What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for CAKE FY2025 Earnings?

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ:CAKE) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Cheesecake Factory in a report released on Tuesday, November 11th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the restaurant operator will earn $3.75 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $3.74. 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 $0.98 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.26 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.06 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Cheesecake Factory from $57.00 to $52.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Oppenheimer set a $70.00 price objective on Cheesecake Factory in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Piper Sandler raised their target price on Cheesecake Factory from $54.00 to $62.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Citigroup reduced their price target on Cheesecake Factory from $68.00 to $65.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $60.00 price target (down previously from $70.00) on shares of Cheesecake Factory in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $59.18.

Cheesecake Factory Stock Up 0.3%

CAKE stock opened at $46.01 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $2.29 billion, a PE ratio of 13.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.08. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $53.79 and its 200 day simple moving average is $57.40. Cheesecake Factory has a fifty-two week low of $42.69 and a fifty-two week high of $69.70. The company has a quick ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.40.

Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE) last posted its earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The restaurant operator reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.60 by $0.08. Cheesecake Factory had a return on equity of 47.25% and a net margin of 4.33%.The company had revenue of $907.23 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $912.95 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.58 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Cheesecake Factory Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 25th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 11th will be given a $0.27 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 10th. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. Cheesecake Factory’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 32.73%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in Cheesecake Factory by 156.7% during the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 3,045,705 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $148,204,000 after purchasing an additional 1,859,194 shares in the last quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Cheesecake Factory in the first quarter worth $75,795,000. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Cheesecake Factory by 83.5% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,591,205 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $126,088,000 after buying an additional 1,178,722 shares in the last quarter. Driehaus Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Cheesecake Factory during the first quarter valued at $47,720,000. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in Cheesecake Factory by 64.1% in the 1st 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. 94.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.