Q1 Earnings Forecast for Shake Shack Issued By William Blair

Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE:SHAK) – Analysts at William Blair dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Shake Shack in a research report issued on Thursday, February 20th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.12 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Shake Shack from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Shake Shack from $143.00 to $154.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Barclays upgraded shares of Shake Shack from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $125.00 to $159.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on shares of Shake Shack from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Wedbush boosted their price objective on shares of Shake Shack from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Shake Shack has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $125.50.

Shake Shack Stock Performance

NYSE:SHAK opened at $110.87 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $121.10 and a 200-day simple moving average of $116.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.97 and a quick ratio of 1.98. The firm has a market cap of $4.71 billion, a PE ratio of 482.03 and a beta of 1.86. Shake Shack has a 1-year low of $77.50 and a 1-year high of $139.89.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Katherine Irene Fogertey sold 642 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 11th. The shares were 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 owns 30,717 shares in the company, valued at $4,223,894.67. This represents a 2.05 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 9.73% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Shake Shack

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio grew its position in Shake Shack by 9.4% in the 4th quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 31,370 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,072,000 after buying an additional 2,690 shares in the last quarter. RB Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Shake Shack during the 4th quarter valued at about $286,000. Woodline Partners LP boosted its position in shares of Shake Shack by 6.7% during the 4th quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 60,378 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,837,000 after purchasing an additional 3,809 shares in the last quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP boosted its position in shares of Shake Shack by 117.1% during the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 43,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,607,000 after purchasing an additional 23,300 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State of Wyoming boosted its position in shares of Shake Shack by 26.6% during the 4th quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 3,543 shares of the company’s stock valued at $460,000 after purchasing an additional 745 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.07% of the company’s stock.

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.