Q3 Earnings Forecast for Shake Shack Issued By William Blair

Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE:SHAK) – Equities research analysts at William Blair issued their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Shake Shack in a research note issued on Wednesday, January 8th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia anticipates that the company will earn $0.21 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Shake Shack’s current full-year earnings is $0.82 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Shake Shack’s FY2026 earnings at $1.25 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Shake Shack from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of Shake Shack from $147.00 to $149.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Barclays upgraded shares of Shake Shack from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $125.00 to $159.00 in a research note on Tuesday. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $125.00 price target on shares of Shake Shack in a research note on Wednesday, September 18th. Finally, 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 research note on Tuesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $122.59.

Shake Shack Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of NYSE:SHAK opened at $132.62 on Friday. Shake Shack has a 52 week low of $64.16 and a 52 week high of $139.89. The company’s 50 day moving average is $129.82 and its two-hundred day moving average is $109.73. The company has a current ratio of 2.01, a quick ratio of 1.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The company has a market cap of $5.63 billion, a PE ratio of 780.12, a P/E/G ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.86.

Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.05. Shake Shack had a net margin of 0.68% and a return on equity of 6.28%. The firm had revenue of $316.92 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $316.03 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.17 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Insider Buying and Selling at Shake Shack

In other Shake Shack news, CFO Katherine Irene Fogertey sold 642 shares of Shake Shack stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $137.51, for a total value of $88,281.42. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 30,717 shares in the company, valued at $4,223,894.67. The trade was a 2.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Daniel Harris Meyer sold 22,691 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $124.47, for a total value of $2,824,348.77. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 437,646 shares in the company, valued at $54,473,797.62. The trade was a 4.93 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 53,333 shares of company stock valued at $6,566,330 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 9.73% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Shake Shack

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Quest Partners LLC acquired a new position in Shake Shack during the second quarter worth about $38,000. Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Shake Shack in the 3rd quarter worth about $41,000. Kimelman & Baird LLC purchased a new position in Shake Shack in the 2nd quarter worth about $45,000. Covestor Ltd increased its stake in Shake Shack by 41.6% in the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 698 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,000 after purchasing an additional 205 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in Shake Shack by 56.3% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 736 shares of the company’s stock worth $96,000 after acquiring an additional 265 shares during the period. 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.