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Cheesecake Factory Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NASDAQ:CAKE | Benzinga
Cheesecake Factory Inc has a consensus price target of $48.63 based on the ratings of 21 analysts. The high is $64 issued by Goldman Sachs on February 6, 2025. The low is $33 issued by Wells Fargo on June 26, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, and Baird on May 1, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $46.33 between Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, and Baird, there's an implied -14.28% downside for Cheesecake Factory Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
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Wells Fargo
Baird
Stephens & Co.
Barclays
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Cheesecake Factory
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
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| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | -25.99% | Morgan Stanley | John Glass64% | $39 → $40 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | -7.49% | Wells Fargo | Zachary Fadem84% | $45 → $50 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | -9.34% | Baird | David Tarantino75% | $46 → $49 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 11.01% | Stephens & Co. | Jim Salera55% | $60 → $60 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2025 | Buy Now | -14.89% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $50 → $46 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2025 | Buy Now | -16.74% | Wells Fargo | Zachary Fadem84% | $52 → $45 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/15/2025 | Buy Now | 14.71% | Citigroup | Jon Tower72% | $67 → $62 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/07/2025 | Buy Now | -14.89% | Baird | David Tarantino75% | $50 → $46 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/20/2025 | Buy Now | -11.19% | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe74% | $55 → $48 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 02/20/2025 | Buy Now | -25.99% | Morgan Stanley | John Glass64% | $37 → $40 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 02/20/2025 | Buy Now | -16.74% | UBS | Dennis Geiger65% | $41 → $45 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 02/20/2025 | Buy Now | -3.79% | Wells Fargo | Zachary Fadem84% | $45 → $52 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/20/2025 | Buy Now | -5.64% | Piper Sandler | Brian Mullan76% | $47 → $51 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/20/2025 | Buy Now | 5.46% | Baird | David Tarantino75% | $52 → $57 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/20/2025 | Buy Now | -7.49% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $46 → $50 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 02/20/2025 | Buy Now | 12.86% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | $59 → $61 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/20/2025 | Buy Now | 11.01% | Stephens & Co. | Jim Salera55% | $60 → $60 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/06/2025 | Buy Now | 18.41% | Goldman Sachs | Christine Cho54% | $56 → $64 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/07/2025 | Buy Now | -24.14% | UBS | Dennis Geiger65% | $36 → $41 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 12/16/2024 | Buy Now | 7.31% | Jefferies | Andy Barish60% | $49 → $58 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/16/2024 | Buy Now | 3.61% | Raymond James | Brian Vaccaro81% | $51 → $56 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/12/2024 | Buy Now | 5.46% | Stephens & Co. | Jim Salera55% | $51 → $57 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/05/2024 | Buy Now | 3.61% | Goldman Sachs | Christine Cho54% | → $56 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/14/2024 | Buy Now | 9.16% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | $52 → $59 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/08/2024 | Buy Now | -3.79% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | $52 → $52 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2024 | Buy Now | -9.34% | B of A Securities | Katherine Griffin13% | $47 → $49 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2024 | Buy Now | -16.74% | Wells Fargo | Zachary Fadem84% | $38 → $45 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2024 | Buy Now | -18.59% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $38 → $44 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2024 | Buy Now | -13.04% | Baird | David Tarantino75% | $40 → $47 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2024 | Buy Now | -3.79% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | $48 → $52 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2024 | Buy Now | -5.64% | Stephens & Co. | Jim Salera55% | $50 → $51 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/25/2024 | Buy Now | -33.4% | UBS | Dennis Geiger65% | $32 → $36 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 10/22/2024 | Buy Now | -13.04% | B of A Securities | Katherine Griffin13% | $45 → $47 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/22/2024 | Buy Now | -29.69% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $35 → $38 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 10/22/2024 | Buy Now | -7.49% | Stephens & Co. | Jim Salera55% | $50 → $50 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/22/2024 | Buy Now | -16.74% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | $45 → $45 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/04/2024 | Buy Now | -5.64% | Citigroup | Jon Tower72% | $46 → $51 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/06/2024 | Buy Now | -29.69% | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe74% | $40 → $38 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 08/01/2024 | Buy Now | -16.74% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | $45 → $45 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/01/2024 | Buy Now | -27.84% | Piper Sandler | Brian Mullan76% | $37 → $39 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/01/2024 | Buy Now | -35.25% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $32 → $35 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 08/01/2024 | Buy Now | -29.69% | Wells Fargo | Zachary Fadem84% | $36 → $38 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/01/2024 | Buy Now | -7.49% | Stephens & Co. | Jim Salera55% | $50 → $50 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/01/2024 | Buy Now | -25.99% | Baird | David Tarantino75% | $37 → $40 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/19/2024 | Buy Now | -16.74% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | $45 → $45 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/30/2024 | Buy Now | -16.74% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | $45 → $45 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/28/2024 | Buy Now | -25.99% | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe74% | $34 → $40 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 05/15/2024 | Buy Now | -20.44% | B of A Securities | Katherine Griffin13% | $39 → $43 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/15/2024 | Buy Now | -7.49% | Stephens & Co. | Jim Salera55% | $44 → $50 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/10/2024 | Buy Now | -13.04% | Citigroup | Jon Tower72% | $38 → $47 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/09/2024 | Buy Now | -18.59% | Stephens & Co. | Jim Salera55% | $44 → $44 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/09/2024 | Buy Now | -22.29% | Raymond James | Brian Vaccaro81% | → $42 | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/09/2024 | Buy Now | -29.69% | Deutsche Bank | Lauren Silberman75% | $37 → $38 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 05/09/2024 | Buy Now | -33.4% | Wells Fargo | Zachary Fadem84% | $35 → $36 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/09/2024 | Buy Now | -40.8% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $33 → $32 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 05/09/2024 | Buy Now | -31.54% | Baird | David Tarantino75% | $32 → $37 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/09/2024 | Buy Now | -16.74% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | $40 → $45 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/12/2024 | Buy Now | -18.59% | Stephens & Co. | Jim Salera55% | → $44 | Reinstates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2024 | Buy Now | -25.99% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | $40 → $40 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/22/2024 | Buy Now | -31.54% | Piper Sandler | Nicole Miller Regan74% | $33 → $37 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/22/2024 | Buy Now | — | Oppenheimer | Brian Bittner66% | — | Maintains | Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/22/2024 | Buy Now | -38.95% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $32 → $33 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 02/22/2024 | Buy Now | -25.99% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | → $40 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2024 | Buy Now | -38.95% | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe74% | → $33 | Downgrade | Neutral → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 12/21/2023 | Buy Now | — | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/22/2023 | Buy Now | -37.1% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | $32 → $34 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/20/2023 | Buy Now | -40.8% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | → $32 | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/02/2023 | Buy Now | -38.95% | Piper Sandler | Nicole Miller Regan74% | $36 → $33 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/02/2023 | Buy Now | -51.9% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $28 → $26 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 11/02/2023 | Buy Now | -35.25% | Stephens & Co. | Joshua Long65% | $40 → $35 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/02/2023 | Buy Now | -40.8% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | → $32 | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2023 | Buy Now | -48.2% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $32 → $28 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 10/19/2023 | Buy Now | -40.8% | Deutsche Bank | Lauren Silberman75% | → $32 | Initiates | → Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/18/2023 | Buy Now | -38.95% | Citigroup | Jon Tower72% | $39 → $33 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/11/2023 | Buy Now | -48.2% | Morgan Stanley | John Glass64% | $31 → $28 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 10/05/2023 | Buy Now | -38.95% | B of A Securities | Katherine Griffin13% | → $33 | Reinstates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/04/2023 | Buy Now | -42.65% | Morgan Stanley | John Glass64% | $31 → $31 | Reiterates | Underweight → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2023 | Buy Now | -28.77% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | $36 → $38.5 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2023 | Buy Now | -25.99% | Stephens & Co. | Joshua Long65% | → $40 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/28/2023 | Buy Now | -33.4% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | → $36 | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2023 | Buy Now | — | Kalinowski Research | Mark Kalinowski76% | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/24/2023 | Buy Now | -31.54% | Citigroup | Jon Tower72% | $36 → $37 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2023 | Buy Now | -33.4% | Piper Sandler | Nicole Miller Regan74% | → $36 | Initiates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2023 | Buy Now | -42.65% | Morgan Stanley | John Glass64% | $31 → $31 | Reiterates | Underweight → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 06/26/2023 | Buy Now | -38.95% | Wells Fargo | Jon Tower72% | → $33 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/11/2023 | Buy Now | -33.4% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | → $36 | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/11/2023 | Buy Now | -40.8% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $30 → $32 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 05/11/2023 | Buy Now | -25.99% | Stephens & Co. | Joshua Long65% | → $40 | Reiterates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/24/2023 | Buy Now | -35.25% | Citigroup | Jon Tower72% | $39 → $35 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/03/2023 | Buy Now | -29.69% | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe74% | $35 → $38 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/23/2023 | Buy Now | -22.29% | Credit Suisse | Lauren Silberman75% | $37 → $42 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/23/2023 | Buy Now | -27.84% | Baird | David Tarantino75% | $33 → $39 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/23/2023 | Buy Now | -44.5% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $28 → $30 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 02/23/2023 | Buy Now | -25.99% | Stephens & Co. | Joshua Long65% | $38 → $40 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/23/2023 | Buy Now | -18.59% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | $40 → $44 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/22/2023 | Buy Now | -29.69% | Stephens & Co. | Joshua Long65% | → $38 | Reiterates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/08/2023 | Buy Now | -25.99% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan72% | $33 → $40 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/25/2023 | Buy Now | -44.5% | UBS | Dennis Geiger65% | → $30 | Downgrade | Neutral → Sell | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2023 | Buy Now | — | Raymond James | Brian Vaccaro81% | — | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/18/2023 | Buy Now | -42.65% | Morgan Stanley | John Glass64% | $26 → $31 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) stock?
The latest price target for Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE) was reported by Morgan Stanley on May 1, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $40.00 expecting CAKE to fall to within 12 months (a possible -25.99% downside). 47 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Cheesecake Factory (CAKE)?
The latest analyst rating for Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE) was provided by Morgan Stanley, and Cheesecake Factory maintained their underweight rating.
When was the last upgrade for Cheesecake Factory (CAKE)?
The last upgrade for Cheesecake Factory Inc happened on May 10, 2024 when Citigroup raised their price target to $47. Citigroup previously had a neutral for Cheesecake Factory Inc.
When was the last downgrade for Cheesecake Factory (CAKE)?
The last downgrade for Cheesecake Factory Inc happened on January 23, 2024 when JP Morgan changed their price target from N/A to $33 for Cheesecake Factory Inc.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Cheesecake Factory (CAKE)?
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Cheesecake Factory, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Cheesecake Factory was filed on May 1, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 1, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) rating was a maintained with a price target of $39.00 to $40.00. The current price Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) is trading at is $54.05, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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