Zacks Research Raises Earnings Estimates for Shake Shack

Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE:SHAK) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Shake Shack in a report issued on Thursday, May 15th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now anticipates that the company will earn $0.50 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.46. The consensus estimate for Shake Shack’s current full-year earnings is $1.26 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Shake Shack’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS.

Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.16 by ($0.02). Shake Shack had a return on equity of 8.40% and a net margin of 0.81%. The firm had revenue of $320.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $330.24 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.13 EPS. Shake Shack’s quarterly revenue was up 10.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on SHAK. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Shake Shack from $134.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 15th. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Shake Shack from $155.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Wedbush increased their price objective on Shake Shack from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. TD Cowen cut Shake Shack from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $105.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Monday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on shares of Shake Shack from $120.00 to $97.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Shake Shack has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $113.40.

Shake Shack Stock Performance

Shares of SHAK stock opened at $117.07 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.97 and a quick ratio of 1.98. The company has a market cap of $5.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 509.00 and a beta of 1.61. Shake Shack has a one year low of $72.93 and a one year high of $139.89. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $92.49 and a 200-day moving average of $111.03.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Shake Shack

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SHAK. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Shake Shack by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,426,015 shares of the company’s stock worth $574,497,000 after acquiring an additional 49,883 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in Shake Shack by 2.0% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,269,876 shares of the company’s stock worth $111,965,000 after purchasing an additional 24,783 shares in the last quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. grew its stake in shares of Shake Shack by 17.7% in the 4th quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 894,286 shares of the company’s stock worth $116,078,000 after purchasing an additional 134,475 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of Shake Shack by 144.3% in the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 791,857 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,805,000 after purchasing an additional 467,748 shares during the period. Finally, Van Berkom & Associates Inc. lifted its position in shares of Shake Shack by 19.0% in the 1st quarter. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. now owns 785,594 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,266,000 after acquiring an additional 125,357 shares in the last quarter. 86.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.