Zacks Research Lifts Earnings Estimates for Shake Shack

Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE:SHAK) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research increased their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Shake Shack in a report released on Thursday, March 6th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.26 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $1.24. The consensus estimate for Shake Shack’s current full-year earnings is $1.26 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Shake Shack’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.87 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on SHAK. Wedbush boosted their price target on shares of Shake Shack from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Barclays raised shares of Shake Shack from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $125.00 to $159.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on shares of Shake Shack from $128.00 to $110.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 17th. TD Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $140.00 price objective on shares of Shake Shack in a report on Friday, February 21st. Finally, Gordon Haskett raised shares of Shake Shack from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $154.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Shake Shack currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $125.50.

Shake Shack Stock Performance

Shares of SHAK stock opened at $92.64 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.94 billion, a PE ratio of 402.78 and a beta of 1.89. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $117.32 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $116.41. The company has a current ratio of 1.97, a quick ratio of 1.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. Shake Shack has a 12 month low of $77.50 and a 12 month high of $139.89.

Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $328.68 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $329.02 million. Shake Shack had a net margin of 0.81% and a return on equity of 8.40%.

Insider Activity at Shake Shack

In related news, CFO Katherine Irene Fogertey sold 642 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $137.51, for a total value of $88,281.42. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 30,717 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,223,894.67. The trade was a 2.05 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 9.73% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Shake Shack

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SHAK. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System increased its position in shares of Shake Shack by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 19,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,518,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Quadrant Capital Group LLC increased its position in shares of Shake Shack by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 1,870 shares of the company’s stock valued at $243,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its position in shares of Shake Shack by 0.4% during the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 31,398 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,241,000 after buying an additional 139 shares during the period. Summit Financial LLC increased its position in shares of Shake Shack by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 13,083 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,698,000 after buying an additional 139 shares during the period. Finally, Arizona State Retirement System increased its position in shares of Shake Shack by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 11,024 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,431,000 after buying an additional 182 shares during the period. 86.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.