FY2025 EPS Estimates for Shake Shack Cut by William Blair

Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE:SHAK - Free Report) - Investment analysts at William Blair cut their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Shake Shack in a report issued on Tuesday, April 22nd. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.21 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $1.22. 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 FY2026 earnings at $1.33 EPS.

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

SHAK has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on Shake Shack in a research report on Wednesday, March 26th. They issued an "equal weight" rating and a $95.00 target price on the stock. Barclays decreased their target price on Shake Shack from $155.00 to $100.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on Shake Shack from $120.00 to $97.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Shake Shack from $107.00 to $105.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Finally, TD Securities restated a "buy" rating and set a $140.00 target price on shares of Shake Shack in a report on Friday, February 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Shake Shack currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $116.38.

Shake Shack Trading Down 1.2 %

Shares of SHAK stock traded down $1.13 during trading on Friday, hitting $89.70. 1,167,089 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,073,030. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 390.00 and a beta of 1.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.97 and a quick ratio of 1.98. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $91.27 and its 200-day moving average price is $111.87. Shake Shack has a 52-week low of $72.93 and a 52-week high of $139.89.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Shake Shack

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System raised its position in shares of Shake Shack by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 19,400 shares of the company's stock worth $2,518,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC raised its position in shares of Shake Shack by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 1,870 shares of the company's stock worth $243,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Summit Financial LLC raised its position in shares of Shake Shack by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 13,083 shares of the company's stock worth $1,698,000 after acquiring an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System increased its position in Shake Shack by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 11,024 shares of the company's stock worth $1,431,000 after buying an additional 182 shares during the period. Finally, New York State Teachers Retirement System increased its position in Shake Shack by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 39,225 shares of the company's stock worth $5,091,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. 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.