Zacks Research Has Negative View of Shake Shack Q2 Earnings

Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE:SHAK) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Shake Shack in a research note issued on Tuesday, March 25th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now forecasts that the company will earn $0.32 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.33. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $0.20 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.85 EPS.

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

Several other analysts have also commented on the stock. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Shake Shack from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Wedbush increased their target price on shares of Shake Shack from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Barclays raised shares of Shake Shack from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $125.00 to $159.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on Shake Shack in a report on Wednesday. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $95.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price objective on Shake Shack from $143.00 to $154.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $124.05.

Shake Shack Price Performance

Shares of SHAK stock opened at $93.93 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $105.87 and its 200 day moving average is $115.11. Shake Shack has a 1-year low of $77.50 and a 1-year high of $139.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.97 and a quick ratio of 1.98. The company has a market cap of $4.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 408.41 and a beta of 1.89.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Shake Shack

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. GDS Wealth Management lifted its stake in Shake Shack by 253.6% during the 4th quarter. GDS Wealth Management now owns 14,277 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,853,000 after acquiring an additional 10,239 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Shake Shack by 4.8% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 354,114 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,548,000 after purchasing an additional 16,097 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Shake Shack by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 361,930 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,979,000 after purchasing an additional 8,429 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in Shake Shack by 3.6% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 243,549 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,137,000 after purchasing an additional 8,512 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund acquired a new stake in Shake Shack during the 3rd quarter worth about $867,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.