The stock of Denny’s Corp (DENN) has gone up by 2.41% for the week, with a 5.99% rise in the past month and a 7.87% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.97%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 3.10% for DENN. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 6.00% for DENN’s stock, with a -20.20% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Denny’s Corp (NASDAQ: DENN) Right Now?
Denny’s Corp (NASDAQ: DENN) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.93x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for DENN is 1.65. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 2 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for DENN is 49.46M and currently, short sellers hold a 7.26% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of DENN on June 19, 2025 was 1.08M shares.
DENN) stock’s latest price update
Denny’s Corp (NASDAQ: DENN)’s stock price has dropped by 0.00 in relation to previous closing price of 4.25. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 2.41% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-06-12 that Denny’s trades at a discounted valuation, underestimating its brand resilience, cash generation, and potential recovery as macro headwinds ease. Aggressive value promotions, digital innovation, and Keke’s expansion are driving traffic recovery and offer long-term growth levers despite near-term margin pressure. High leverage and ongoing inflation pose risks, but disciplined capital allocation and franchise strength support liquidity and operational stability.
Analysts’ Opinion of DENN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for DENN stocks, with Wedbush repeating the rating for DENN by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for DENN in the upcoming period, according to Wedbush is $10 based on the research report published on February 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see DENN reach a price target of $7.50, previously predicting the price at $7. The rating they have provided for DENN stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 25th, 2024.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Neutral” to DENN, setting the target price at $12 in the report published on July 18th of the previous year.
DENN Trading at 11.23% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought DENN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -45.02% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at DENN starting from Dunn Stephen C., who purchase 9,815 shares at the price of $5.08 back on Feb 26 ’25. After this action, Dunn Stephen C. now owns 113,666 shares of Denny’s Corp, valued at $49,903 using the latest closing price.
Saygbay-Hallie Monigo, the EVP, Chief People Officer of Denny’s Corp, purchase 950 shares at $5.09 during a trade that took place back on Feb 20 ’25, which means that Saygbay-Hallie Monigo is holding 1,050 shares at $4,832 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for DENN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.41 for the gross margin
The net margin for Denny’s Corp stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.1.
Based on Denny’s Corp (DENN), the company’s capital structure generated 1.1 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.08. The debt to equity ratio resting at -11.41. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.95.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 62.08 million with net debt to EBITDA at 6.78. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.39. The receivables turnover for the company is 26.4for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.93. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.37.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Denny’s Corp (DENN) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
