Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$48.37 -0.16 (-0.33%)

(As of 12/20/2024 05:51 PM ET)

Cheesecake Factory - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

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Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 15 Analyst Ratings

Sell
3

Hold
6

Buy
6

Based on 15 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Cheesecake Factory in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 15 analysts, 3 have given a sell rating, 6 have given a hold rating, and 6 have given a buy rating for CAKE.

Consensus Price Target

$47.93
-0.91% Downside

According to the 15 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Cheesecake Factory, the average price target is $47.93. The highest price target for CAKE is $59.00, while the lowest price target for CAKE is $36.00. The average price target represents a forecasted downside of -0.91% from the current price of $48.37.

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CAKE Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 12/22/23 to 12/21/24	1 Month Ago 11/22/23 to 11/21/24	3 Months Ago 9/23/23 to 9/22/24	1 Year Ago 12/22/22 to 12/22/23
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	6 Buy rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)
Hold	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)
Sell	3 Sell rating(s)	3 Sell rating(s)	3 Sell rating(s)	3 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$47.93	$44.75	$40.08	$34.86
Forecasted Upside	-0.91% Downside	-3.62% Downside	3.49% Upside	-2.44% Downside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold	Hold

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CAKE Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

CAKE Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Cheesecake Factory Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Cheesecake Factory	Retail/Wholesale Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.20	2.50	2.51
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	-0.91% Downside	28.31% Upside	14.52% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent CAKE News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
12/16/2024	Jefferies Financial Group 2 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$49.00 ➝ $58.00	+13.30%
12/16/2024	Raymond James 4 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$51.00 ➝ $56.00	+11.24%
12/12/2024	Stephens 4 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$51.00 ➝ $57.00	+13.84%
12/5/2024	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	C. Cho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$56.00	+9.44%
11/14/2024	Wedbush Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$52.00 ➝ $59.00	+20.90%
10/30/2024	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$47.00 ➝ $49.00	+3.46%
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10/30/2024	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$38.00 ➝ $44.00	-9.50%
10/30/2024	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$38.00 ➝ $45.00	-7.45%
10/30/2024	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$40.00 ➝ $47.00	+9.66%
10/25/2024	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Sell ➝ Sell	$32.00 ➝ $36.00	-14.37%
10/4/2024	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$46.00 ➝ $51.00	+20.23%
8/6/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$40.00 ➝ $38.00	+7.83%
5/9/2024	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$37.00 ➝ $38.00	+3.74%
2/22/2024	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$33.00 ➝ $37.00	+5.14%
2/22/2024	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform
11/2/2023	William Blair Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform
10/11/2023	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$31.00 ➝ $28.00	-8.44%
5/2/2023	Northcoast Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Buy	$46.00	+37.81%
2/23/2023	Credit Suisse Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral	$37.00 ➝ $42.00	+3.24%
1/17/2023	Gordon Haskett Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold

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CAKE Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 15 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Cheesecake Factory is $47.93, with a high forecast of $59.00 and a low forecast of $36.00.
: 15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Cheesecake Factory in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 6 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" CAKE shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in CAKE, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
: According to analysts, Cheesecake Factory's stock has a predicted downside of -0.91% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Cheesecake Factory has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup, Jefferies Financial Group, Raymond James, Robert W. Baird, Stephens, The Goldman Sachs Group, UBS Group, Wedbush, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Cheesecake Factory less than other "retail/wholesale" companies. The consensus rating score for Cheesecake Factory is 2.20 while the average consensus rating score for "retail/wholesale" companies is 2.50. Learn more on how CAKE compares to other companies.

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This page (NASDAQ:CAKE) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Stock Forecast & Price Target