Analysts Offer Predictions for Shake Shack FY2025 Earnings

Shake Shack, Inc. (NYSE:SHAK) – Equities researchers at William Blair increased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Shake Shack in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 22nd. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now anticipates that the company will earn $1.39 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $1.32. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.66 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.78 EPS.

Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.16 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $320.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $330.24 million. Shake Shack had a net margin of 0.97% and a return on equity of 8.45%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.13 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently commented on SHAK. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating and set a $140.00 price objective (down previously from $145.00) on shares of Shake Shack in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Shake Shack from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on Shake Shack from $140.00 to $100.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on Shake Shack from $120.00 to $97.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $160.00 price target (up previously from $125.00) on shares of Shake Shack in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have issued a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Shake Shack presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $126.86.

Shake Shack Stock Performance

SHAK stock opened at $133.77 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $131.00 and its 200-day moving average is $111.75. The company has a quick ratio of 1.88, a current ratio of 1.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The company has a market cap of $5.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 477.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 1.77. Shake Shack has a twelve month low of $72.93 and a twelve month high of $144.65.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. SLT Holdings LLC bought a new stake in Shake Shack during the second quarter valued at $283,000. 3Chopt Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in Shake Shack during the second quarter valued at $302,000. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System boosted its position in Shake Shack by 1.3% during the second quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 11,821 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,662,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS raised its holdings in shares of Shake Shack by 8.2% during the second quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 7,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,111,000 after purchasing an additional 600 shares during the period. Finally, D.B. Root & Company LLC raised its holdings in shares of Shake Shack by 15.7% during the second quarter. D.B. Root & Company LLC now owns 6,166 shares of the company’s stock valued at $867,000 after purchasing an additional 837 shares during the period. 86.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Shake Shack

In other news, CFO Katherine Irene Fogertey sold 670 shares of Shake Shack stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $140.03, for a total value of $93,820.10. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 32,495 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,550,274.85. The trade was a 2.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Daniel Harris Meyer sold 14,200 shares of Shake Shack stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $140.31, for a total transaction of $1,992,402.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 337,984 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $47,422,535.04. The trade was a 4.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 87,391 shares of company stock valued at $11,869,925 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 9.73% of the company’s stock.

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.