CAKE

CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC

Nasdaq · Retail-Eating Places · Inc. DE · CIK 0000887596
$67.22 +1.65% $3.4B
Insider Selling Cluster (5 insiders)
Vol
Market Cap$3.4B
Cap SizeMid Cap
Analyst ConsensusHold (46%)
Inst. Holders7 funds
Inst. Value$834.8M
Inst. Activity1 buys / 0 sells
Insider Activity0B / 7S
Insider Net $-$7.8M
SEC Reports2
Exchange Nasdaq·Sector Retail-Eating Places·Inc. DE·CIK 0000887596·Prev Close $66.13

Recent Activity

Jun 9, 2026 short_volume
Short Volume: CAKE — 72.7% short (0.7M / 0.9M)
Short: 676,700 | Exempt: 5,611 | TRF Vol: 930,994 | Short Ratio: 72.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark p
Jun 2, 2026 Insider
CAPPELLO ALEXANDER L sold 2,490 shares
Director @ $64.90 ($161.6K)
May 28, 2026 Insider
CAPPELLO ALEXANDER L sold 2,490 shares
Director @ $0.00 ($0.00)
May 28, 2026 Insider
Meyer Janice L. sold 2,490 shares
Director @ $0.00 ($0.00)
Apr 10, 2026 SEC
Analysis based on filing metadata only — document content was unavailable
DEFA14A — Impact 3/10
Feb 26, 2026 SEC
Two insiders at The Cheesecake Factory sold shares in the past week, including the Principal Accounting Officer who sold
CLUSTER — Impact 3/10
Inst.
FMR LLC — ADD
7,140,862 shares ($360.5M)
Inst.
FMR LLC — ADD
5,252,883 shares ($287.0M)

Price Targets

$66.76 -1.7% upside Hold
Current $67.94 Low $50.00 Median $68.00 High $76.00 17 analysts
$50.00 $76.00

Analyst Ratings

Hold46% buy · 28 analysts
8Strong Buy
5Buy
12Hold
3Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
Apr 21, 2026 Oppenheimer MAINTAIN Outperform → Outperform
Apr 15, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
Feb 19, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
Feb 19, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight
Feb 19, 2026 Stephens & Co. DOWNGRADE Overweight → Equal-Weight

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $1.14 ▼ -7.9% $1.12 — $1.20 -1% YoY 18
Next Q $0.67 ▼ -1.7% $0.58 — $0.81 -2% YoY 18
Current FY $4.03 $3.68 — $4.14 7% YoY 19
Next FY $4.45 $3.96 — $4.73 10% YoY 19

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
FMR LLC$360.5MADD
VANGUARD GROUP INC$259.8M
BANK OF AMERICA CORP$102.9MDOUBLED
MORGAN STANLEY$57.8MADD
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$30.2MNEW

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
Jun 2, 2026CAPPELLO ALEXANDERSELL$161.6K
May 28, 2026CAPPELLO ALEXANDERA$0.00
May 28, 2026Meyer JaniceA$0.00
May 28, 2026Collins KhanhA$0.00
May 1, 2026OVERTON DAVIDM$4.8M
7 institutional holders with $834.8M total value (16,536,950 shares) as of 2025-Q4. Top holders: FMR, VANGUARD, BANK. Net buying activity: 1 institutions added/increased vs 0 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2025-Q4

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1FMR LLC7,140,862$360.5M43.2%ADD +35.9%
2VANGUARD GROUP INC5,146,518$259.8M31.1%
3BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/2,039,343$102.9M12.3%DOUBLED +102.9%
4MORGAN STANLEY1,145,216$57.8M6.9%ADD +82.4%
5CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC597,400$30.2M3.6%NEW
6WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN439,858$22.2M2.7%
7TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP27,753$1.4M0.2%TRIM -66.3%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
FMR LLCADD5,252,8837,140,862+35.9%$360.5M2025-Q4
FMR LLCADD4,136,2695,252,883+27.0%$287.0M2025-Q3
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/DOUBLED1,183,5272,401,424+102.9%$131.2M2025-Q3
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPTRIM93,51331,537-66.3%$1.7M2025-Q3
NORGES BANKEXIT37,5420-100.0%$0.002025-Q3
FMR LLCDOUBLED7,6214,136,269+54174.6%$259.2M2025-Q2
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/DOUBLED136,5931,183,527+766.5%$74.2M2025-Q2
MORGAN STANLEYADD552,2861,007,334+82.4%$63.1M2025-Q2
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPTRIM139,83393,513-33.1%$5.9M2025-Q2
NORGES BANKNEW37,542$2.4M2025-Q2
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPTRIM188,472139,833-25.8%$6.8M2025-Q1
NORGES BANKEXIT137,2820-100.0%$0.002025-Q1
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCEXIT136,4450-100.0%$0.002025-Q1
UBS Group AGDOUBLED426,282860,125+101.8%$40.8M2024-Q4
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCADD174,800328,222+87.8%$15.6M2024-Q4
NORGES BANKDOUBLED29,422137,282+366.6%$6.5M2024-Q4
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCDOUBLED10,245136,445+1231.8%$6.5M2024-Q4
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCNEW597,901$24.2M2024-Q3
10 unique insiders with 7 transactions. Net insider value: -$7.8M ($0.00 bought, $7.8M sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Jun 2, 2026CAPPELLO ALEXANDER LDirectorSELL2,490$64.90$161.6K
May 28, 2026CAPPELLO ALEXANDER LDirectorA2,490$0.00$0.00
May 28, 2026Meyer Janice L.DirectorA2,490$0.00$0.00
May 28, 2026Collins KhanhDirectorA1,250$0.00$0.00
May 1, 2026OVERTON DAVIDCHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.M104,000$46.03$4.8M
May 1, 2026OVERTON DAVIDCHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.SELL104,000$61.02$6.3M
May 1, 2026OVERTON DAVIDCHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.M104,000$0.00$0.00
Apr 1, 2026OVERTON DAVIDCHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.F4,655$55.30$257.4K
Apr 1, 2026May ScarlettEVP, GENERAL COUNSELF525$55.30$29.0K
Apr 1, 2026Gordon David MPRESIDENTF1,167$55.30$64.5K
Apr 1, 2026Clark Matthew EliotEXEC VP, CFOF1,059$55.30$58.6K
Mar 10, 2026May ScarlettEVP, GENERAL COUNSELSELL5,206$62.95$327.7K
Feb 25, 2026Alex Spero GEVP Operations - CFRISELL4,790$66.00$316.1K
Feb 25, 2026Hanscom Ashley WPRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICERSELL2,951$65.64$193.7K
Feb 25, 2026Clark Matthew EliotEXEC VP, CFOSELL7,000$65.70$459.9K
Feb 23, 2026CAPPELLO ALEXANDER LDirectorSELL635$63.74$40.5K
Feb 16, 2026Gordon David MPRESIDENTF5,288$58.67$310.2K
Feb 16, 2026Hanscom Ashley WPRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICERF880$58.67$51.6K
Feb 16, 2026May ScarlettEVP, GENERAL COUNSELF1,667$58.67$97.8K
Feb 16, 2026OVERTON DAVIDCHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.F21,150$58.67$1.2M
Feb 16, 2026Clark Matthew EliotEXEC VP, CFOF3,033$58.67$177.9K
Feb 16, 2026Alex Spero GEVP Operations - CFRIF1,787$58.67$104.8K
Feb 11, 2026OVERTON DAVIDCHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.A50,350$0.00$0.00
Feb 11, 2026May ScarlettEVP, GENERAL COUNSELA5,890$0.00$0.00
Feb 11, 2026Hanscom Ashley WPRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICERA2,280$0.00$0.00
Feb 11, 2026Clark Matthew EliotEXEC VP, CFOA11,860$0.00$0.00
Feb 11, 2026Gordon David MPRESIDENTA13,400$0.00$0.00
Feb 11, 2026Alex Spero GEVP Operations - CFRIA2,600$0.00$0.00
Feb 10, 2026OVERTON DAVIDCHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.F14,785$60.57$895.5K
Feb 10, 2026Gordon David MPRESIDENTF3,132$60.57$189.7K
Feb 10, 2026Carango KeithPRESIDENT (SUBSIDIARY)F1,229$60.57$74.4K
Feb 10, 2026Clark Matthew EliotEXEC VP, CFOF2,864$60.57$173.5K
Feb 10, 2026Hanscom Ashley WPRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICERF430$60.57$26.0K
Feb 10, 2026May ScarlettEVP, GENERAL COUNSELF1,508$60.57$91.3K

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Current analyst consensus: Hold (46% buy). Based on 28 analysts: 8 strong buy, 5 buy, 12 hold, 3 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$66.76 mean target -1.7% upside Hold (3.00)
$50.00 Low $76.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$67.94
Target Low$50.00
Target Mean$66.76
Target Median$68.00
Target High$76.00
# Analysts17
RecommendationHold (3.00)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$1.14 $1.12 $1.20 -1.4% -7.9% 1↑ 11↓ $1.0B 4.0% 18
Next Q
2026-09-30
$0.67 $0.58 $0.81 -1.6% -1.7% 9↑ 10↓ $0.9B 4.1% 18
Current FY
2026-12-31
$4.03 $3.68 $4.14 7.0% -0.0% 8↑ 7↓ $3.9B 4.5% 19
Next FY
2027-12-31
$4.45 $3.96 $4.73 10.3% +0.4% 12↑ 5↓ $4.2B 6.6% 19

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$1.144
7d ago$1.143+0.001
30d ago$1.242-0.098
60d ago$1.247-0.103
90d ago$1.256-0.112
8 analyst firms have rated this stock: 0 upgrades, 1 downgrades, 1 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
Apr 21, 2026 Oppenheimer MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Apr 15, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Feb 19, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Feb 19, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Feb 19, 2026 Stephens & Co. DOWNGRADE Overweight Equal-Weight
Feb 12, 2026 Mizuho MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Feb 9, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jan 20, 2026 Morgan Stanley MAINTAIN Underweight Underweight
Jan 7, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Underweight Underweight
Dec 17, 2025 Freedom Capital Markets INITIATE Hold

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 202685123046%
May 1, 202685124045%
Apr 1, 202685124045%
Mar 1, 202685124045%
Feb 1, 202696104052%
Jan 1, 202696104052%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

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Jun 9, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CAKE — 72.7% short (0.7M / 0.9M)
Short: 676,700 | Exempt: 5,611 | TRF Vol: 930,994 | Short Ratio: 72.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 8, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CAKE — 73.4% short (0.5M / 0.7M)
Short: 488,862 | Exempt: 1 | TRF Vol: 665,582 | Short Ratio: 73.4% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 5, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CAKE — 81.4% short (0.4M / 0.5M)
Short: 444,689 | Exempt: 276 | TRF Vol: 546,289 | Short Ratio: 81.4% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 2, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CAKE — 77.9% short (0.4M / 0.5M)
Short: 420,414 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 539,651 | Short Ratio: 77.9% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 29, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CAKE — 70.5% short (0.4M / 0.5M)
Short: 359,747 | Exempt: 135 | TRF Vol: 510,614 | Short Ratio: 70.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 27, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CAKE — 77.1% short (0.5M / 0.6M)
Short: 456,835 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 592,682 | Short Ratio: 77.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 15, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CAKE — 77.2% short (0.4M / 0.5M)
Short: 413,556 | Exempt: 319 | TRF Vol: 535,560 | Short Ratio: 77.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 13, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CAKE — 76.2% short (0.5M / 0.7M)
Short: 524,918 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 688,883 | Short Ratio: 76.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 8, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CAKE — 92.6% short (1.1M / 1.2M)
Short: 1,125,040 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 1,215,439 | Short Ratio: 92.6% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 6, 2026
short_interest
FTD: CAKE — 9,274 shares ($0.6M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260506, Price: $61.13, FTD Value: $566,919.62, CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
May 5, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CAKE — 72.1% short (0.4M / 0.5M)
Short: 384,218 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 533,138 | Short Ratio: 72.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 4, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CAKE — 77.1% short (0.4M / 0.5M)
Short: 401,792 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 520,897 | Short Ratio: 77.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 1, 2026
short_interest
FTD: CAKE — 30,871 shares ($1.9M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260501, Price: $62.87, FTD Value: $1,940,859.77, CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
May 1, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CAKE — 82.0% short (0.7M / 0.9M)
Short: 697,879 | Exempt: 39,522 | TRF Vol: 851,153 | Short Ratio: 82.0% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 30, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CAKE — 74.3% short (1.0M / 1.3M)
Short: 1,000,712 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 1,347,605 | Short Ratio: 74.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)