Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Cheesecake Factory Inc shares valued at $816,121 were sold by CAPPELLO ALEXANDER L on Jul 31 ’25. At $65.88 per share, CAPPELLO ALEXANDER L sold 12,388 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 6,806 shares worth approximately $0.42 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, CAPPELLO ALEXANDER L purchased 12,388 shares, netting a total of over 813,017 in proceeds.
Before that, May Scarlett had sold 18,800 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,105,846, the EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL traded Cheesecake Factory Inc shares for $58.82 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 18,800 shares, worth approximately $1.41 million.
As published in a research note from Oppenheimer on July 11, 2025, Cheesecake Factory Inc [CAKE] has been retained to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $75. Analysts at Goldman downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early July. As of June 25, 2025, JP Morgan has reiterated its “an Underweight” rating for CAKE. Earlier on January 07, 2025, Oppenheimer upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for CAKE stock which previously was a “a Perform”.
Analyzing CAKE Stock Performance
On last trading session, Cheesecake Factory Inc [NASDAQ: CAKE] rose 0.19% to $61.75. The stock’s lowest price that day was $60.7, but it reached a high of $62.43 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -7.10%. Over the course of the year, Cheesecake Factory Inc shares have jumped approximately 75.93%.
Is Cheesecake Factory Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Cheesecake Factory Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -0.45 million shares to 9.07 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 9.52 million shares. A decline of -4.94% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.77 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 6.77.
Which companies own the most shares of Cheesecake Factory Inc (CAKE)?
In terms of Cheesecake Factory Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 60 in the next 12 months, down nearly -2.64% from the previous closing price of $61.63. Analysts anticipate Cheesecake Factory Inc stock to reach 64 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 45. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked Cheesecake Factory Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 05, 2024, Goldman assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $56.
