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

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ:CAKE) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 EPS 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.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $60.00 target price (down from $70.00) on shares of Cheesecake Factory in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Stephens decreased their price target on Cheesecake Factory from $70.00 to $64.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Argus dropped their price objective on shares of Cheesecake Factory from $72.00 to $55.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced 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 note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $49.00 price target on shares of Cheesecake Factory in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $59.18.

Cheesecake Factory Stock Performance

Shares of CAKE stock opened at $45.87 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.29 billion, a PE ratio of 13.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.08. Cheesecake Factory has a 52-week low of $42.69 and a 52-week high of $69.70. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $54.10 and its 200 day moving average price is $57.48. 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 quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 3rd. The restaurant operator reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.60 by $0.08. Cheesecake Factory had a net margin of 4.33% and a return on equity of 47.25%. The company had revenue of $907.23 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $912.95 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.58 earnings per share. Cheesecake Factory’s quarterly revenue was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Cheesecake Factory

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Foundry Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Cheesecake Factory in the 1st quarter worth about $299,000. Informed Momentum Co LLC acquired a new position in Cheesecake Factory during the first quarter worth about $3,023,000. Maverick Capital Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Cheesecake Factory by 217.4% in the first quarter. Maverick Capital Ltd. now owns 27,894 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $1,357,000 after purchasing an additional 19,105 shares in the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC grew its position in shares of Cheesecake Factory by 50.6% in the first quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 33,703 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $1,640,000 after purchasing an additional 11,318 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Cheesecake Factory during the 1st quarter worth approximately $211,000. 94.48% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Cheesecake Factory

In other news, President David M. Gordon sold 43,335 shares of Cheesecake Factory stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.06, for a total transaction of $2,732,705.10. Following the completion of the sale, the president directly owned 24,532 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,546,987.92. This trade represents a 63.85% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 8.40% of the company’s stock.

Cheesecake Factory Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 25th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 11th will be given a dividend of $0.27 per share. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 10th. Cheesecake Factory’s dividend payout ratio is presently 32.73%.

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.