Q1 Earnings Forecast for Shake Shack Issued By William Blair

Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE:SHAK) – Stock analysts at William Blair reduced their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Shake Shack in a research report issued on Thursday, February 20th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.12 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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.

Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.01. Shake Shack had a net margin of 0.81% and a return on equity of 8.40%. The firm had revenue of $328.68 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $329.02 million.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Oppenheimer lifted their target price on shares of Shake Shack from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of Shake Shack from $128.00 to $110.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Wedbush boosted their target price on shares of Shake Shack from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Barclays raised shares of Shake Shack from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $125.00 to $159.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Gordon Haskett raised shares of Shake Shack from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $154.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Shake Shack currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $125.50.

Shake Shack Price Performance

NYSE SHAK opened at $110.87 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.98, a current ratio of 1.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.71 billion, a PE ratio of 482.03 and a beta of 1.86. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $121.10 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $116.68. Shake Shack has a 12-month low of $77.50 and a 12-month high of $139.89.

Insider Activity

In other Shake Shack 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 transaction of $88,281.42. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 9.73% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Shake Shack

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

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.