FY2025 EPS Estimates for Shake Shack Decreased by Analyst

Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE:SHAK - Free Report) - Analysts at William Blair dropped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Shake Shack in a report issued on Tuesday, April 22nd. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.21 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $1.22. 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 FY2026 earnings at $1.33 EPS.

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

SHAK has been the subject of several other research reports. Wedbush raised their price target on Shake Shack from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Truist Financial lowered their price objective on Shake Shack from $154.00 to $131.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on Shake Shack from $120.00 to $97.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on Shake Shack from $140.00 to $100.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Finally, Oppenheimer lowered their price objective on Shake Shack from $155.00 to $125.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Shake Shack presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $116.38.

Shake Shack Price Performance

Shake Shack stock traded down $1.93 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $86.33. 823,825 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,078,028. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.97 and a quick ratio of 1.98. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $90.56 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $111.71. The company has a market capitalization of $3.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 375.35 and a beta of 1.80. Shake Shack has a 12-month low of $72.93 and a 12-month high of $139.89.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of SHAK. Driehaus Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Shake Shack during the fourth quarter worth approximately $66,349,000. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in shares of Shake Shack by 30.7% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,245,093 shares of the company's stock worth $161,613,000 after buying an additional 292,348 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of Shake Shack by 204.0% during the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 324,109 shares of the company's stock worth $42,064,000 after buying an additional 217,493 shares in the last quarter. Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Shake Shack during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,756,000. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. grew its position in shares of Shake Shack by 17.7% during the fourth quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 894,286 shares of the company's stock worth $116,078,000 after buying an additional 134,475 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.07% of the company's stock.

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.