Zacks Research Predicts Weaker Earnings for Shake Shack

Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE:SHAK) – Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Shake Shack in a research report issued on Tuesday, March 25th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.32 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on shares of Shake Shack from $128.00 to $110.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 17th. Gordon Haskett upgraded Shake Shack from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $154.00 price target for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. TD Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $140.00 price objective on shares of Shake Shack in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Oppenheimer increased their target price on Shake Shack from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Barclays upgraded shares of Shake Shack from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $125.00 to $159.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $124.05.

Shake Shack Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:SHAK opened at $93.93 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.98 and a current ratio of 1.97. The firm has a market cap of $4.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 408.41 and a beta of 1.89. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $105.87 and a 200 day moving average price of $115.11. Shake Shack has a fifty-two week low of $77.50 and a fifty-two week high of $139.89.

Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.26 EPS 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $329.02 million.

Institutional Trading of Shake Shack

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Nemes Rush Group LLC bought a new stake in Shake Shack during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Shake Shack during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Transcendent Capital Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Shake Shack in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $52,000. R Squared Ltd bought a new position in Shake Shack in the fourth quarter worth approximately $56,000. Finally, Montag & Caldwell LLC purchased a new position in Shake Shack during the 4th quarter worth $68,000. 86.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.