Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Cheesecake Factory Inc shares valued at $2,732,839 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 $1.44 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 $0.4 million.
As published in a research note from Raymond James on January 21, 2026, Cheesecake Factory Inc [CAKE] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Mkt perform. Analysts at Mizuho started covering the stock with ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late October. As of July 11, 2025, Oppenheimer has reiterated its “an Outperform” rating for CAKE. Earlier on July 10, 2025, Goldman downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for CAKE stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing CAKE Stock Performance
On last trading session, Cheesecake Factory Inc [NASDAQ: CAKE] plunged -1.55% to $58.9. The stock’s lowest price that day was $58.51, but it reached a high of $61.575 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.09%. Over the course of the year, Cheesecake Factory Inc shares have jumped approximately 13.73%.
Is Cheesecake Factory Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Cheesecake Factory Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -0.68 million shares to 7.96 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 8.65 million shares. A decline of -8.6% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 7.77 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 7.77.
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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, up nearly 0.28% from the previous closing price of $59.83. Analysts anticipate Cheesecake Factory Inc stock to reach 70 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 49. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked Cheesecake Factory Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On June 25, 2025, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “an Underweight” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $58.
