How to buy Denny’s stock (DENN)

Denny’s is a restaurants business based in the US. Denny’s shares (DENN) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $5.87 – a decrease of 6.38% over the previous week. Denny’s employs 3,500 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $453 million.

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Denny’s stock price (NASDAQ: DENN)

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Denny’s shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-19.

Latest market close	$5.87
52-week range	$5.37 - $11.16
50-day moving average more info button	$6.44
200-day moving average more info button	$7.10
Wall St. target price	$7.93
PE ratio more info button	17.3636
Dividend yield more info button	N/A
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$0.33

Is it a good time to buy Denny’s stock?

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Denny’s price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $5.82 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-7.18%
1 month (2024-11-21)	-8.92%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-11.15%
6 months (2024-06-20)	-18.26%

1 year (2023-12-20)	-44.04%
2 years (2022-12-20)	-38.09%
3 years (2021-12-20)	14.81
5 years (2019-12-20)	20.16

Is Denny’s stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Denny’s stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Denny’s's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Denny’s's P/E ratio

Denny’s's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 17x. In other words, Denny’s shares trade at around 17x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Denny’s's PEG ratio

Denny’s's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.1566. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Denny’s's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Denny’s's EBITDA

Denny’s's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $65.1 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Denny’s's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Denny’s financials

Revenue TTM	$453 million
Operating margin TTM	11.31%
Gross profit TTM	$172 million
Return on assets TTM	6.73%
Return on equity TTM	0%
Profit margin	3.9%
Book value	$-1.06
Market Capitalization more info button	$294.1 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Denny’s share dividends

We're not expecting Denny’s to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Denny’s share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Denny’s's shares have ranged in value from as little as $5.37 up to $11.16. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Denny’s's is 2.029. This would suggest that Denny’s's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

Denny’s overview

Denny's Corporation, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates franchised full-service restaurant chains under the Denny's and Keke's Breakfast Cafe brands in the United States and internationally. The company was formerly known as Advantica Restaurant Group, Inc. and changed its name to Denny's Corporation in July 2002. Denny's Corporation was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Spartanburg, South Carolina. .

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Denny’s is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 2.759% of Denny’s shares are held by insiders and 83.363% by institutions. How many people work for Denny’s?
Latest data suggests 3,500 work at Denny’s. When does the fiscal year end for Denny’s?
Denny’s's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Denny’s based?
Denny’s's address is: 203 East Main Street, Spartanburg, SC, United States, 29319-9966 What is Denny’s's ISIN number?
Denny’s's international securities identification number is: US24869P1049 What is Denny’s's CUSIP number?
Denny’s's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 338471105