Q1 Earnings Forecast for Shake Shack Issued By William Blair

Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE:SHAK) – William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Shake Shack in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 8th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia forecasts that the company will earn $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.

SHAK has been the topic of a number of other research reports. UBS Group raised their price target on Shake Shack from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $125.00 target price on shares of Shake Shack in a research note on Wednesday, September 18th. Truist Financial upped their price target on Shake Shack from $147.00 to $149.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Barclays upgraded shares of Shake Shack from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $125.00 to $159.00 in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Gordon Haskett upgraded shares of Shake Shack from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $154.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $122.59.

Shake Shack Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of Shake Shack stock opened at $132.62 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $129.82 and its two-hundred day moving average is $109.73. Shake Shack has a 1 year low of $64.16 and a 1 year high of $139.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 1.98 and a current ratio of 2.01. The company has a market capitalization of $5.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 780.12, a PEG ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.86.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its holdings in shares of Shake Shack by 303.3% during the 2nd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 16,604 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,460,000 after purchasing an additional 12,487 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Shake Shack by 4.8% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 354,114 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,548,000 after buying an additional 16,097 shares during the period. GDS Wealth Management acquired a new stake in shares of Shake Shack in the third quarter worth $417,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Shake Shack by 7.5% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 353,501 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,485,000 after acquiring an additional 24,813 shares during the period. Finally, FMR LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Shake Shack by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 243,549 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,137,000 after acquiring an additional 8,512 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.07% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Shake Shack news, CFO Katherine Irene Fogertey sold 642 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $137.51, for a total value of $88,281.42. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 30,717 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,223,894.67. The trade was a 2.05 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Daniel Harris Meyer sold 22,691 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $124.47, for a total value of $2,824,348.77. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 437,646 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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 53,333 shares of company stock worth $6,566,330 over the last ninety days. 9.73% of the stock is currently owned by 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.