What happened Shares of fast-food chain Wendy's (NASDAQ: WEN) pulled back today, following the company's third-quarter earnings release. Shares fell as much as 7.9%, but the stock is trading 2.6% lower as of 2:20 p.m. EST. Bearish sentiment toward the stock likely reflects a number of takeaways from the report, including worse-than-expected earnings per share and revenue, and a reduced outlook for full-year profitability. Image source: Getty Images. So what For its third quarter, Wendy's reported adjusted EPS and revenue of $0.09 and $308 million, respectively. On average, analysts expected adjusted EPS and revenue of $0.12 and $312 million. These results compare to adjusted EPS and revenue of $0.11 and $364 million in the year-ago quarter. The worse-than-anticipated results come as the company suffers some setbacks from hurricanes. Wendy's estimated that hurricanes negatively impacted same-restaurant sales in its North American system by 30 to 40 basis points. Now what For the full year, Wendy's said it now expects same-store sales growth between 2% and 2.5%, down from a previous forecast of 2% to 3%. Wendy's also said it now expects adjusted EPS of $0.43 to $0.45, down from previous guidance for $0.45 to $0.47. 10 stocks we like better than Wendy'sWhen investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Wendy's wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. Click here to learn about these picks! *Stock Advisor returns as of November 6, 2017Daniel Sparks has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.