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The closing price of Cheesecake Factory Inc (NASDAQ: CAKE) was $51.09 for the day, up 1.21% from the previous closing price of $50.48. In other words, the price has increased by $1.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.09 million shares were traded. CAKE stock price reached its highest trading level at $51.985 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $50.0.
Ratios:
Our analysis of CAKE’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 31.34 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.44. 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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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:
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 2638440960 and an Enterprise Value of 4064289536. As of this moment, Cheesecake’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.97, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.31. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.43. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.74 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.91. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.135 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.757.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CAKE is 1.23, which has changed by 0.39590168 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08572841 over the same period for the S&P500. 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 -0.92%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 14.66%.
Shares Statistics:
CAKE traded an average of 1.53M shares per day over the past three months and 1142100 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 51.33M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 47.65M. Insiders hold about 7.73% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.62% stake in the company. Shares short for CAKE as of 1741910400 were 8299816 with a Short Ratio of 5.41, compared to 1739491200 on 6764165. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8299816 and a Short% of Float of 23.53.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.08, CAKE has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.08. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.021394612The 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 2025-03-05 with an ex-dividend date of 1741132800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-12-09 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
