FY2025 EPS Estimates for Shake Shack Increased by Analyst

Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE:SHAK - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Shake Shack in a research note issued on Thursday, March 6th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.26 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $1.24. 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 Q4 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.87 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently issued reports on SHAK. 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. Wedbush upped their price target on Shake Shack from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, February 21st. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on Shake Shack from $128.00 to $110.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 17th. TD Securities restated a "buy" rating and issued a $140.00 price target on shares of Shake Shack in a report on Friday, February 21st. Finally, Oppenheimer upped their price target on Shake Shack from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $125.50.

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Shake Shack Trading Down 1.0 %

Shares of NYSE:SHAK traded down $0.96 during trading on Friday, reaching $92.64. 1,720,047 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 964,046. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.98 and a current ratio of 1.97. Shake Shack has a 12-month low of $77.50 and a 12-month high of $139.89. The firm has a market cap of $3.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 402.78 and a beta of 1.89. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $116.52 and its 200 day moving average price is $116.43.

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

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Katherine Irene Fogertey sold 642 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 11th. The stock was 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 represents a 2.05 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 9.73% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Shake Shack

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. GDS Wealth Management raised its position in shares of Shake Shack by 253.6% during the 4th quarter. GDS Wealth Management now owns 14,277 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,853,000 after acquiring an additional 10,239 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its stake 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 worth $36,548,000 after purchasing an additional 16,097 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Shake Shack by 7.5% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 353,501 shares of the company's stock worth $36,485,000 after purchasing an additional 24,813 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its stake in shares of Shake Shack by 3.6% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 243,549 shares of the company's stock worth $25,137,000 after purchasing an additional 8,512 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC grew its stake in shares of Shake Shack by 10.8% in the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 294,111 shares of the company's stock worth $30,355,000 after purchasing an additional 28,661 shares in the last quarter. 86.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.