacts have created headwinds for same-store sales. Denny's management issued weak guidance for FY 2025, expecting flat to negative same-store sales and a net reduction in restaurant locations.
Negative
New York Post
2 months ago
Denny's to close nearly 30 more locations as inflation, bird flu slams chain
The chain could close dozens more restaurants than previously announced in October.
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