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In the latest session, Cheesecake Factory Inc (NASDAQ: CAKE) closed at $61.75 up 0.19% from its previous closing price of $61.63. In other words, the price has increased by $0.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.46 million shares were traded. CAKE stock price reached its highest trading level at $62.43 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $60.7.
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 20.68 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 23.44. 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:
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 Jul 31 ’25 when CAPPELLO ALEXANDER L sold 12,388 shares for $65.88 per share. The transaction valued at 816,121 led to the insider holds 6,806 shares of the business.
CAPPELLO ALEXANDER L bought 12,388 shares of CAKE for $813,017 on Jul 31 ’25. On Jun 09 ’25, another insider, May Scarlett, who serves as the EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL of the company, sold 18,800 shares for $58.82 each. As a result, the insider received 1,105,846 and left with 22,872 shares of the company.
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 3075792128 and an Enterprise Value of 4659082752. As of this moment, Cheesecake’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.00, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.78. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.73. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.84 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.67. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.27 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.748.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CAKE is 1.10, which has changed by 0.7186196 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19283521 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 $34.04. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.79%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 17.68%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CAKE has traded an average of 1.41M shares per day and 2058830 over the past ten days. A total of 49.78M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 46.01M. Insiders hold about 7.63% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 109.88% stake in the company. Shares short for CAKE as of 1752537600 were 9069578 with a Short Ratio of 6.44, compared to 1749772800 on 9517219. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9069578 and a Short% of Float of 27.61.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for CAKE is 1.08, from 1.08 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.017523933The 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 2025-05-14 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.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 17.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.09, with high estimates of $1.15 and low estimates of $1.0.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.9 and $3.67 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.78. EPS for the following year is $4.18, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $4.35 and $4.08.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 15 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $912.84M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $919M to a low estimate of $908.12M. As of the current estimate, Cheesecake Factory Inc’s year-ago sales were $865.47MFor the next quarter, 15 analysts are estimating revenue of $970.15M. There is a high estimate of $979.46M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $949.7M.
A total of 17 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CAKE’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.78B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.75B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.77B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.58BBased on 17 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.99B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.04B and the low estimate is $3.94B.
