Q2 EPS Forecast for Cheesecake Factory Decreased by Analyst

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ:CAKE) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Cheesecake Factory in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 14th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now expects that the restaurant operator will earn $1.05 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.13. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $1.14 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.69 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.12 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.29 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.08 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.41 EPS.

Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The restaurant operator reported $0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.81 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $927.20 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $927.17 million. Cheesecake Factory had a return on equity of 45.89% and a net margin of 4.38%. Cheesecake Factory’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.73 earnings per share.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on Cheesecake Factory from $46.00 to $49.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. UBS Group increased their price objective on Cheesecake Factory from $41.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on Cheesecake Factory from $56.00 to $64.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Citigroup dropped their price objective on Cheesecake Factory from $67.00 to $62.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, Stephens reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $60.00 price objective on shares of Cheesecake Factory in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $53.60.

Cheesecake Factory Stock Performance

NASDAQ:CAKE opened at $56.06 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $2.78 billion, a PE ratio of 17.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.11. Cheesecake Factory has a fifty-two week low of $33.50 and a fifty-two week 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. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $49.08 and a 200-day moving average price of $49.80.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cheesecake Factory

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Cheesecake Factory in the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in Cheesecake Factory in the 4th quarter worth about $43,000. USA Financial Formulas bought a new stake in Cheesecake Factory in the 1st quarter worth about $49,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Cheesecake Factory by 1,149.5% in the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,312 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $62,000 after buying an additional 1,207 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bayforest Capital Ltd bought a new stake in Cheesecake Factory in the 1st quarter worth about $72,000. 94.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Matthew Eliot Clark sold 29,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.56, for a total transaction of $1,553,240.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 39,856 shares in the company, valued at $2,134,687.36. This trade represents a 42.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Chairman David Overton sold 100,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the chairman now owns 3,092,147 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $164,131,162.76. The trade was a 3.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 8.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Cheesecake Factory Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 27th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 14th will be issued a $0.27 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 14th. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.93%. Cheesecake Factory’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 33.86%.

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.