Wedbush Predicts Lower Earnings for Cheesecake Factory

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ:CAKE) – Investment analysts at Wedbush dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (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 of $3.70 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $3.73. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $1.25 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.44 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently commented on the company. UBS Group raised their target price on Cheesecake Factory from $41.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Oppenheimer raised Cheesecake Factory from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $65.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Raymond James upped their target price on Cheesecake Factory from $51.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 16th. William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Cheesecake Factory in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Cheesecake Factory from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 28th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $52.19.

Cheesecake Factory Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of NASDAQ CAKE opened at $55.07 on Monday. Cheesecake Factory has a 12-month low of $33.05 and a 12-month high of $57.32. The company has a quick ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. The firm has a market cap of $2.81 billion, a PE ratio of 17.21, a P/E/G ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.51. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $51.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $45.74.

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

Cheesecake Factory Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be issued a $0.27 dividend. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.96%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 5th. Cheesecake Factory’s dividend payout ratio is presently 33.75%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Cheesecake Factory during the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its stake in Cheesecake Factory by 108.1% in the fourth 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 during the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Cheesecake Factory during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 1,207 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV raised its holdings in shares of Cheesecake Factory by 46.9% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,321 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $110,000 after purchasing an additional 741 shares during the period. Institutional investors 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.