FY2025 EPS Estimates for Shake Shack Raised by William Blair

Shake Shack, Inc. (NYSE:SHAK - Free Report) - Stock analysts at William Blair increased their FY2025 EPS estimates for Shake Shack in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 22nd. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.39 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $1.32. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.66 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.78 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. TD Cowen cut Shake Shack from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $105.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Monday, May 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Shake Shack from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 25th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of Shake Shack from $120.00 to $97.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Oppenheimer reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $160.00 target price (up previously from $125.00) on shares of Shake Shack in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of Shake Shack from $120.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have given a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $128.68.

Shake Shack Stock Performance

Shake Shack stock traded up $3.39 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $137.11. The stock had a trading volume of 951,969 shares, compared to its average volume of 949,416. The company has a 50-day moving average of $131.36 and a two-hundred day moving average of $111.78. The company has a quick ratio of 1.88, a current ratio of 1.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. Shake Shack has a fifty-two week low of $72.93 and a fifty-two week high of $144.65. The company has a market cap of $5.85 billion, a PE ratio of 489.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 1.77.

Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.16 by ($0.02). Shake Shack had a net margin of 0.97% and a return on equity of 8.45%. The company had revenue of $320.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $330.24 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.13 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 10.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Shake Shack by 157.3% during the first quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 5,957 shares of the company's stock valued at $525,000 after acquiring an additional 3,642 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its position in Shake Shack by 6.2% during the 4th quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 17,064 shares of the company's stock worth $2,216,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Shake Shack by 60.7% during the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 5,874 shares of the company's stock worth $518,000 after buying an additional 2,218 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in Shake Shack by 53.2% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 6,421 shares of the company's stock worth $566,000 after buying an additional 2,229 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of Shake Shack by 13,353.1% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 99,015 shares of the company's stock valued at $8,730,000 after buying an additional 98,279 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.07% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Katherine Irene Fogertey sold 3,956 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $127.49, for a total transaction of $504,350.44. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 35,750 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,557,767.50. This represents a 9.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Daniel Harris Meyer sold 20,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.07, for a total value of $2,801,400.00. Following the sale, the director owned 367,984 shares of the company's stock, valued at $51,543,518.88. The trade was a 5.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 87,391 shares of company stock worth $11,869,925 in the last 90 days. 9.73% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.