William Blair Estimates Shake Shack Q3 Earnings

Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE:SHAK - Free Report) - Equities researchers at William Blair issued their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Shake Shack in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, January 8th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia expects that the company will earn $0.21 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Shake Shack's current full-year earnings is $0.82 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Shake Shack's FY2026 earnings at $1.25 EPS.

SHAK has been the subject of several other reports. Barclays upgraded Shake Shack from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $125.00 to $159.00 in a research note on Tuesday. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Shake Shack from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday. Gordon Haskett upgraded shares of Shake Shack from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $154.00 target price for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of Shake Shack from $147.00 to $149.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of Shake Shack from $115.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $122.89.

Shake Shack Stock Performance

Shake Shack stock traded down $4.20 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $128.61. 1,470,152 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,133,100. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 1.98 and a current ratio of 2.01. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $130.04 and its 200 day simple moving average is $109.89. The firm has a market cap of $5.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 756.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.86. Shake Shack has a 52 week low of $64.16 and a 52 week high of $139.89.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of SHAK. Quest Partners LLC acquired a new position in Shake Shack in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Shake Shack in the 3rd quarter valued at $41,000. Kimelman & Baird LLC bought a new position in shares of Shake Shack during the 2nd quarter worth about $45,000. Covestor Ltd grew its stake in Shake Shack by 41.6% in the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 698 shares of the company's stock valued at $72,000 after acquiring an additional 205 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in Shake Shack by 56.3% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 736 shares of the company's stock valued at $96,000 after purchasing an additional 265 shares in the last quarter. 86.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

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