Wedbush Has Bearish Forecast for Shake Shack Q1 Earnings

Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE:SHAK) – Investment analysts at Wedbush decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Shake Shack in a report issued on Friday, February 21st. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now forecasts that the company will earn $0.18 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.25. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $125.00 target price 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.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on SHAK. Gordon Haskett upgraded Shake Shack from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $154.00 price target on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Barclays upgraded Shake Shack from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price target for the company from $125.00 to $159.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. TD Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $140.00 price target on shares of Shake Shack in a report on Friday. Truist Financial raised their price target on Shake Shack from $143.00 to $154.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Oppenheimer raised their target price on Shake Shack from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Two equities research 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 data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $125.50.

Shake Shack Price Performance

Shake Shack stock opened at $108.96 on Monday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $121.79 and its 200 day simple moving average is $116.52. The stock has a market cap of $4.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 473.73 and a beta of 1.86. Shake Shack has a 12-month low of $77.50 and a 12-month high of $139.89. 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 (NYSE:SHAK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $328.68 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $329.02 million. Shake Shack had a return on equity of 8.40% and a net margin of 0.81%.

Insider Transactions at Shake Shack

In related news, CFO Katherine Irene Fogertey sold 642 shares of Shake Shack stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $137.51, for a total value of $88,281.42. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 30,717 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,223,894.67. This trade represents a 2.05 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 9.73% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Shake Shack

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