CAKE

Cheesecake FactoryC

Nasdaq / Consumer Services

At close

2026-07-21

Current thesis

Sustained same‑store sales recovery, operating‑leverage‑driven margin expansion, and positive analyst revisions push the stock toward the high end of the published range.

Posture

Mixed

Lead driver

Momentum

What changed

Next scheduled catalyst: earnings 2026-07-28 · AMC.

What can break

Execution failures on unit growth or menu initiatives

Momentum

Value

Sentiment

Setup hits (3d)

0 · Net Neutral

AI TargetsBase $60.67 · Bull $73.50 · Bear $50.00

Earnings

2026-07-28 · AMC

Data freshness

Prices

As of 2026-07-21

Fundamentals

As of 2026-07-21 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1

Scores

As of 2026-07-21 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP

AI Memo

As of 2026-02-19 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment AI

Investment thesis

As of 2026-07-21

Supporting evidence

What

Grade C · Mixed

Confidence Medium · Net Neutral

Target $70.53

Why

Momentum92 · Δ7d +1.7

Value49 · Δ7d -1.0

Sentiment18 · Δ7d -4.9

So what

Balanced signals (Net Neutral). Wait for confirmation before sizing up.

Lead driver: Momentum · See technicals

Momentum

26% active weight

Current posture

7d trendImproving

Δ7d

+1.7

Δ21d

+2.9

Value

39% active weight

Current posture

7d trendSoftening

Δ7d

-1.0

Δ21d

-1.6

Sentiment

34% active weight

Current posture

7d trendSoftening

Δ7d

-4.9

Δ21d

-9.0

Why this grade

Composite grade C. Momentum 91.8 / Value 48.9 / Sentiment 18.3

Fundamentals (TTM)

As of 2026-07-21

Market Cap

$4.33B

Beta

1.01

Shares Out

49.69M

P/E (TTM)

16.6

P/S (TTM)

0.73

P/FCF (TTM)

25.78

Rev YoY

+5.6%

EPS YoY

+53.0%

Gross Margin

+13.4%

Op Margin

+5.0%

Net Debt

$1.91B

Current Ratio

0.59

As of 2026-07-21 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology