Q1 EPS Estimates for Shake Shack Lifted by Zacks Research

Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE:SHAK) – Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Shake Shack in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 8th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.25 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.24. The consensus estimate for Shake Shack’s current full-year earnings is $0.82 per share.

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

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on SHAK. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Shake Shack from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Gordon Haskett raised shares of Shake Shack from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $154.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an “underweight” rating and set a $102.00 price target (down from $105.00) on shares of Shake Shack in a report on Tuesday, September 24th. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on Shake Shack from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $125.00 target price on shares of Shake Shack in a report on Wednesday, September 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $122.89.

Shake Shack Price Performance

SHAK stock opened at $121.52 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $130.13 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $110.48. The firm has a market cap of $5.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 714.82, a P/E/G ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.86. The company has a quick ratio of 1.98, a current ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. Shake Shack has a 12 month low of $64.16 and a 12 month high of $139.89.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Shake Shack

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Xponance Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Shake Shack by 4.5% in the second quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 2,395 shares of the company’s stock valued at $216,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its position in shares of Shake Shack by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 31,398 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,241,000 after buying an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in shares of Shake Shack by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 17,909 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,612,000 after buying an additional 187 shares during the last quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA grew its holdings in shares of Shake Shack by 1.5% in the third quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 13,293 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,372,000 after acquiring an additional 199 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Covestor Ltd increased its position in shares of Shake Shack by 41.6% during the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 698 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,000 after acquiring an additional 205 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.07% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Shake Shack

In other news, Director Daniel Harris Meyer sold 22,691 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $124.47, for a total transaction of $2,824,348.77. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 437,646 shares in the company, valued at $54,473,797.62. The trade was a 4.93 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Katherine Irene Fogertey sold 642 shares of Shake Shack stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $137.51, for a total transaction of $88,281.42. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 30,717 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,223,894.67. The trade was a 2.05 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 53,333 shares of company stock worth $6,566,330 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 9.73% 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.