** Shares of Denny's Corp DENN.O down 1.3% at $8.78 in
premarket trading
** Wedbush cuts rating on stock to "neutral" from
"outperform"; lowers PT to $10 from $16
** "We are unsure if DENN's historical valuation premium can
survive a CEO transition and an acquisition integration in an
uncertain environment" - Wedbush
** Brokerage also lowers 2022 EPS ests to 56 cents from 61
cents; says a lack of fundamental catalysts is likely to persist
** Avg. rating of nine analysts is "buy"; median PT is $13 -
Refinitiv data
** As of last close, stock fell ~44% this year
(Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru)
((tiyashi.datta@thomsonreuters.com))