Shake Shack, Inc. (SHAK) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup
Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $64.23: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.3/10 and A.R:R 2.3:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 19%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.61; Below-average business quality.
Shake Shack operates 659 system-wide Shacks (373 company-owned, 286 licensed) in the premium fast-casual segment globally, with 45 new company-operated openings in 2025 targeting ~1,500 long-term. Revenue comes from Shack-level food sales and licensed royalties; domestic food... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $64.23: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.3/10 and A.R:R 2.3:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 19%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.61; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 17, MACD bearish. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 71d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — Shake Shack, Inc.
Latest news
- Shake Shack, Cava Stocks Bounce Back. But Not All Fast-Casual Restaurants Are Equal. - Barron's — Barron's positive
- Earnings To Watch: Shake Shack (SHAK) Reports Q1 Results Tomorrow - StockStory — StockStory neutral
- Will Shake Shack (SHAK) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report? - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
- Shake Shack (SHAK) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: Should You Buy? - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
- Will Shake Shack (SHAK) beat estimates again in its next earnings report? - MSN — MSN positive
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2 floor-breakers
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $64.23: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.3/10 and A.R:R 2.3:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 19%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.61; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 17, MACD bearish. Prior stop was $59.63. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $86.36 (+34.7% upside). Prior stop was $59.63. Stop-loss: $59.63.
Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0).
Shake Shack, Inc. trades at a P/E of 65.4 (forward 39.4). TrendMatrix value score: 5.8/10. Verdict: Sell.
36 analysts cover SHAK with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $96.
What does Shake Shack, Inc. do?Shake Shack operates 659 system-wide Shacks (373 company-owned, 286 licensed) in the premium fast-casual segment...
Shake Shack operates 659 system-wide Shacks (373 company-owned, 286 licensed) in the premium fast-casual segment globally, with 45 new company-operated openings in 2025 targeting ~1,500 long-term. Revenue comes from Shack-level food sales and licensed royalties; domestic food distribution is concentrated through a single broadline distributor.