Zacks Research Has Weak Forecast for Shake Shack Q2 Earnings

Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE:SHAK) – Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Shake Shack in a research note issued on Tuesday, March 25th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.32 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.33. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $0.20 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.85 EPS.

Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.01. Shake Shack had a net margin of 0.81% and a return on equity of 8.40%. The firm had revenue of $328.68 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $329.02 million.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on SHAK. Oppenheimer increased their price target on shares of Shake Shack from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Shake Shack from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Gordon Haskett upgraded Shake Shack from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $154.00 price target for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. TD Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $140.00 price target on shares of Shake Shack in a report on Friday, February 21st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on Shake Shack from $128.00 to $110.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $124.05.

Shake Shack Stock Down 2.3 %

Shares of SHAK stock opened at $93.24 on Thursday. Shake Shack has a twelve month low of $77.50 and a twelve month high of $139.89. The stock has a market cap of $3.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 405.38 and a beta of 1.89. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $106.33 and a 200 day moving average of $115.26. The company has a current ratio of 1.97, a quick ratio of 1.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50.

Institutional Trading of Shake Shack

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SHAK. GDS Wealth Management boosted its position in shares of Shake Shack by 253.6% during the 4th quarter. GDS Wealth Management now owns 14,277 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,853,000 after acquiring an additional 10,239 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Shake Shack by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 354,114 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,548,000 after purchasing an additional 16,097 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Shake Shack by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 361,930 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,979,000 after purchasing an additional 8,429 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its stake in shares of Shake Shack by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 243,549 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,137,000 after buying an additional 8,512 shares during the period. Finally, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund acquired a new stake in shares of Shake Shack during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $867,000. 86.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other 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.