Is Cheesecake Factory Inc (NASDAQ: CAKE) The Best Stock To Invest In?

After Hours

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Stocks Info

Cheesecake Factory Inc is listed on the NASDAQ in the Consumer Cyclical sector while operating in the Restaurants industry. The current market capitalization of Cheesecake Factory Inc is $2.73B. A total of 0.93 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.61M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Gordon David M sold 76,878 shares of CAKE for 50.48 per share on May 08 ’25. After the transaction, the PRESIDENT now owns 34,467 company shares. In a previous transaction on May 07 ’25, David M Gordon bought 76,968 shares at 0.00 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Clark Matthew Eliot disposed of 29,000 shares on Feb 27 ’25 at a per-share price of $53.56. This resulted in the EXEC VP, CFO holding 39,856 shares of CAKE after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Clark Matthew Eliot sold 19,000 shares at $54.00 per share on Feb 28 ’25. Company shares held by the EXEC VP, CFO now total 39,856.

Dividend

The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Cheesecake Factory Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.08, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.96%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.28. CAKE’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.2% when it declared a $0.27 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 5/14/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 3/5/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 1.99%. The CAKE stock dividend was $0.27 per share in cash.

Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CAKE has a high of $57.32 and a low of $33.50.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. CAKE’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $189.63M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $1.82B in debt and $636.27M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $6.85, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $330.17M.

Analysts Opinion

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for CAKE is Buy with a score of 3.50.

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