Recent Research Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Cheesecake Factory (CAKE)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ: CAKE):

• 10/30/2025 – Cheesecake Factory had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $57.00 to $52.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2025 – Cheesecake Factory was given a new $65.00 price target on by analysts at Mizuho. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2025 – Cheesecake Factory was given a new $70.00 price target on by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc..
• 10/29/2025 – Cheesecake Factory was given a new $57.00 price target on by analysts at Robert W. Baird.
• 10/29/2025 – Cheesecake Factory had its price target lowered by analysts at Stephens from $70.00 to $64.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2025 – Cheesecake Factory was given a new $49.00 price target on by analysts at Morgan Stanley.
• 10/29/2025 – Cheesecake Factory was given a new $70.00 price target on by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2025 – Cheesecake Factory had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $50.00 to $48.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2025 – Cheesecake Factory had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $68.00 to $65.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2025 – Cheesecake Factory had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Raymond James Financial, Inc.. They now have a $60.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $70.00.
• 10/29/2025 – Cheesecake Factory had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $60.00 to $55.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2025 – Cheesecake Factory had its price target lowered by analysts at Bank of America Corporation from $61.00 to $56.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/28/2025 – Cheesecake Factory was upgraded by analysts at Mizuho to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 10/27/2025 – Cheesecake Factory is now covered by analysts at Mizuho. They set an “outperform” rating and a $70.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/22/2025 – Cheesecake Factory had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $62.00 to $50.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/21/2025 – Cheesecake Factory had its “underweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Morgan Stanley. They now have a $50.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/16/2025 – Cheesecake Factory had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $65.00 to $60.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/16/2025 – Cheesecake Factory had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Raymond James Financial, Inc.. They now have a $70.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $73.00.
• 10/14/2025 – Cheesecake Factory had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $75.00 to $68.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/13/2025 – Cheesecake Factory was given a new $70.00 price target on by analysts at Stephens.
• 10/8/2025 – Cheesecake Factory had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 9/27/2025 – Cheesecake Factory had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.

Cheesecake Factory Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 25th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 11th will be paid a $0.27 dividend. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 10th. Cheesecake Factory’s dividend payout ratio is 32.73%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, President David M. Gordon sold 43,335 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.06, for a total value of $2,732,705.10. Following the transaction, the president directly owned 24,532 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,546,987.92. This represents a 63.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 8.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.