Q1 Earnings Forecast for Shake Shack Issued By William Blair

Shake Shack, Inc. (NYSE:SHAK) – Analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Shake Shack in a research report issued on Thursday, October 30th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia expects that the company will earn $0.20 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Shake Shack’s current full-year earnings is $1.26 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Shake Shack’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on SHAK. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on Shake Shack from $160.00 to $137.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, September 30th. Truist Financial cut their price target on Shake Shack from $162.00 to $156.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, September 29th. Robert W. Baird cut their price target on Shake Shack from $127.00 to $104.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 31st. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Shake Shack in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Mizuho upgraded Shake Shack to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $120.52.

Shake Shack Price Performance

Shares of NYSE SHAK opened at $94.50 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $96.37 and its two-hundred day moving average is $111.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 1.84 and a quick ratio of 1.81. Shake Shack has a 1-year low of $72.93 and a 1-year high of $144.65. The company has a market cap of $4.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 92.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.69.

Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.36 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.31 by $0.05. Shake Shack had a return on equity of 10.43% and a net margin of 3.10%.The company had revenue of $367.41 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $363.69 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.25 EPS. Shake Shack’s revenue was up 15.9% on a year-over-year basis. Shake Shack has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Institutional Trading of Shake Shack

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Shake Shack in the 1st quarter valued at about $26,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Shake Shack in the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Shake Shack by 83.7% in the 3rd quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Shake Shack by 679.4% in the 2nd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 265 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 231 shares during the period. Finally, SRH Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Shake Shack in the 1st quarter valued at about $44,000. 86.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.