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 $2,732,839 were sold by Gordon David M on Aug 14 ’25. At $63.06 per share, Gordon David M sold 43,335 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 24,532 shares worth approximately $1.35 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, David M Gordon purchased 43,335 shares, netting a total of over 2,807,241 in proceeds.
Before that, CAPPELLO ALEXANDER L had sold 12,388 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $816,121, the Director traded Cheesecake Factory Inc shares for $65.88 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 12,388 shares, worth approximately $0.37 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 0.90% to $54.93. The stock’s lowest price that day was $54.25, but it reached a high of $55.43 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.97%. Over the course of the year, Cheesecake Factory Inc shares have jumped approximately 41.83%. 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 54.31, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 53.68. In the upper region, resistance lies at 55.50. The next price resistance is at 56.06. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 31.76 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 rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 0.28 million shares to 8.67 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 8.38 million shares. A jump of 3.26% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.72 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.72.
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, up nearly 10.21% from the previous closing price of $54.44. 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.
