Q1 EPS Estimates for Shake Shack Reduced by Zacks Research

Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE:SHAK - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Shake Shack in a research note issued on Tuesday, December 10th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now expects that the company will earn $0.24 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.25. The consensus estimate for Shake Shack's current full-year earnings is $0.82 per share.

Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.25 earnings per share (EPS) 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 business had revenue of $316.92 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $316.03 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.17 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 14.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Piper Sandler lowered Shake Shack from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $121.00 to $114.00 in a research report on Monday, August 19th. 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 research note on Tuesday, September 24th. Bank of America boosted their price target on Shake Shack from $104.00 to $116.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, August 19th. TD Cowen restated a "buy" rating and set a $125.00 price objective on shares of Shake Shack in a research report on Wednesday, September 18th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "hold" rating and issued a $115.00 target price on shares of Shake Shack in a research report on Wednesday, August 28th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $112.94.

Shake Shack Trading Down 2.9 %

Shares of SHAK traded down $3.86 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $130.98. The stock had a trading volume of 289,421 shares, compared to its average volume of 925,683. Shake Shack has a fifty-two week low of $64.16 and a fifty-two week high of $139.89. The company has a current ratio of 2.01, a quick ratio of 1.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The firm has a market cap of $5.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 793.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 1.85. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $121.98 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $104.58.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Katherine Irene Fogertey sold 321 shares of Shake Shack stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.93, for a total transaction of $33,361.53. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 36,180 shares in the company, valued at $3,760,187.40. The trade was a 0.88 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Daniel Harris Meyer sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $121.79, for a total value of $3,653,700.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 407,646 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $49,647,206.34. The trade was a 6.85 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 63,112 shares of company stock valued at $7,623,215. Company insiders own 9.73% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its position in Shake Shack by 303.3% during the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 16,604 shares of the company's stock worth $1,460,000 after buying an additional 12,487 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Shake Shack by 4.8% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 354,114 shares of the company's stock valued at $36,548,000 after purchasing an additional 16,097 shares during the last quarter. GDS Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Shake Shack during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $417,000. Jennison Associates LLC boosted its stake in Shake Shack by 10.8% in the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 294,111 shares of the company's stock valued at $30,355,000 after purchasing an additional 28,661 shares during the period. Finally, Qsemble Capital Management LP acquired a new position in Shake Shack in the 2nd quarter valued at $661,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.07% 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.