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Consensus Rating¹

Neutral

Highest Price Target¹

$67.00

Lowest Price Target¹

$35.00

Consensus Price Target¹

$54.68

The Cheesecake Factory Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NASDAQ:CAKE | Benzinga

The Cheesecake Factory Inc has a consensus price target of $54.68 based on the ratings of 20 analysts. The high is $67 issued by Goldman Sachs on July 10, 2025. The low is $35 issued by Stephens & Co. on November 2, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Argus Research, JP Morgan, and Citigroup on November 7, 2025, October 30, 2025, and October 29, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $57.33 between Argus Research, JP Morgan, and Citigroup, there's an implied 14.01% upside for The Cheesecake Factory Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.

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Analyst Rating and Forecast

3.3

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Buy

Hold

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Analyst Firms Making Recommendations¹

Argus Research

JP Morgan

Citigroup

Mizuho

Raymond James

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Analyst Ratings for The Cheesecake Factory

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Nov 7, 2025	9.37%	Christine DooleyArgus Research 59%	55 72	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Oct 30, 2025	3.4%	John IvankoeJP Morgan 71%	52 57	Previous Underweight Current Underweight	Get Alert
Oct 29, 2025	29.25%	Jon TowerCitigroup 69%	65 68	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Oct 29, 2025	29.25%	Nick SetyanMizuho 67%	65 70	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Oct 29, 2025	19.31%	Brian VaccaroRaymond James 76%	60 70	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Oct 29, 2025	9.37%	Zachary FademWells Fargo 77%	55 60	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Oct 29, 2025	-4.55%	Jeffrey BernsteinBarclays 62%	48 50	Previous Underweight Current Underweight	Get Alert
Oct 29, 2025	11.35%	Katherine GriffinB of A Securities 18%	56 61	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Oct 29, 2025	27.26%	Jim SaleraStephens & Co. 39%	64 70	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Oct 28, 2025	39.19%	Nick SetyanMizuho 67%	70	Previous Initiates Current Outperform	Get Alert
Oct 22, 2025	-0.58%	Jeffrey BernsteinBarclays 62%	50 62	Previous Underweight Current Underweight	Get Alert
Oct 16, 2025	39.19%	Brian VaccaroRaymond James 76%	70 73	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Oct 16, 2025	19.31%	Zachary FademWells Fargo 77%	60 65	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Oct 14, 2025	35.22%	Jon TowerCitigroup 69%	68 75	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 15, 2025	45.16%	Brian VaccaroRaymond James 76%	70 73	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Aug 4, 2025	23.28%	Brian MullanPiper Sandler 72%	54 62	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jul 31, 2025	-6.54%	John GlassMorgan Stanley 62%	45 47	Previous Underweight Current Underweight	Get Alert
Jul 30, 2025	23.28%	Jeffrey BernsteinBarclays 62%	57 62	Previous Underweight Current Underweight	Get Alert
Jul 30, 2025	27.26%	David TarantinoBaird 66%	56 64	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jul 30, 2025	29.25%	Zachary FademWells Fargo 77%	60 65	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Jul 18, 2025	-0.58%	Dennis GeigerUBS 56%	45 50	Previous Sell Current Sell	Get Alert
Jul 18, 2025	33.23%	Katherine GriffinB of A Securities 18%	61 67	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jul 17, 2025	39.19%	Brian VaccaroRaymond James 76%	63 70	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Jul 17, 2025	19.31%	Zachary FademWells Fargo 77%	50 60	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Jul 17, 2025	13.34%	Jeffrey BernsteinBarclays 62%	45 57	Previous Underweight Current Underweight	Get Alert
Jul 14, 2025	-10.52%	John GlassMorgan Stanley 62%	40 45	Previous Underweight Current Underweight	Get Alert
Jul 10, 2025	33.23%	Christine ChoGoldman Sachs 60%	66 67	Previous Buy Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jun 25, 2025	15.33%	John IvankoeJP Morgan 71%	50 58	Previous Underweight Current Underweight	Get Alert
May 1, 2025	-20.46%	John GlassMorgan Stanley 62%	39 40	Previous Underweight Current Underweight	Get Alert
May 1, 2025	-0.58%	Zachary FademWells Fargo 77%	45 50	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
May 1, 2025	-2.57%	David TarantinoBaird 66%	46 49	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
May 1, 2025	19.31%	Jim SaleraStephens & Co. 39%	60 60	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Apr 22, 2025	-8.53%	Jeffrey BernsteinBarclays 62%	46 50	Previous Underweight Current Underweight	Get Alert
Apr 22, 2025	-10.52%	Zachary FademWells Fargo 77%	45 52	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Apr 15, 2025	23.28%	Jon TowerCitigroup 69%	62 67	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Apr 7, 2025	-8.53%	David TarantinoBaird 66%	46 50	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Mar 20, 2025	-4.55%	John IvankoeJP Morgan 71%	48 55	Previous Underweight Current Underweight	Get Alert
Feb 20, 2025	-20.46%	John GlassMorgan Stanley 62%	37 40	Previous Underweight Current Underweight	Get Alert
Feb 20, 2025	-10.52%	Dennis GeigerUBS 56%	41 45	Previous Sell Current Sell	Get Alert
Feb 20, 2025	3.4%	Zachary FademWells Fargo 77%	45 52	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Feb 20, 2025	1.41%	Brian MullanPiper Sandler 72%	47 51	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Feb 20, 2025	13.34%	David TarantinoBaird 66%	52 57	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Feb 20, 2025	-0.58%	Jeffrey BernsteinBarclays 62%	46 50	Previous Underweight Current Underweight	Get Alert
Feb 20, 2025	21.3%	Nick SetyanWedbush 67%	59 61	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Feb 20, 2025	19.31%	Jim SaleraStephens & Co. 39%	60 60	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Feb 6, 2025	27.26%	Christine ChoGoldman Sachs 60%	56 64	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jan 7, 2025	-8.53%	Jeffrey BernsteinBarclays 62%	44 46	Previous Underweight Current Underweight	Get Alert
Jan 7, 2025	-18.47%	Dennis GeigerUBS 56%	36 41	Previous Sell Current Sell	Get Alert
Dec 16, 2024	15.33%	Andy BarishJefferies 59%	49 58	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Dec 16, 2024	11.35%	Brian VaccaroRaymond James 76%	51 56	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Dec 12, 2024	13.34%	Jim SaleraStephens & Co. 39%	51 57	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Dec 5, 2024	11.35%	Christine ChoGoldman Sachs 60%	56	Previous Initiates Current Buy	Get Alert
Nov 14, 2024	17.32%	Nick SetyanWedbush 67%	52 59	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Nov 8, 2024	3.4%	Nick SetyanWedbush 67%	52 52	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Oct 30, 2024	-26.43%	John GlassMorgan Stanley 62%	35 37	Previous Underweight Current Underweight	Get Alert
Oct 30, 2024	-2.57%	Katherine GriffinB of A Securities 18%	47 49	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Oct 30, 2024	-10.52%	Zachary FademWells Fargo 77%	38 45	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Oct 30, 2024	-12.51%	Jeffrey BernsteinBarclays 62%	38 44	Previous Underweight Current Underweight	Get Alert
Oct 30, 2024	-6.54%	David TarantinoBaird 66%	40 47	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Oct 30, 2024	3.4%	Nick SetyanWedbush 67%	48 52	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Oct 30, 2024	1.41%	Jim SaleraStephens & Co. 39%	50 51	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Oct 25, 2024	-28.42%	Dennis GeigerUBS 56%	32 36	Previous Sell Current Sell	Get Alert
Oct 22, 2024	-6.54%	Katherine GriffinB of A Securities 18%	45 47	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Oct 22, 2024	-24.44%	Jeffrey BernsteinBarclays 62%	35 38	Previous Underweight Current Underweight	Get Alert
Oct 22, 2024	-0.58%	Jim SaleraStephens & Co. 39%	50 50	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Oct 22, 2024	-10.52%	Nick SetyanWedbush 67%	45 45	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Oct 4, 2024	1.41%	Jon TowerCitigroup 69%	46 51	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 6, 2024	-24.44%	John IvankoeJP Morgan 71%	38 40	Previous Underweight Current Underweight	Get Alert
Aug 1, 2024	-10.52%	Nick SetyanWedbush 67%	45 45	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Aug 1, 2024	-22.45%	Brian MullanPiper Sandler 72%	37 39	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Aug 1, 2024	-30.4%	Jeffrey BernsteinBarclays 62%	32 35	Previous Underweight Current Underweight	Get Alert
Aug 1, 2024	-24.44%	Zachary FademWells Fargo 77%	36 38	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Aug 1, 2024	-0.58%	Jim SaleraStephens & Co. 39%	50 50	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Aug 1, 2024	-20.46%	David TarantinoBaird 66%	37 40	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jul 19, 2024	-10.52%	Nick SetyanWedbush 67%	45 45	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
May 30, 2024	-10.52%	Nick SetyanWedbush 67%	45 45	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
May 28, 2024	-20.46%	John IvankoeJP Morgan 71%	34 40	Previous Underweight Current Underweight	Get Alert
May 15, 2024	-14.5%	Katherine GriffinB of A Securities 18%	39 43	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
May 15, 2024	-0.58%	Jim SaleraStephens & Co. 39%	44 50	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
May 10, 2024	-6.54%	Jon TowerCitigroup 69%	38 47	Previous Neutral Current Buy	Get Alert
May 9, 2024	-12.51%	Jim SaleraStephens & Co. 39%	44 44	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
May 9, 2024	-16.48%	Brian VaccaroRaymond James 76%	42	Previous Market Perform Current Outperform	Get Alert
May 9, 2024	-24.44%	Lauren SilbermanDeutsche Bank 73%	37 38	Previous Hold Current Hold	Get Alert
May 9, 2024	-28.42%	Zachary FademWells Fargo 77%	35 36	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
May 9, 2024	-36.37%	Jeffrey BernsteinBarclays 62%	32 33	Previous Underweight Current Underweight	Get Alert
May 9, 2024	-26.43%	David TarantinoBaird 66%	32 37	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
May 9, 2024	-10.52%	Nick SetyanWedbush 67%	40 45	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Apr 12, 2024	-12.51%	Jim SaleraStephens & Co. 39%	44	Previous Current Overweight	Get Alert
Apr 10, 2024	-20.46%	Nick SetyanWedbush 67%	40 40	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Feb 22, 2024	-26.43%	Nicole Miller ReganPiper Sandler 72%	33 37	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Feb 22, 2024	—	Brian BittnerOppenheimer 60%	—	Previous Perform Current Perform	Get Alert
Feb 22, 2024	-34.38%	Jeffrey BernsteinBarclays 62%	32 33	Previous Underweight Current Underweight	Get Alert
Feb 22, 2024	-20.46%	Nick SetyanWedbush 67%	40	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Jan 23, 2024	-34.38%	John IvankoeJP Morgan 71%	33	Previous Neutral Current Underweight	Get Alert
Dec 21, 2023	—	Nick SetyanWedbush 67%	—	Previous Neutral Current Outperform	Get Alert
Nov 22, 2023	-32.39%	Nick SetyanWedbush 67%	32 34	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Nov 20, 2023	-36.37%	Nick SetyanWedbush 67%	32	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Nov 2, 2023	-34.38%	Nicole Miller ReganPiper Sandler 72%	33 36	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Nov 2, 2023	-48.3%	Jeffrey BernsteinBarclays 62%	26 28	Previous Underweight Current Underweight	Get Alert
Nov 2, 2023	-30.4%	Joshua LongStephens & Co. 64%	35 40	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert

FAQ

What is the target price for The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) stock?

The latest price target for The Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE) was reported by Argus Research on November 7, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $55.00 expecting CAKE to rise to within 12 months (a possible 9.37% upside). 50 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.

What is the most recent analyst rating for The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE)?

The latest analyst rating for The Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE) was provided by Argus Research, and The Cheesecake Factory maintained their buy rating.

When was the last upgrade for The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE)?

The last upgrade for The Cheesecake Factory Inc happened on May 10, 2024 when Citigroup raised their price target to $47. Citigroup previously had a neutral for The Cheesecake Factory Inc.

When was the last downgrade for The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE)?

The last downgrade for The Cheesecake Factory Inc happened on July 10, 2025 when Goldman Sachs changed their price target from $66 to $67 for The Cheesecake Factory Inc.

When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for The 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 The 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 The Cheesecake Factory was filed on November 7, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around November 7, 2026.

Is the Analyst Rating The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) correct?

While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) rating was a maintained with a price target of $72.00 to $55.00. The current price The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) is trading at is $50.29, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.

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