Shake Shack (SHAK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE: SHAK) operates a global chain of fast-casual restaurants known for made-to-order burgers, chicken sandwiches, hot dogs, crinkle-cut fries, frozen custard, shakes, and other beverages. Its menu also includes beer and wine at select locations, with an emphasis on premium ingredients and hospitality-focused service.

The company traces its origins to a hot dog cart opened in New York City's Madison Square Park in 2001 as part of a park revitalization project. The first permanent Shake Shack restaurant opened in the park in 2004. Shake Shack became a publicly traded company in 2015 and has expanded through a combination of company-operated restaurants and licensed locations.

Shake Shack primarily serves customers in the United States and also has locations in international markets through licensing partnerships, including select countries and territories in Asia, the Middle East and Europe. The company is led by Chief Executive Officer Rob Lynch, who joined Shake Shack in 2024.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $56.76 to $58.36
• 50-Day Range: $54.79 to $75.79
• 52-Week Range: $51.60 to $107.46
• Volume: 2.27 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.78 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.47 billion
• P/E Ratio: 61.48
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $89.29
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Shake Shack Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Shake Shack scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 210th out of 483 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Shake Shack has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.57, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 16 buy ratings, 12 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Shake Shack has a consensus price target of $89.29, representing about 54.5% upside from its current price of $57.79.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Shake Shack has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 19.64%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Shake Shack are expected to grow by 19.64% in the coming year, from $1.12 to $1.34 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Shake Shack is 61.48, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Shake Shack is 61.48, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.14.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Shake Shack has a PEG Ratio of 6.12. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Shake Shack has a P/B Ratio of 4.46. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.28% of the float of Shake Shack has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Shake Shack has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.88, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Shake Shack has recently increased by 1.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Shake Shack does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Shake Shack does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.04

News Sentiment

Shake Shack has a news sentiment score of 0.04. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Shake Shack this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

29 people have searched for SHAK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 12% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Shake Shack to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Shake Shack insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

8.32% of the stock of Shake Shack is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

86.07% of the stock of Shake Shack is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Today: 9/29/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SHAK
• CIK: 1620533
• Web: www.shakeshack.com
• Phone: (646) 747-7200
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 13,873
• Year Founded: 2004

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Shake Shack: $89.29
• High Price Target: $148.00
• Low Price Target: $65.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +54.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.57
• Research Coverage: 28 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.94
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 61.48
• Forward P/E Ratio: 51.59
• P/E Growth: 6.12
• Net Income: $45.72 million
• Net Margins: 2.56%
• Pretax Margin: 4.19%
• Return on Equity: 9.29%
• Return on Assets: 2.71%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.43
• Current Ratio: 1.67
• Quick Ratio: 1.64

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.45 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.71
• Cash Flow: $4.10 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.10
• Book Value: $12.97 per share
• Price / Book: 4.46

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 42,800,000
• Free Float: 39,238,000
• Market Cap: $2.47 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.66