Shake Shack (SHAK) Competitors $105.56 -6.60 (-5.88%) Closing price 08/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$105.82 +0.27 (+0.25%) As of 08/8/2025 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SHAK vs. WING, IHG, YUMC, ARMK, CAVA, BROS, HTHT, WH, RRR, and ATATShould you be buying Shake Shack stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Shake Shack include Wingstop (WING), Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG), Yum China (YUMC), Aramark (ARMK), CAVA Group (CAVA), Dutch Bros (BROS), H World Group (HTHT), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH), Red Rock Resorts (RRR), and Atour Lifestyle (ATAT). These companies are all part of the "restaurants, hotels, motels" industry. Shake Shack vs. Its Competitors Wingstop Intercontinental Hotels Group Yum China Aramark CAVA Group Dutch Bros H World Group Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Red Rock Resorts Atour Lifestyle Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) and Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk and valuation. Which has more risk & volatility, WING or SHAK? Wingstop has a beta of 1.84, indicating that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shake Shack has a beta of 1.82, indicating that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings & valuation, WING or SHAK? Wingstop has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Shake Shack. Wingstop is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shake Shack, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWingstop$669.74M13.15$108.72M$6.0052.56Shake Shack$1.32B3.40$10.21M$0.46229.48 Do insiders and institutionals believe in WING or SHAK? 86.1% of Shake Shack shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Wingstop shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Shake Shack shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend WING or SHAK? Wingstop currently has a consensus price target of $379.52, indicating a potential upside of 20.35%. Shake Shack has a consensus price target of $131.29, indicating a potential upside of 24.37%. Given Shake Shack's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Shake Shack is more favorable than Wingstop.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Wingstop 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 21 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.93Shake Shack 2 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.26 Is WING or SHAK more profitable? Wingstop has a net margin of 25.61% compared to Shake Shack's net margin of 1.50%. Shake Shack's return on equity of 9.78% beat Wingstop's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Wingstop25.61% -17.07% 16.53% Shake Shack 1.50%9.78%2.83% Does the media favor WING or SHAK? In the previous week, Wingstop and Wingstop both had 15 articles in the media. Wingstop's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Shake Shack's score of 0.32 indicating that Wingstop is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Wingstop 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Shake Shack 5 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryWingstop beats Shake Shack on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Shake Shack News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SHAK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SHAK and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SHAK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricShake ShackRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.51B$11.30B$27.07B$20.74BDividend YieldN/A3.99%172.88%3.66%P/E Ratio229.4834.0427.6128.05Price / Sales3.401.9712.5056.18Price / Cash30.8116.5856.8123.05Price / Book8.679.715.464.33Net Income$10.21M$400.87M$877.63M$994.32M7 Day Performance-5.65%-2.50%1.28%1.97%1 Month Performance-25.67%-8.35%-2.93%-1.60%1 Year Performance3.10%0.95%21.14%14.39% Shake Shack Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SHAKShake Shack3.9128 of 5 stars$105.56-5.9%$131.29+24.4%+3.2%$4.51B$1.32B229.4812,826Trending NewsWINGWingstop3.4943 of 5 stars$348.67-3.8%$379.52+8.8%-15.1%$9.73B$625.81M58.111,335Analyst UpgradeIHGIntercontinental Hotels Group1.9079 of 5 stars$115.48+0.7%N/A+27.3%$17.84B$4.92B20.4712,587News CoveragePositive NewsDividend CutYUMCYum China4.9195 of 5 stars$46.51-0.4%$48.70+4.7%+32.5%$17.27B$11.30B19.46351,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementARMKAramark4.6259 of 5 stars$43.16+1.6%$43.91+1.7%+14.8%$11.31B$17.40B33.20266,680Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeGap UpCAVACAVA Group4.0627 of 5 stars$87.96+4.3%$115.06+30.8%-5.7%$10.17B$1.04B73.308,100Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastBROSDutch Bros3.818 of 5 stars$58.57+3.3%$76.06+29.9%+124.3%$9.63B$1.36B150.1826,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHTHTH World Group4.0085 of 5 stars$31.06-0.5%$40.80+31.4%+12.7%$9.53B$3.27B21.5728,502News CoveragePositive NewsWHWyndham Hotels & Resorts4.9158 of 5 stars$84.47+0.8%$106.98+26.6%+13.0%$6.45B$1.45B19.742,200Positive NewsRRRRed Rock Resorts4.0307 of 5 stars$59.22-2.2%$60.36+1.9%+2.5%$6.28B$1.99B20.149,300Analyst ForecastATATAtour Lifestyle2.374 of 5 stars$34.63+3.5%$36.63+5.8%+111.9%$4.79B$992.96M27.485,488News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Wingstop Competitors Intercontinental Hotels Group Competitors Yum China Competitors Aramark Competitors CAVA Group Competitors Dutch Bros Competitors H World Group Competitors Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Competitors Red Rock Resorts Competitors Atour Lifestyle Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:SHAK) was last updated on 8/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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