Wedbush Comments on Shake Shack’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:SHAK)

Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE:SHAK) – Investment analysts at Wedbush dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Shake Shack in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, February 21st. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.18 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.25. Wedbush has a “Neutral” rating and a $125.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Shake Shack’s current full-year earnings is $1.26 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Shake Shack’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.33 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.60 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on SHAK. TD Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $140.00 price target on shares of Shake Shack in a report on Friday, February 21st. Barclays raised 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 report on Tuesday, January 7th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Shake Shack from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Gordon Haskett raised Shake Shack from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $154.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on Shake Shack from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, 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 company has a quick ratio of 1.98, a current ratio of 1.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. Shake Shack has a 52-week low of $77.50 and a 52-week high of $139.89. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $121.10 and its 200 day moving average price is $116.68. The firm has a market cap of $4.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 482.03 and a beta of 1.86.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Nemes Rush Group LLC acquired a new position in Shake Shack in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in Shake Shack in the 4th quarter worth $32,000. Transcendent Capital Group LLC acquired a new stake in Shake Shack in the 4th quarter worth $52,000. R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in Shake Shack in the 4th quarter worth $56,000. Finally, Montag & Caldwell LLC acquired a new stake in Shake Shack in the 4th quarter worth $68,000. Institutional investors own 86.07% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Shake Shack

In other news, CFO Katherine Irene Fogertey sold 642 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 9.73% of the stock is 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.