Cheesecake Factory Analysts Raise Their Forecasts After Better-Than-Expected Earnings

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ:CAKE) reported better-than-expected earnings for its first quarter on Wednesday.

The company posted quarterly earnings of 93 cents per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of 81 cents per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $927.20 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $927.44 million.

Cheesecake Factory shares fell 4.9% to trade at $47.88 on Thursday.

These analysts made changes to their price targets on Cheesecake Factory following earnings announcement.

  • Baird analyst David Tarantino maintained Cheesecake Factory with a Neutral and raised the price target from $46 to $49.
  • Wells Fargo analyst Zachary Fadem maintained the stock with an Equal-Weight rating and boosted the price target from $45 to $50.
  • Morgan Stanley analyst John Glass maintained Cheesecake Factory with an Underweight rating and raised the price target from $39 to $40.

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