Q2 Earnings Forecast for Shake Shack Issued By William Blair

Key Points

• William Blair has revised its Q2 2025 earnings per share estimate for Shake Shack to $0.31, down from $0.32, while the consensus estimate for the full year remains at $1.26 per share.
• Shake Shack reported Q1 earnings of $0.14 per share, missing expectations, with revenues of $320.90 million, below the forecasted $330.24 million.
• Several analysts have adjusted their ratings on Shake Shack, with a mix of hold and buy ratings prevailing, while the stock currently has a consensus price target of $128.68.

Shake Shack, Inc. (NYSE:SHAK - Free Report) - Investment analysts at William Blair dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Shake Shack in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 22nd. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.31 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.32. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.27 EPS.

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

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on SHAK. TD Cowen cut shares of Shake Shack from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $105.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Loop Capital restated a "hold" rating and issued a $127.00 price target on shares of Shake Shack in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Shake Shack from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on Shake Shack from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 9th. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on shares of Shake Shack from $166.00 to $168.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have assigned a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $128.68.

Shake Shack Trading Up 2.5%

NYSE:SHAK traded up $3.39 on Friday, hitting $137.11. 951,969 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 949,416. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.88 and a current ratio of 1.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 489.66, a P/E/G ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 1.77. The company's 50-day moving average price is $131.36 and its 200 day moving average price is $111.78. Shake Shack has a 52 week low of $72.93 and a 52 week high of $144.65.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in SHAK. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its position in Shake Shack by 36.2% during the 4th quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 7,619 shares of the company's stock worth $989,000 after purchasing an additional 2,025 shares during the last quarter. Xponance Inc. raised its position in shares of Shake Shack by 8.6% during the fourth quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 2,709 shares of the company's stock worth $352,000 after acquiring an additional 215 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in shares of Shake Shack by 11.5% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 10,675 shares of the company's stock worth $1,386,000 after acquiring an additional 1,098 shares during the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new position in shares of Shake Shack during the fourth quarter worth about $1,025,000. Finally, LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in Shake Shack by 21.1% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 19,057 shares of the company's stock worth $2,474,000 after purchasing an additional 3,315 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.07% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Daniel Harris Meyer sold 14,200 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.31, for a total transaction of $1,992,402.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 337,984 shares in the company, valued at approximately $47,422,535.04. This represents a 4.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Katherine Irene Fogertey sold 670 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.03, for a total transaction of $93,820.10. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 32,495 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,550,274.85. This represents a 2.02% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 87,391 shares of company stock valued at $11,869,925. Corporate insiders own 9.73% of the company's stock.

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.