Zacks Research Expects Stronger Earnings for Shake Shack

Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE:SHAK - Free Report) - Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Shake Shack in a research report issued on Monday, February 10th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.35 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.34. The consensus estimate for Shake Shack's current full-year earnings is $0.90 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Shake Shack's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.26 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.12 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.47 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on SHAK. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on Shake Shack from $128.00 to $110.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Barclays raised Shake Shack from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and raised their price objective for the company from $125.00 to $159.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Truist Financial lowered their target price on Shake Shack from $149.00 to $143.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Gordon Haskett upgraded Shake Shack from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $154.00 target price on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Oppenheimer increased their target price on Shake Shack from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $123.78.

Shake Shack Price Performance

NYSE SHAK traded down $0.58 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $108.68. The stock had a trading volume of 1,399,812 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,222,891. Shake Shack has a 52-week low of $77.50 and a 52-week high of $139.89. The company has a market cap of $4.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 639.27 and a beta of 1.86. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $123.84 and a 200 day simple moving average of $115.57. The company has a quick ratio of 1.98, a current ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51.

Institutional Trading of Shake Shack

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. PDT Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Shake Shack during the fourth quarter worth about $1,238,000. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Shake Shack by 89.7% during the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 52,489 shares of the company's stock worth $6,813,000 after acquiring an additional 24,818 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp increased its position in shares of Shake Shack by 11.6% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 424,066 shares of the company's stock worth $55,044,000 after acquiring an additional 43,997 shares during the last quarter. MGO One Seven LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Shake Shack during the fourth quarter worth about $862,000. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its stake in Shake Shack by 14.7% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 25,837 shares of the company's stock worth $3,354,000 after purchasing an additional 3,306 shares in the last quarter. 86.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Shake Shack

In other news, CFO Katherine Irene Fogertey sold 642 shares of Shake Shack stock in a transaction dated 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. The trade was a 2.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 9.73% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.