Q3 EPS Estimate for Cheesecake Factory Lifted by Analyst

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ:CAKE - Free Report) - Research analysts at William Blair upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Cheesecake Factory in a report released on Tuesday, April 22nd. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now anticipates that the restaurant operator will earn $0.57 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.55. William Blair has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Cheesecake Factory's current full-year earnings is $3.71 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Cheesecake Factory's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.25 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.09 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on CAKE. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Cheesecake Factory from $55.00 to $48.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Cheesecake Factory from $52.00 to $45.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Citigroup decreased their price objective on Cheesecake Factory from $67.00 to $62.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Wedbush increased their price objective on Cheesecake Factory from $59.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $39.00 price objective on Cheesecake Factory and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Cheesecake Factory currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $52.06.

Cheesecake Factory Stock Up 1.8 %

NASDAQ CAKE traded up $0.92 on Friday, hitting $51.07. 1,153,842 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,197,842. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $49.16 and a 200 day moving average of $48.98. Cheesecake Factory has a twelve month low of $33.44 and a twelve month high of $57.32. The company has a market capitalization of $2.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a current ratio of 0.44, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19.

Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The restaurant operator reported $1.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.91 by $0.13. Cheesecake Factory had a return on equity of 45.89% and a net margin of 4.38%. The firm had revenue of $920.96 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $912.67 million.

Cheesecake Factory Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were issued a dividend of $0.27 per share. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.11%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 5th. Cheesecake Factory's payout ratio is presently 33.75%.

Insider Transactions at Cheesecake Factory

In related news, CFO Matthew Eliot Clark sold 29,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.56, for a total transaction of $1,553,240.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 39,856 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,134,687.36. The trade was a 42.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Chairman David Overton sold 100,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.08, for a total transaction of $5,308,000.00. Following the sale, the chairman now directly owns 3,092,147 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $164,131,162.76. This trade represents a 3.13 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 8.10% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cheesecake Factory

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Cheesecake Factory in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Cheesecake Factory by 108.1% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 616 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 320 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Cheesecake Factory in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $43,000. USA Financial Formulas acquired a new position in shares of Cheesecake Factory in the first quarter valued at approximately $49,000. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Cheesecake Factory by 1,149.5% during the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,312 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $62,000 after purchasing an additional 1,207 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.48% of the company's stock.

Cheesecake Factory Company Profile

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated operates and licenses restaurants in the United States and Canada. The company operates bakeries that produce cheesecakes and other baked products for its restaurants, international licensees, third-party bakery customers, external foodservice operators, retailers, and distributors.