FY2025 EPS Estimates for Shake Shack Cut by William Blair

Shake Shack, Inc. (NYSE:SHAK) – Equities researchers at William Blair decreased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Shake Shack in a report released on Thursday, October 30th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.36 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $1.38. 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 $0.50 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.60 EPS.

Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.31 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $367.41 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $363.69 million. Shake Shack had a return on equity of 10.43% and a net margin of 3.10%.Shake Shack’s quarterly revenue was up 15.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.25 EPS. Shake Shack has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

SHAK has been the subject of several other research reports. Jefferies Financial Group lowered Shake Shack from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $100.00 to $120.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Mizuho raised Shake Shack to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Raymond James Financial reissued a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $160.00 target price (down previously from $165.00) on shares of Shake Shack in a research report on Friday, August 1st. UBS Group decreased their target price on Shake Shack from $140.00 to $104.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their target price on Shake Shack from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Shake Shack has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $121.00.

Shake Shack Price Performance

SHAK opened at $96.65 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $96.81 and a 200-day moving average price of $110.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 1.84 and a quick ratio of 1.89. The firm has a market cap of $4.13 billion, a PE ratio of 94.76, a P/E/G ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.65. Shake Shack has a 1 year low of $72.93 and a 1 year high of $144.65.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Shake Shack

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in SHAK. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Shake Shack during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Shake Shack during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Shake Shack by 83.7% during the 3rd quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 149 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Shake Shack by 679.4% during the 2nd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 265 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 231 shares during the period. Finally, SRH Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Shake Shack during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $44,000. 86.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Shake Shack Company Profile

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.