William Blair Decreases Earnings Estimates for Shake Shack

Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE:SHAK - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at William Blair lowered their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Shake Shack in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, February 20th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now forecasts that the company will earn $0.12 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.14. The consensus estimate for Shake Shack's current full-year earnings is $1.26 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Shake Shack's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.25 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.54 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.22 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.36 EPS.

Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.01. Shake Shack had a net margin of 0.81% and a return on equity of 8.40%. The company had revenue of $328.68 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $329.02 million.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on SHAK. Wedbush raised their price objective on shares of Shake Shack from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, February 21st. TD Securities reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $140.00 price target on shares of Shake Shack in a report on Friday, February 21st. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Shake Shack from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Gordon Haskett raised shares of Shake Shack from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $154.00 price target on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of Shake Shack from $143.00 to $154.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, February 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Shake Shack has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $125.50.

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Shake Shack Stock Down 3.0 %

Shake Shack stock traded down $3.34 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $106.81. 886,314 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,481,645. The company has a market cap of $4.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 464.40 and a beta of 1.86. Shake Shack has a twelve month low of $77.50 and a twelve month high of $139.89. The company has a quick ratio of 1.98, a current ratio of 1.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The company has a fifty day moving average of $120.78 and a 200-day moving average of $116.64.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Shake Shack

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Nemes Rush Group LLC acquired a new position in Shake Shack during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in Shake Shack during the 4th quarter worth $32,000. Transcendent Capital Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Shake Shack in the fourth quarter worth $52,000. R Squared Ltd bought a new position in shares of Shake Shack in the fourth quarter worth $56,000. Finally, Montag & Caldwell LLC bought a new position in shares of Shake Shack in the fourth quarter worth $68,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.07% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Shake Shack

In other news, CFO Katherine Irene Fogertey sold 642 shares of Shake Shack stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $137.51, for a total value of $88,281.42. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 30,717 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,223,894.67. This trade represents a 2.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 9.73% of the company's stock.

Shake Shack Company Profile

Shake Shack Inc owns, operates, and licenses Shake Shack restaurants (Shacks) in the United States and internationally. Its Shacks offers hamburgers, chicken, hot dogs, crinkle cut fries, shakes, frozen custard, beer, wine, and other products. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in New York, New York.