Shake Shack, Inc. (NYSE:SHAK) Given Average Recommendation of "Hold" by Analysts

Key Points

• Shake Shack, Inc. received an average analyst rating of "Hold" from 22 firms, with 3 sell, 12 hold, 6 buy, and 1 strong buy recommendations.
• The average twelve-month price target for Shake Shack shares is $127.84, with Oppenheimer setting a high target of $160.00 and Sanford C. Bernstein at $166.00.
• Shake Shack's latest earnings report showed an EPS of $0.44, exceeding estimates, alongside a revenue growth of 12.6% year-over-year.

Shake Shack, Inc. (NYSE:SHAK - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average rating of "Hold" from the twenty-two ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, twelve have issued a hold recommendation, six have assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $127.8421.

A number of research firms have issued reports on SHAK. Oppenheimer reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $160.00 price objective (up previously from $125.00) on shares of Shake Shack in a report on Thursday, June 26th. TD Securities reaffirmed a "hold" rating and issued a $105.00 target price on shares of Shake Shack in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Shake Shack from $122.00 to $126.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $166.00 price objective on shares of Shake Shack and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, Loop Capital restated a "hold" rating and issued a $127.00 price objective on shares of Shake Shack in a report on Tuesday, July 8th.

Shake Shack Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of SHAK opened at $92.77 on Tuesday. Shake Shack has a 1-year low of $72.93 and a 1-year high of $144.65. The company has a current ratio of 1.92, a quick ratio of 1.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $99.14 and its 200-day moving average price is $110.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 201.68, a PEG ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 1.65.

Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $356.47 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $352.56 million. Shake Shack had a return on equity of 9.78% and a net margin of 1.50%.The business's revenue was up 12.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.27 EPS. Shake Shack has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Shake Shack will post 1.26 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Shake Shack by 939.3% in the first quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 291 shares of the company's stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 263 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Shake Shack by 52.6% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,123 shares of the company's stock worth $99,000 after purchasing an additional 387 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in Shake Shack by 53.2% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 6,421 shares of the company's stock worth $566,000 after purchasing an additional 2,229 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its position in Shake Shack by 74.9% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 13,636 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,202,000 after purchasing an additional 5,840 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Garde Capital Inc. purchased a new stake in Shake Shack during the 1st quarter valued at about $35,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.07% 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.

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