Positive sentiment towards CAKE reflected by a fall of -24.75% in short interest

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Cheesecake Factory Inc shares valued at $2,807,241 were purchased by David M Gordon on Aug 14 ’25. At $64.78 per share, David M Gordon acquired 43,335 shares.

Also, CAPPELLO ALEXANDER L sold 12,388 shares, netting a total of over 816,121 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $65.88 each, the insider now holds 6,806 shares.

Before that, CAPPELLO ALEXANDER L had added 12,388 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $813,017, the Director bought Cheesecake Factory Inc shares for $65.63 each.

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 3.88% to $64.78. The stock’s lowest price that day was $61.25, but it reached a high of $64.87 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.91%. Over the course of the year, Cheesecake Factory Inc shares have jumped approximately 81.25%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $69.70 on 07/23/25 and a 52-week low of $42.69 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Cheesecake Factory Inc (CAKE)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 62.40, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 60.01. In the upper region, resistance lies at 66.02. The next price resistance is at 67.25. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 56.76 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Cheesecake Factory Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Cheesecake Factory Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-31 dropping by -2.07 million shares to 8.38 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 10.46 million shares. A decline of -24.75% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.36 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 5.36.

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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 -3.78% from the previous closing price of $62.36. 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.

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