Q1 Earnings Forecast for Shake Shack Issued By William Blair

Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE:SHAK) – Investment analysts at William Blair decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Shake Shack in a report released on Thursday, February 20th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.12 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.14. The consensus estimate for Shake Shack’s current full-year earnings is $1.26 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Shake Shack’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.25 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.54 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.22 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.36 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also commented on the stock. Gordon Haskett upgraded shares of Shake Shack from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $154.00 price target for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. UBS Group boosted their target price on Shake Shack from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Oppenheimer raised their price target on Shake Shack from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Barclays raised Shake Shack from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $125.00 to $159.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of Shake Shack from $143.00 to $154.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $125.50.

Shake Shack Stock Performance

Shake Shack stock opened at $108.96 on Monday. Shake Shack has a 1-year low of $77.50 and a 1-year high of $139.89. The company has a current ratio of 1.97, a quick ratio of 1.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.63 billion, a PE ratio of 473.73 and a beta of 1.86. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $121.79 and its 200 day simple moving average is $116.52.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Shake Shack

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Nemes Rush Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Shake Shack during the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in Shake Shack during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Transcendent Capital Group LLC purchased a new stake in Shake Shack in the 4th quarter worth approximately $52,000. R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Shake Shack in the 4th quarter worth approximately $56,000. Finally, Montag & Caldwell LLC purchased a new position in shares of Shake Shack during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $68,000. Institutional investors own 86.07% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other 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 value of $88,281.42. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now 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 document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 9.73% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.