Q1 EPS Estimates for Shake Shack Reduced by Zacks Research

Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE:SHAK) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Shake Shack in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, March 6th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now anticipates that the company will earn $0.15 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.20. 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.21 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.45 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on SHAK. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Shake Shack from $143.00 to $154.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 21st. TD Securities restated a “buy” rating and issued a $140.00 price target on shares of Shake Shack in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Wedbush upped 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. Oppenheimer upped their price target on shares of Shake Shack from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of Shake Shack from $128.00 to $110.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 17th. 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 MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $125.50.

Shake Shack Price Performance

NYSE:SHAK opened at $86.91 on Monday. Shake Shack has a one year low of $77.50 and a one year high of $139.89. The company has a market cap of $3.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 377.85 and a beta of 1.89. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $115.69 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $116.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.97 and a quick ratio of 1.98.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in SHAK. Nemes Rush Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Shake Shack in the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in Shake Shack in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Transcendent Capital Group LLC bought a new position in Shake Shack in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $52,000. R Squared Ltd bought a new position in Shake Shack in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $56,000. Finally, Montag & Caldwell LLC bought a new position in Shake Shack in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $68,000. 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.