FY2025 EPS Forecast for Cheesecake Factory Lifted by Analyst

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ:CAKE) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their FY2025 EPS estimates for Cheesecake Factory in a research report issued on Tuesday, August 12th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now forecasts that the restaurant operator will earn $3.74 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $3.69. The consensus estimate for Cheesecake Factory’s current full-year earnings is $3.71 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Cheesecake Factory’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.00 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.17 EPS.

Several other analysts have also commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Cheesecake Factory from $50.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Cheesecake Factory from $57.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on shares of Cheesecake Factory from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, July 11th. Argus set a $60.00 price target on shares of Cheesecake Factory in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Cheesecake Factory from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Cheesecake Factory has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $61.75.

Cheesecake Factory Stock Up 3.9%

CAKE stock opened at $64.78 on Wednesday. Cheesecake Factory has a 12 month low of $35.12 and a 12 month high of $69.70. The firm has a market cap of $3.23 billion, a PE ratio of 19.93, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.17. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $62.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $54.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.40, a current ratio of 0.51 and a quick ratio of 0.42.

Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The restaurant operator reported $1.16 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.06 by $0.10. Cheesecake Factory had a net margin of 4.33% and a return on equity of 45.92%. The business had revenue of $955.83 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $945.82 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.09 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CAKE. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in Cheesecake Factory by 156.7% in the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 3,045,705 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $148,204,000 after buying an additional 1,859,194 shares during the period. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. bought a new stake in Cheesecake Factory in the first quarter worth approximately $75,795,000. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in Cheesecake Factory by 83.5% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,591,205 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $126,088,000 after acquiring an additional 1,178,722 shares in the last quarter. Driehaus Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Cheesecake Factory in the first quarter worth approximately $47,720,000. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Cheesecake Factory by 64.1% in the first quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,766,131 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $85,940,000 after acquiring an additional 689,784 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.48% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Cheesecake Factory

In other Cheesecake Factory news, CFO Matthew Eliot Clark sold 42,900 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $56.00, for a total value of $2,402,400.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 40,878 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,289,168. This represents a 51.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Alexander L. Cappello sold 12,388 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.88, for a total transaction of $816,121.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 6,806 shares in the company, valued at approximately $448,379.28. This represents a 64.54% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 145,388 shares of company stock worth $8,273,113 in the last 90 days. 8.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Cheesecake Factory Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, August 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 12th will be paid a $0.27 dividend. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 12th. Cheesecake Factory’s dividend payout ratio is currently 33.23%.

Cheesecake Factory Company Profile

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.