Zacks Research Has Negative View of Shake Shack Q2 Earnings

Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE:SHAK - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Shake Shack in a research report issued on Tuesday, March 25th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.32 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.33. The consensus estimate for Shake Shack's current full-year earnings is $1.26 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Shake Shack's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.20 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.85 EPS.

Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $328.68 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $329.02 million. Shake Shack had a return on equity of 8.40% and a net margin of 0.81%.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on SHAK. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on Shake Shack from $128.00 to $110.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Gordon Haskett raised Shake Shack from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $154.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on Shake Shack from $143.00 to $154.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, February 21st. Barclays raised shares of Shake Shack from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their price target for the company from $125.00 to $159.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Wedbush raised their target price on shares of Shake Shack from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Shake Shack has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $124.05.

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Shake Shack Trading Down 5.7 %

Shares of NYSE:SHAK traded down $5.37 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $88.25. The company had a trading volume of 1,120,055 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,011,451. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.98 and a current ratio of 1.97. The firm has a market cap of $3.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 383.71 and a beta of 1.89. Shake Shack has a 1-year low of $77.50 and a 1-year high of $139.89. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $105.33 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $115.18.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Shake Shack

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Shake Shack by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,426,015 shares of the company's stock valued at $574,497,000 after acquiring an additional 49,883 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in Shake Shack by 3.5% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,452,736 shares of the company's stock worth $149,937,000 after purchasing an additional 49,324 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in Shake Shack by 30.7% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,245,093 shares of the company's stock valued at $161,613,000 after purchasing an additional 292,348 shares in the last quarter. Holocene Advisors LP lifted its position 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 purchasing an additional 384,131 shares during the period. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. lifted its stake in Shake Shack by 17.7% in the fourth quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 894,286 shares of the company's stock valued at $116,078,000 after buying an additional 134,475 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.07% of the company's stock.

About Shake Shack

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.