Brokers Offer Predictions for Shake Shack Q1 Earnings

Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE:SHAK) – William Blair issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Shake Shack in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 8th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia expects that the company will post earnings of $0.17 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Shake Shack’s current full-year earnings is $0.82 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Shake Shack’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.43 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.11 EPS.

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

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on SHAK. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $125.00 price target on shares of Shake Shack in a report on Wednesday, September 18th. UBS Group raised their target price on Shake Shack from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Shake Shack from $147.00 to $149.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Oppenheimer increased their price objective on shares of Shake Shack from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Gordon Haskett raised shares of Shake Shack from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $154.00 target price for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $122.59.

Shake Shack Stock Performance

Shares of SHAK stock opened at $132.62 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $5.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 780.12, a PEG ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.86. The business has a 50 day moving average of $129.82 and a two-hundred day moving average of $109.73. Shake Shack has a 52 week low of $64.16 and a 52 week high of $139.89. The company has a quick ratio of 1.98, a current ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Katherine Irene Fogertey sold 642 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 in the company, valued at approximately $4,223,894.67. This trade represents a 2.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Daniel Harris Meyer sold 22,691 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $124.47, for a total value of $2,824,348.77. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 437,646 shares in the company, valued at $54,473,797.62. This represents a 4.93 % 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 valued at $6,566,330 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 9.73% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Shake Shack

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Quest Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Shake Shack during the second quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Shake Shack during the 3rd quarter valued at $41,000. Kimelman & Baird LLC acquired a new stake in Shake Shack during the 2nd quarter valued at $45,000. Covestor Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Shake Shack by 41.6% in the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 698 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,000 after purchasing an additional 205 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Shake Shack by 56.3% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 736 shares of the company’s stock worth $96,000 after buying an additional 265 shares during the period. 86.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.