SHAK NYSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Shake Shack Inc · Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants

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Latest close 57.10 USD
-1.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -28.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 6.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.6%, after a 0.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is mixed with 31/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 48/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 4d.

Setup score 20 out of 100
Latest Close 57.10 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -1.6% latest completed week
4W Return 0.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return -41.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 13.5% 7 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through -1.6% Latest completed week; four-week move 0.4%. Indicator stack 7/33 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Mixed 31/100 conviction; expected move 2.6%. News sentiment 48/100 54 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 4d Next report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -28.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 6.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.6%, after a 0.4% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.7x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.0212-week average 0.16

12-week confirmation

Trend active1/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure2/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.02Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 0.4% over four weeks, -41.9% over 12 weeks, and -58.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-1.6%
4W0.4%
12W-41.9%
26W-38.1%
52W-58.4%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year7
Trend breadth13.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.96Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change5.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-39.08Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change10.1%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 93%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength10/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 91; rank 1 is best.
Value20/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 81; rank 1 is best.
Quality67/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 34; rank 1 is best.
Momentum4/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 97; rank 1 is best.
Growth94/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 7; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework7/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
55.9x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.5x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
16.3x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
13.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
19.2%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
4.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
27.2%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
4.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
16.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
231.9%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
33.4%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-0.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
3.4x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningMixed

SHAK shows mixed options pressure with a 31/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.76, expected move of 2.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction31/100
Expected move2.6%
Put/call volume0.76
Pressure10
Speculation41
Volatility46
Trend agreement50
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Insider activity17 / 3

17 acquisitions and 3 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment48/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 54 relevant articles.

13 positive · 31 neutral · 10 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings4dNext report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move2.6%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-59.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility10.3%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+11.2%Week of 12 Jun.
Worst week-28.7%Week of 8 May.
Latest week-1.6%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains6
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses7
Recent vol10.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split22/30Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.3% / -6.2%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape21/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 21/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis14/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 1/12, activity pressure 2/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.02; No reversal markers Factors25/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 68; Small Cap Core rank 83 SVQF7/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 944.0 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options45/100

SHAK shows mixed options pressure with a 31/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.76, expected move of 2.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Mixed · Options-market disagreement · Expected move 2.6% Sentiment48/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 54 relevant articles.

Should You Buy Shake Shack Stock Before Aug. 5? Insiders17 / 3

17 acquisitions and 3 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings4d

Next report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 202657.10 USD-1.6%79.64 USD93.26 USD-0.96-39.088.2MOff
17 Jul 202658.00 USD-1.0%80.53 USD93.38 USD-0.95-39.779.3MOff
10 Jul 202658.60 USD3.8%81.46 USD93.51 USD-0.95-41.3011.4MOff
3 Jul 202656.47 USD-0.7%82.28 USD93.64 USD-1.02-43.885.4MOff
26 Jun 202656.87 USD-3.7%82.99 USD93.77 USD-1.02-43.499.1MOff
19 Jun 202659.08 USD1.5%84.02 USD93.90 USD-1.05-43.868.9MOff
12 Jun 202658.22 USD11.2%84.99 USD94.00 USD-1.07-45.2711.3MOff
5 Jun 202652.34 USD-18.6%86.06 USD94.08 USD-1.03-51.3717.9MOff
29 May 202664.31 USD2.5%87.36 USD94.18 USD-0.87-42.8510.3MOff
22 May 202662.72 USD3.8%88.43 USD94.21 USD-0.35-44.4411.5MOff
15 May 202660.41 USD-13.9%89.40 USD94.23 USD0.16-46.8416.5MOff
8 May 202670.14 USD-28.7%90.46 USD94.27 USD0.71-39.0724.7MOn
1 May 202698.36 USD-4.5%91.01 USD94.24 USD0.97-13.535.2MOn
24 Apr 2026103.0 USD-0.7%90.96 USD94.03 USD0.72-8.944.5MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.