Q3 EPS Estimate for Cheesecake Factory Raised by Analyst

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ:CAKE) – Equities research analysts at William Blair lifted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Cheesecake Factory in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 30th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now expects that the restaurant operator will earn $0.58 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.57. William Blair currently has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Cheesecake Factory’s current full-year earnings is $3.71 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Cheesecake Factory’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.13 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.96 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on CAKE. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Cheesecake Factory from $46.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Cheesecake Factory from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday. Stephens reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $60.00 price objective on shares of Cheesecake Factory in a research report on Thursday. Citigroup cut their target price on shares of Cheesecake Factory from $67.00 to $62.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Cheesecake Factory from $56.00 to $64.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Four 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 stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $52.63.

Cheesecake Factory Stock Performance

Shares of CAKE stock opened at $50.31 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $48.74 and a 200 day moving average price of $49.12. Cheesecake Factory has a one year low of $33.48 and a one year high of $57.32. 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 (NASDAQ:CAKE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The restaurant operator reported $0.93 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.81 by $0.12. Cheesecake Factory had a return on equity of 45.89% and a net margin of 4.38%. The business had revenue of $927.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $927.17 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.73 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Cheesecake Factory Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 27th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 14th will be given a dividend of $0.27 per share. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.15%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 14th. Cheesecake Factory’s dividend payout ratio is presently 33.75%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Chairman David Overton sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.08, for a total value of $5,308,000.00. Following the sale, the chairman now owns 3,092,147 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $164,131,162.76. This trade represents a 3.13 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Matthew Eliot Clark sold 29,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.56, for a total value of $1,553,240.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 39,856 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,134,687.36. This represents a 42.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 8.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Cheesecake Factory

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CAKE. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Cheesecake Factory by 64.1% during the first quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,766,131 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $85,940,000 after purchasing an additional 689,784 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in Cheesecake Factory by 38.5% in the first quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 1,244 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 346 shares in the last quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund increased its position in Cheesecake Factory by 9.7% during the first quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 219,581 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $10,685,000 after buying an additional 19,359 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC raised its holdings in Cheesecake Factory by 520.3% during the first quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 40,888 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $1,990,000 after buying an additional 34,296 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bridges Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Cheesecake Factory by 4.0% in the first quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. now owns 7,677 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $374,000 after buying an additional 292 shares during the last quarter. 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.