Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK) Insider Stephanie Ann Sentell Sells 1,100 Shares

Shake Shack, Inc. (NYSE:SHAK) insider Stephanie Ann Sentell sold 1,100 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.14, for a total transaction of $93,654.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 9,907 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $843,481.98. The trade was a 9.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link.

Shake Shack Stock Up 1.8%

Shares of NYSE SHAK traded up $1.60 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $88.59. 1,575,254 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,404,495. Shake Shack, Inc. has a 12 month low of $72.93 and a 12 month high of $144.65. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $92.28 and a 200-day moving average price of $110.97. The company has a quick ratio of 1.81, a current ratio of 1.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The company has a market cap of $3.78 billion, a PE ratio of 86.85, a PEG ratio of 2.26 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 (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.31 by $0.05. Shake Shack had a return on equity of 10.43% and a net margin of 3.10%.The business had revenue of $367.41 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $363.69 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.25 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly 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. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Shake Shack, Inc. will post 1.26 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Shake Shack

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SHAK. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in Shake Shack during the first quarter worth $26,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Shake Shack during the second quarter worth about $31,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Shake Shack by 83.7% during the 3rd quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 327 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its stake in 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 buying an additional 231 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp boosted its stake in shares of Shake Shack by 68.5% in the third quarter. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp now owns 418 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.07% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

SHAK has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Loop Capital raised shares of Shake Shack from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $98.00 to $127.00 in a research report on Friday, November 14th. TD Cowen lifted their target price on Shake Shack from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Shake Shack in a report on Tuesday. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of Shake Shack from $140.00 to $104.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Shake Shack from $125.00 to $100.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $120.52.

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.