Q1 EPS Estimates for Cheesecake Factory Reduced by Wedbush

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ:CAKE) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Cheesecake Factory in a report issued on Thursday, February 20th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now expects that the restaurant operator will post earnings per share of $0.77 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.90. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $61.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Cheesecake Factory’s current full-year earnings is $3.71 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Cheesecake Factory’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.08 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.22 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.24 EPS.

Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The restaurant operator reported $1.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.91 by $0.13. Cheesecake Factory had a net margin of 4.38% and a return on equity of 45.89%. The firm had revenue of $920.96 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $912.67 million.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Cheesecake Factory from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Stephens restated an “overweight” rating and set a $60.00 target price on shares of Cheesecake Factory in a research report on Thursday. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Cheesecake Factory from $47.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Cheesecake Factory from $45.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Cheesecake Factory from $56.00 to $64.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $52.19.

Cheesecake Factory Stock Down 0.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ CAKE opened at $54.65 on Friday. Cheesecake Factory has a 1 year low of $33.05 and a 1 year high of $57.32. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $51.16 and its 200 day moving average price is $45.53. The firm has a market cap of $2.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a current ratio of 0.44.

Cheesecake Factory Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 18th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be issued a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.98%. Cheesecake Factory’s payout ratio is 33.75%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cheesecake Factory

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Cheesecake Factory during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Cheesecake Factory by 108.1% during the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 616 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 320 shares in the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Cheesecake Factory during the 4th quarter valued at $43,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Cheesecake Factory by 1,149.5% during the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,312 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $62,000 after buying an additional 1,207 shares during the period. Finally, KBC Group NV increased its stake in Cheesecake Factory by 46.9% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,321 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $110,000 after buying an additional 741 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.48% of the company’s stock.

About Cheesecake Factory

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated operates and licenses restaurants in the United States and Canada. The company operates bakeries that produce cheesecakes and other baked products for its restaurants, international licensees, third-party bakery customers, external foodservice operators, retailers, and distributors.