Zacks Research Predicts Increased Earnings for Shake Shack

Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE:SHAK) – Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Shake Shack in a research report issued on Monday, February 10th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now expects that the company will earn $0.35 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.34. The consensus estimate for Shake Shack’s current full-year earnings is $0.90 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Shake Shack’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.26 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.12 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.47 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group increased their price objective on Shake Shack from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Barclays raised shares of Shake Shack from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $125.00 to $159.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Gordon Haskett raised Shake Shack from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $154.00 target price for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Truist Financial decreased their price target on shares of Shake Shack from $149.00 to $143.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Wedbush restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $130.00 price objective on shares of Shake Shack in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Shake Shack currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $123.78.

Shake Shack Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:SHAK opened at $106.82 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $4.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 628.36 and a beta of 1.86. The company’s fifty day moving average is $125.55 and its two-hundred day moving average is $115.50. 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 $75.46 and a 12-month high of $139.89.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Shake Shack news, CFO Katherine Irene Fogertey sold 642 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $137.51, for a total transaction of $88,281.42. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 30,717 shares in the company, valued at $4,223,894.67. This represents a 2.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 9.73% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Shake Shack

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Shake Shack by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,426,015 shares of the company’s stock valued at $574,497,000 after purchasing an additional 49,883 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Shake Shack by 3.5% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,452,736 shares of the company’s stock worth $149,937,000 after buying an additional 49,324 shares in the last quarter. Holocene Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Shake Shack by 68.3% during the third quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 946,350 shares of the company’s stock worth $97,673,000 after buying an additional 384,131 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Shake Shack by 3.1% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 876,380 shares of the company’s stock valued at $90,470,000 after acquiring an additional 26,620 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Point72 Asset Management L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of Shake Shack by 154.8% in the 3rd quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 650,685 shares of the company’s stock worth $67,157,000 after acquiring an additional 395,311 shares in the last quarter. 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.