Shake Shack Inc. logo SHAK - Shake Shack Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 18
HOLD 18
SELL 1
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| PRICE TARGET: $88.17 DETAILS
HIGH: $148.00
LOW: $60.00
MEDIAN: $80.50
CONSENSUS: $88.17
UPSIDE: 50.46%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Platform & Compounding FCF 85% confidence

Primary model: Two-stage FCF DCF

Valuation Signal Undervalued Moderate
Trading 34.3% below fair value
Current Price $58.60
Bear Case $39.49 32.6% downside ($39.49 - $58.60) / $58.60 = -32.6% 14% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Fair Value $89.21 52.2% upside ($89.21 - $58.60) / $58.60 = 52.2% 23% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Bull Case $154.98 164.5% upside ($154.98 - $58.60) / $58.60 = 164.5% 29% stage 1 growth, 12% discount

Adjust Assumptions

22.6%
12.0%
3.0%

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (23% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 44%
Implied Market Multiple 33.0x
Market is pricing in (growth) 17.7% vs our 22.6% base

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a two-stage discounted cash flow model based on free cash flow. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $88.17 from 37 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $89.21 per share.

Warnings

Stock-based employee pay equals 43% of profits. This dilutes existing shareholders, so cash flow alone overstates what owners really earn.

Key Risks

  • P/E alone misleads — earnings depressed by growth investment
  • Cyclical or commodity businesses may be misclassified as platforms
  • Terminal value dominance suggests sensitivity to long-run assumptions