NASDAQ:CAKE Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Stock Price, News & Analysis $47.47 -0.90 (-1.86%) (As of 05:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends About Cheesecake Factory Stock (NASDAQ:CAKE) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Cheesecake Factory alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$47.06▼$48.2650-Day Range$39.17▼$51.3652-Week Range$31.24▼$52.10Volume1.20 million shsAverage Volume986,976 shsMarket Capitalization$2.42 billionP/E Ratio18.05Dividend Yield2.28%Price Target$47.93Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewThe 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. It operates restaurants under the brands comprising The Cheesecake Factory, North Italia, Flower Child, Fox Restaurant Concepts. The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Calabasas, California.Read More… Cheesecake Factory Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks85th Percentile Overall ScoreCAKE MarketRank™: Cheesecake Factory scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 66th out of 218 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.1 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingCheesecake Factory has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageCheesecake Factory has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Cheesecake Factory's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth10.27% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Cheesecake Factory are expected to grow by 10.27% in the coming year, from $3.31 to $3.65 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Cheesecake Factory is 18.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.36.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Cheesecake Factory is 18.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 107.82.Price to Earnings Growth RatioCheesecake Factory has a PEG Ratio of 1.37. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCheesecake Factory has a P/B Ratio of 7.58. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted11.46% of the float of Cheesecake Factory has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCheesecake Factory has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Cheesecake Factory has recently decreased by 8.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldCheesecake Factory pays a meaningful dividend of 2.23%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthCheesecake Factory does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Cheesecake Factory is 41.06%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Cheesecake Factory will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.59% next year. This indicates that Cheesecake Factory will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Cheesecake Factory's dividend. Sustainability and ESG1.7 / 5Environmental Score-4.29 Percentage of Shares Shorted11.46% of the float of Cheesecake Factory has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCheesecake Factory has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Cheesecake Factory has recently decreased by 8.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media2.6 / 5News Sentiment0.60 News SentimentCheesecake Factory has a news sentiment score of 0.60. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Cheesecake Factory this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.Search Interest22 people have searched for CAKE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 57% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 6 people have added Cheesecake Factory to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -45% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Cheesecake Factory insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $653,179.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 8.10% of the stock of Cheesecake Factory is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions94.48% of the stock of Cheesecake Factory is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Cheesecake Factory's insider trading history. Receive CAKE Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Cheesecake Factory and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address CAKE Stock News Headlines11 Unhealthiest Restaurant Salads With Tons of Sugar—RankedDecember 23 at 8:27 PM | msn.com11 Unhealthiest Restaurant Salads—Ranked by SugarDecember 23 at 10:25 AM | msn.com70%, 80%, 90% Win Rates? Grab Your Free Cheatsheets Today!Would you like to know the historic win rate of every trade you take before you place it? Well, it’s all possible with these FIVE Candlestick Pattern Cheatsheets.December 23, 2024 | WealthPress (Ad)Boasting A 32% Return On Equity, Is The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ:CAKE) A Top Quality Stock?December 23 at 10:25 AM | finance.yahoo.comThe Cheesecake Factory Incorpor (CAKE) Stock ForecastsDecember 23 at 10:25 AM | finance.yahoo.comThe Chain Restaurant With A Disappointing Birthday Dessert PolicyDecember 22 at 2:39 PM | yahoo.com21 Holiday Cheesecake Recipes You’ll Wish You Tried SoonerDecember 21 at 6:36 PM | msn.comTeenage boy reportedly shot in parking lot at Clackamas Town CenterDecember 21 at 12:18 AM | msn.comSee More Headlines CAKE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have CAKE shares performed this year? Cheesecake Factory's stock was trading at $35.01 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, CAKE stock has increased by 35.6% and is now trading at $47.47. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were Cheesecake Factory's earnings last quarter? The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ:CAKE) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 29th. The restaurant operator reported $0.58 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.11. The company's quarterly revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. Does Cheesecake Factory have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiaries of Cheesecake Factory: Fox Restaurant Concepts LLC, BirdChili Asian Kitchen Incorporated, CCF Asia IP Corporation, CCF Asia Operating Corporation, CCF China Operating Corporation, CCF Latin America Corporation, CCF Latin America IP Corporation, and more. Who are Cheesecake Factory's major shareholders? Cheesecake Factory's top institutional investors include Bamco Inc. NY (3.92%), State Street Corp (3.68%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.19%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.17%). Insiders that own company stock include Keith Carango, Edie A Ames, David Bruce Pittaway and Alexander L Cappello. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Cheesecake Factory? Shares of CAKE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What other stocks do shareholders of Cheesecake Factory own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Cheesecake Factory investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Netflix (NFLX) and Intel (INTC). Company Calendar Last Earnings10/29/2024Ex-Dividend for 11/26 Dividend11/13/2024Dividend Payable11/26/2024Today12/23/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorRetail/Wholesale Industry Eating places Sub-IndustryRestaurants Current SymbolNASDAQ:CAKE CUSIP16307210 CIK887596 Webwww.thecheesecakefactory.com Phone(818) 871-3000Fax818-871-3001Employees47,900Year Founded1978Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$47.93 High Stock Price Target$59.00 Low Stock Price Target$36.00 Potential Upside/Downside+0.9%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.20 Research Coverage15 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.63 Trailing P/E Ratio18.06 Forward P/E Ratio14.35 P/E Growth1.37Net Income$101.35 million Net Margins3.63% Pretax Margin3.71% Return on Equity43.90% Return on Assets5.43% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.19 Current Ratio0.44 Quick Ratio0.33 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$3.54 billion Price / Sales0.69 Cash Flow$4.20 per share Price / Cash Flow11.30 Book Value$6.26 per share Price / Book7.59Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares51,040,000Free Float46,906,000Market Cap$2.42 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.48 Social Links 10 Best Cheap Stocks to Buy NowMarketBeat just released its list of 10 cheap stocks that have been overlooked by the market and may be seriously undervalued. 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