Q3 Earnings Forecast for Shake Shack Issued By William Blair

Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE:SHAK) – Stock analysts at William Blair issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Shake Shack in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, January 8th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.21 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 FY2026 earnings at $1.25 EPS.

Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $316.92 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $316.03 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.17 EPS. Shake Shack’s quarterly revenue was up 14.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of Shake Shack from $147.00 to $149.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating and set a $125.00 price target on shares of Shake Shack in a report on Wednesday, September 18th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on shares of Shake Shack from $115.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday. Gordon Haskett raised 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 note on Wednesday. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on Shake Shack from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $122.89.

Shake Shack Stock Performance

NYSE:SHAK opened at $128.61 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.98, a current ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.46 billion, a PE ratio of 756.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.86. Shake Shack has a twelve month low of $64.16 and a twelve month high of $139.89. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $130.04 and its 200 day simple moving average is $109.89.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Shake Shack

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Shake Shack in the 3rd quarter worth $41,000. Quest Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Shake Shack during the 2nd quarter valued at about $38,000. Kimelman & Baird LLC bought a new stake in shares of Shake Shack in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Covestor Ltd raised its holdings in Shake Shack by 41.6% during the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 698 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,000 after buying an additional 205 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Shake Shack by 56.3% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 736 shares of the company’s stock worth $96,000 after acquiring an additional 265 shares during the last quarter. 86.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Daniel Harris Meyer sold 22,691 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $124.47, for a total transaction of $2,824,348.77. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 437,646 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $54,473,797.62. This represents a 4.93 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Katherine Irene Fogertey sold 642 shares of the 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 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 position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 53,333 shares of company stock worth $6,566,330. 9.73% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.