Wendel (ENXTPA:MF) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

MF Stock Overview

Wendel is a private equity firm specializing in equity financing in middle markets and later stages through leveraged buy-out and transactions and acquisitions.

About the company

MF fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	3/6
Future Growth	3/6
Past Performance	5/6
Financial Health	5/6
Dividends	4/6

Rewards

Trading at 31.8% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 18.95% per year

Earnings grew by 232.9% over the past year

Analysts in good agreement that stock price will rise by 23%

Risk Analysis

Has a high level of debt

Dividend of 4.27% is not well covered by earnings

Wendel Competitors

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€2.8b

Eurazeo

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€6.0b

Tikehau Capital

ENXTPA:TKO

€3.7b

Edenred

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€11.2b

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Wendel
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	€93.75
52 Week High	€103.40
52 Week Low	€67.45
Beta	1.33
1 Month Change	-0.58%
3 Month Change	16.24%
1 Year Change	-6.62%
3 Year Change	-15.31%
5 Year Change	-23.41%
Change since IPO	841.34%

Wendel (EPA:MF) Not Lagging Market On Growth Or Pricing

Apr 08

Subdued Growth No Barrier To Wendel's (EPA:MF) Price

Dec 18

Recent updates

Wendel Just Beat Earnings Expectations: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Mar 22

Increases to CEO Compensation Might Be Put On Hold For Now at Wendel (EPA:MF)

Jun 23

Three Things You Should Check Before Buying Wendel (EPA:MF) For Its Dividend

Apr 05

Wendel's (EPA:MF) Shareholders Are Down 31% On Their Shares

Mar 09

We Might See A Profit From Wendel (EPA:MF) Soon

Feb 09

Do Institutions Own Wendel (EPA:MF) Shares?

Jan 13

Should Wendel (EPA:MF) Be Part Of Your Dividend Portfolio?

Dec 17

If You Had Bought Wendel's (EPA:MF) Shares Three Years Ago You Would Be Down 32%

Nov 26

Shareholder Returns

	MF	FR Diversified Financial	FR Market
7D	0.5%	-3.6%	-0.1%
1Y	-6.6%	-30.6%	1.3%

Return vs Industry: MF exceeded the French Diversified Financial industry which returned -30.6% over the past year.

Return vs Market: MF underperformed the French Market which returned 1.3% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is MF's price volatile compared to industry and market?
MF volatility
MF Average Weekly Movement	2.6%
Diversified Financial Industry Average Movement	4.4%
Market Average Movement	4.4%
10% most volatile stocks in FR Market	9.5%
10% least volatile stocks in FR Market	2.3%

Stable Share Price: MF has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: MF's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1704	96,757	Laurent Mignon	www.wendelgroup.com/en/

Wendel is a private equity firm specializing in equity financing in middle markets and later stages through leveraged buy-out and transactions and acquisitions. It invests in both listed and non-listed companies. The firm typically invests in technology services and software, business services, healthcare, and industrial technology.

Wendel Fundamentals Summary

How do Wendel's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
MF fundamental statistics
Market cap	€4.06b
Earnings (TTM)	€57.60m
Revenue (TTM)	€7.13b

70.5x

P/E Ratio

0.6x

P/S Ratio

Is MF overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
MF income statement (TTM)
Revenue	€7.13b
Cost of Revenue	€6.26b
Gross Profit	€863.70m
Other Expenses	€806.10m
Earnings	€57.60m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2023

Next Earnings Date

Jul 31, 2024

Earnings per share (EPS)	1.33
Gross Margin	12.12%
Net Profit Margin	0.81%
Debt/Equity Ratio	116.1%

How did MF perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

4.3%

Current Dividend Yield

302%

Payout Ratio

Does MF pay a reliable dividends?

See MF dividend history and benchmarks

When do you need to buy MF by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Wendel dividend dates
Ex Dividend Date	May 21 2024
Dividend Pay Date	May 23 2024
Days until Ex dividend	28 days
Days until Dividend pay date	30 days

Does MF pay a reliable dividends?

See MF dividend history and benchmarks

MF Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Wendel Competitors

ENXTPA:PEUG

€2.8b

ENXTPA:RF

€6.0b

ENXTPA:TKO

€3.7b

ENXTPA:EDEN

€11.2b

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Wendel (EPA:MF) Not Lagging Market On Growth Or Pricing

Full year 2023 earnings released

One Rock Capital Partners, LLC completed the acquisition of Constantia Flexibles Group GmbH from Wendel (ENXTPA:MF), Maxburg Capital Partners GmbH and others.

Subdued Growth No Barrier To Wendel's (EPA:MF) Price

Wendel Provides Revenue Guidance for the Year 2023

Wendel in Exclusive Talks to Acquire Controlling Stake in IK Partners

Recent updates

Wendel (EPA:MF) Not Lagging Market On Growth Or Pricing

Full year 2023 earnings released

One Rock Capital Partners, LLC completed the acquisition of Constantia Flexibles Group GmbH from Wendel (ENXTPA:MF), Maxburg Capital Partners GmbH and others.

Subdued Growth No Barrier To Wendel's (EPA:MF) Price

Wendel Provides Revenue Guidance for the Year 2023

Wendel in Exclusive Talks to Acquire Controlling Stake in IK Partners

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 47%

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Market Cool On Wendel's (EPA:MF) Earnings

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: €2.05 (vs €2.54 loss in 1H 2022)

One Rock Capital Partners, LLC entered into an agreement to acquire Constantia Flexibles Group GmbH from Wendel (ENXTPA:MF) and others for €1.1 billion.

Wendel, Annual General Meeting, May 16, 2024

Wendel (ENXTPA:MF) along with management completed the acquisition of Scalian SAS from Cobepa S.A.

Wendel Appoints Cyril Marie as Executive Vice-President Strategy and Corporate Development with Effect from July 25, 2023

Upcoming dividend of €3.20 per share at 3.2% yield

Wendel's (EPA:MF) Dividend Will Be Increased To €3.20

Wendel Promotes Benoît Drillaud to Chief Financial Officer

Wendel (EPA:MF) Is Increasing Its Dividend To €3.20

Wendel's (EPA:MF) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Wendel (EPA:MF) Is Increasing Its Dividend To €3.20

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: €1.64 (vs €23.07 in FY 2021)

Is Now The Time To Put Wendel (EPA:MF) On Your Watchlist?

Wendel (ENXTPA:MF) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire an unknown minority stake in TaDaweb S.A. for €15 million.

Wendel Announces Board Promotions

Wendel Appoints Laurent Mignon as Member of the Executive Board, January 1 2023

Wendel to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Mar 17, 2023

First half 2022 earnings released

Consensus forecasts updated

Generali Vie S.A. entered into binding agreement to acquire Headquarter building on Taitbout from Wendel.

Generali Vie S.A. entered into binding agreement to acquire Headquarter building on Taitbout from Wendel.

Wendel Announces Executive Changes

Upcoming dividend of €3.00 per share

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Wendel Just Beat Earnings Expectations: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Wendel Appoints Sébastien Metzger as General Counsel M&A and Finance

Colibri Group and Wendel (ENXTPA:MF) entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement to acquire Financial Services Segment of Adtalem Global Education Inc. (NYSE:ATGE) for $1 billion.

First half 2021 earnings released: EPS €2.97 (vs €2.66 loss in 1H 2020)

Price target increased to €143

Upcoming dividend of €2.90 per share

Increases to CEO Compensation Might Be Put On Hold For Now at Wendel (EPA:MF)

Three Things You Should Check Before Buying Wendel (EPA:MF) For Its Dividend

Full year 2020 earnings released: €3.72 loss per share (vs €4.59 loss in FY 2019)

Wendel Proposes Dividend for the Year 2020, Payable on July 5, 2021

Wendel's (EPA:MF) Shareholders Are Down 31% On Their Shares

New 90-day low: €93.10

We Might See A Profit From Wendel (EPA:MF) Soon

Wendel Announces Promotion of Harper Mates to Managing Director

Do Institutions Own Wendel (EPA:MF) Shares?

New 90-day high: €99.40

Should Wendel (EPA:MF) Be Part Of Your Dividend Portfolio?

New 90-day high: €96.75

If You Had Bought Wendel's (EPA:MF) Shares Three Years Ago You Would Be Down 32%

New 90-day high: €91.65

Wendel Announces Board Changes

A South African consortium of investors and management agreed to acquire unknown minority stake in Tsebo Outsourcing Group Proprietary Limited from Wendel (ENXTPA:MF).

An undisclosed investor acquired 15.25% stake in Legrand S.A. (ENXTPA: LR) from Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (NYSE: KKR) and Wendel (ENXTPA: MF) for €1.2 billion.

New 90-day low: €77.15