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The price of Cheesecake Factory Inc (NASDAQ: CAKE) closed at $63.37 in the last session, down -2.18% from day before closing price of $64.78. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.18 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.07 million shares were traded. CAKE stock price reached its highest trading level at $64.01 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $62.86.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at CAKE’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 21.22 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.06. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.42 and its Current Ratio is at 0.51. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 5.24 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 4.69.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Oppenheimer on July 11, 2025, Reiterated its Outperform rating but revised its target price to $75 from $65 previously.
On July 10, 2025, Goldman Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $67.
JP Morgan reiterated its Underweight rating for the stock on June 25, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $50 to $58.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 14 ’25 when David M Gordon bought 43,335 shares for $64.78 per share.
CAPPELLO ALEXANDER L sold 12,388 shares of CAKE for $816,121 on Jul 31 ’25. The Director now owns 6,806 shares after completing the transaction at $65.88 per share. On Jul 31 ’25, another insider, CAPPELLO ALEXANDER L, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 12,388 shares for $65.63 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CAKE now has a Market Capitalization of 3156485120 and an Enterprise Value of 4730118144. As of this moment, Cheesecake’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.50, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.17. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.77. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.86 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.87. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.289 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.973.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CAKE is 1.10, which has changed by 0.70395267 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16461086 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CAKE has reached a high of $69.70, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $35.12. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.04%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 19.37%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, CAKE traded on average about 1.44M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1641250 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 49.78M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 46.02M. Insiders hold about 7.60% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 104.30% stake in the company. Shares short for CAKE as of 1753920000 were 8384607 with a Short Ratio of 5.84, compared to 1751241600 on 10459397. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8384607 and a Short% of Float of 25.31.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for CAKE is 1.08, which was 1.08 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.016671814The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.55. The current Payout Ratio is 33.74% for CAKE, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-12 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-12. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-12-09 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
