Wendys Co vs Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? Wendys Co trades at $7.62 (market cap $1.50B), while Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $160.2. The key difference: Wendys Co pays a 7.13% dividend while Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund pays none, and Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund is trading nearer its 52-week high, Wendys Co nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| WEN | XLV | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $1.50B | — |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | — |
52-Week High | $11.33 | $164.48 |
52-Week Low | $6.17 | $129.01 |
Enterprise Value | $5.31B | — |
Dividend Yield | 7.13% | — |
Trailing returns across standard periods
Latest headlines on both assets
The Wendy's Company is the second-largest burger quick-service restaurant, or QSR, chain in the United States by systemwide sales, with $11.1 billion in 2021, narrowly edging Burger King ($10.3 billion) and clocking in well behind wide-moat McDonald's ($45.7 billion). After divestitures of Tim Hortons (2006) and Arby's (2011), the firm manages just the burger banner, generating sales across a footprint that spans almost 7,000 total units in 30 countries. Wendy's generates revenue from the sale of hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, salads, and fries throughout its company-owned footprint, through franchise royalty and marketing fund payments remitted by its franchisees, which account for 94% of stores, and through franchise flipping and advisory fees.
Read more on WEN →In seeking to track the performance of the index, the fund employs a replication strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes companies from the following industries: pharmaceuticals; health care equipment & supplies; health care providers & services; biotechnology; life sciences tools & services; and health care technology. The fund is non-diversified.
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