Shake Shack (SHAK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Shake Shack Inc. operates a fast-casual restaurant brand known for made-to-order burgers, chicken sandwiches, hot dogs, crinkle-cut fries, frozen custard, milkshakes, and beverages including beer and wine at select locations. Its menu emphasizes premium ingredients and includes vegetarian and other non-meat options.

The company began as a seasonal hot dog cart in Madison Square Park in New York City in 2001 and opened its first permanent restaurant there in 2004. Shake Shack has since expanded through a combination of company-operated and licensed restaurants, with locations across the United States and in international markets, including parts of Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

Shake Shack also offers digital ordering, delivery, catering and merchandise. The company is led by Chief Executive Officer Rob Lynch, who joined Shake Shack in 2024.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $61.15 to $61.15
• 50-Day Range: $54.79 to $75.79
• 52-Week Range: $51.60 to $107.46
• Volume: 1,723 shs
• Average Volume: 1.77 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.59 billion
• P/E Ratio: 64.45
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $87.22
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Shake Shack Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Shake Shack scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 212th out of 481 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 $87.22, representing about 45.0% upside from its current price of $60.14.

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: 21.24%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Shake Shack are expected to grow by 21.24% in the coming year, from $1.13 to $1.37 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Shake Shack is 63.98, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.81.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Shake Shack is 63.98, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.09.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Shake Shack has a PEG Ratio of 6.42. 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 4.64. 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: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.08

News Sentiment

Shake Shack has a news sentiment score of -0.08. 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 0.47 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Shake Shack this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

35 people have searched for SHAK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 30% 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: 10/02/2026
• 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: $87.22
• High Price Target: $148.00
• Low Price Target: $65.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +44.4%
• 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: 64.30
• Forward P/E Ratio: 53.45
• P/E Growth: 6.42
• 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: 1.79
• Cash Flow: $4.05 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.90
• Book Value: $12.97 per share
• Price / Book: 4.66

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 42,800,000
• Free Float: 39,238,000
• Market Cap: $2.58 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.68