Zacks Research Lowers Earnings Estimates for Shake Shack

Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE:SHAK) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Shake Shack in a research note issued on Tuesday, December 10th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.24 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.25. The consensus estimate for Shake Shack’s current full-year earnings is $0.82 per share.

A number of other analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating and set a $115.00 target price on shares of Shake Shack in a research note on Wednesday, August 28th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of Shake Shack from $127.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on shares of Shake Shack from $122.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 28th. Bank of America increased their target price on Shake Shack from $104.00 to $116.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 19th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an “underweight” rating and issued a $102.00 price target (down previously from $105.00) on shares of Shake Shack in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $112.94.

Shake Shack Trading Down 2.4 %

NYSE SHAK opened at $131.59 on Friday. Shake Shack has a one year low of $64.16 and a one year high of $139.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 2.01 and a quick ratio of 1.98. The firm has a market cap of $5.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 774.06, a P/E/G ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 1.85. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $122.41 and its 200-day moving average is $104.88.

Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.05. Shake Shack had a return on equity of 6.28% and a net margin of 0.68%. The business had revenue of $316.92 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $316.03 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.17 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 14.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Daniel Harris Meyer sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.08, for a total value of $1,100,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 460,337 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $50,673,896.96. The trade was a 2.13 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Katherine Irene Fogertey sold 642 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $137.51, for a total value of $88,281.42. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 30,717 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,223,894.67. This represents a 2.05 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 63,754 shares of company stock worth $7,711,497. Company insiders own 9.73% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Shake Shack

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its position in shares of Shake Shack by 303.3% during the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 16,604 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,460,000 after acquiring an additional 12,487 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Shake Shack by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 354,114 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,548,000 after purchasing an additional 16,097 shares during the period. GDS Wealth Management bought a new position in Shake Shack during the third quarter valued at $417,000. Jennison Associates LLC increased its position in Shake Shack by 10.8% in the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 294,111 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,355,000 after buying an additional 28,661 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Qsemble Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in Shake Shack in the second quarter worth $661,000. Institutional investors 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.