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In the latest session, Cheesecake Factory Inc (NASDAQ: CAKE) closed at $48.22 down -3.42% from its previous closing price of $49.93. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.42 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.46 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Cheesecake Factory Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 29.58 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 23.07. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.38 and its Current Ratio is at 0.47. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 4.30 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.95.
On December 05, 2024, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $56.
Stephens reiterated its Overweight rating for the stock on May 15, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $44 to $50.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 27 ’25 when Clark Matthew Eliot sold 29,000 shares for $53.56 per share. The transaction valued at 1,553,315 led to the insider holds 39,856 shares of the business.
Clark Matthew Eliot sold 19,000 shares of CAKE for $1,026,000 on Feb 28 ’25. The EXEC VP, CFO now owns 39,856 shares after completing the transaction at $54.00 per share. On Feb 27 ’25, another insider, OVERTON DAVID, who serves as the CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O. of the company, sold 100,000 shares for $53.08 each. As a result, the insider received 5,308,310 and left with 3,092,147 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Cheesecake’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.07, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.64. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.35. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.70 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.58.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, CAKE has reached a high of $57.32, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $33.05. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.63%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 10.11%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 51.33M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 47.61M. Insiders hold about 7.83% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.66% stake in the company.
