Q1 EPS Estimates for Shake Shack Raised by Zacks Research

Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE:SHAK - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Shake Shack in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 8th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.25 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.24. The consensus estimate for Shake Shack's current full-year earnings is $0.82 per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on SHAK. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Shake Shack from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Gordon Haskett upgraded shares of Shake Shack from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $154.00 price objective for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Oppenheimer upped their target price on Shake Shack from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on Shake Shack from $147.00 to $149.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an "underweight" rating and issued a $102.00 price objective (down previously from $105.00) on shares of Shake Shack in a report on Tuesday, September 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Shake Shack has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $122.89.

Shake Shack Stock Performance

NYSE:SHAK opened at $128.61 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.98, a current ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $130.13 and its 200 day simple moving average is $110.48. The stock has a market cap of $5.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 756.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.86. Shake Shack has a twelve month low of $64.16 and a twelve month high of $139.89.

Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.05. Shake Shack had a return on equity of 6.28% and a net margin of 0.68%. The firm had revenue of $316.92 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $316.03 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.17 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 14.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Point72 Asset Management L.P. raised its position in shares of Shake Shack by 154.8% during the 3rd quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 650,685 shares of the company's stock valued at $67,157,000 after buying an additional 395,311 shares in the last quarter. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. bought a new position in shares of Shake Shack during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $39,677,000. Holocene Advisors LP raised its holdings in Shake Shack by 68.3% during the 3rd quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 946,350 shares of the company's stock valued at $97,673,000 after buying an additional 384,131 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its holdings in shares of Shake Shack by 101.2% in the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 544,336 shares of the company's stock worth $48,990,000 after acquiring an additional 273,822 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Armistice Capital LLC lifted its stake in Shake Shack by 69.1% in the second quarter. Armistice Capital LLC now owns 579,904 shares of the company's stock worth $52,191,000 after purchasing an additional 236,950 shares during the last quarter. 86.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Shake Shack

In other news, Director Daniel Harris Meyer sold 22,691 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $124.47, for a total value of $2,824,348.77. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 437,646 shares of the company's stock, valued at $54,473,797.62. This represents a 4.93 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Katherine Irene Fogertey sold 642 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $137.51, for a total transaction of $88,281.42. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 30,717 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,223,894.67. This trade represents a 2.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 53,333 shares of company stock worth $6,566,330. 9.73% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.