Q1 Earnings Forecast for Shake Shack Issued By William Blair

Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE:SHAK) – Equities researchers at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Shake Shack in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 8th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.17 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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.05. Shake Shack had a net margin of 0.68% and a return on equity of 6.28%. The firm had revenue of $316.92 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $316.03 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.17 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.7% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on SHAK. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of Shake Shack from $115.00 to $128.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating and issued a $125.00 target price on shares of Shake Shack in a report on Wednesday, September 18th. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Shake Shack from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday. Barclays upgraded shares of Shake Shack from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $125.00 to $159.00 in a report on Tuesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an “underweight” rating and issued a $102.00 target price (down previously from $105.00) on shares of Shake Shack in a report on Tuesday, September 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Shake Shack presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $122.89.

Shake Shack Trading Down 3.2 %

NYSE:SHAK opened at $128.61 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $130.04 and its 200-day moving average price is $109.89. 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. The stock has a market cap of $5.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 756.53, a PEG ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.86.

Insider Buying and Selling at Shake Shack

In other Shake Shack news, Director Daniel Harris Meyer sold 30,000 shares of Shake Shack stock in a transaction on Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $121.79, for a total value of $3,653,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 407,646 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $49,647,206.34. This trade represents a 6.85 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Katherine Irene Fogertey sold 642 shares of Shake Shack stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $137.51, for a total transaction of $88,281.42. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 30,717 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,223,894.67. This represents a 2.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 53,333 shares of company stock worth $6,566,330. Insiders own 9.73% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Shake Shack

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in SHAK. Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Shake Shack in the 3rd quarter valued at about $41,000. Quest Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Shake Shack in 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 about $45,000. Covestor Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Shake Shack by 41.6% in the 3rd 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 raised 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 valued at $96,000 after purchasing an additional 265 shares in the last quarter. 86.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.