PREVIEW: Shake Shack shares fall; seen reporting rise in Q4 EPS, rev

Shake Shack

19/02/2025 19:58

** Shake Shack Inc  SHAK.N  shares down 2.7% on Wed in last
session ahead of the fast food restaurant's Q4 report due for
release before market open on Thurs 
    ** SHAK seen reporting adj EPS of $0.25 vs $0.02 in yr-ago
qtr on rev of $328.35 mln vs $286.24 mln year-ago, according to
LSEG 
    ** In last 8 quarters SHAK met or beat Street view on EPS
every time while rev met or beat 6 times, as per LSEG
    ** Investors on Jan 13 sent the stock down 5.3% on the day,
after SHAK issued preliminary Q4 numbers and gave rev, EBITDA
guidance for 2025 as well as 3-year targets for growth
    ** Stock last traded at $112.72 vs median PT of $140, which
is unchanged from month ago but above $134 median Dec 19, as per
LSEG, which shows 24 analyst ratings: six 'strong buy,' five
'buy,' 12 'hold' and one 'sell'
    ** YTD down 13% including session move, after rising 75% in
2024 vs a roughly 6% YTD gain in S&P 600 restaurant index
 .SPSMCREST , which rose 16.4% in 2024

 (Reporting By Sinéad Carew)
 ((sinead.carew@thomsonreuters.com; +13322191897;))