{"id":1204,"date":"2018-04-09T18:05:58","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T18:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.valuengine.com\/?p=1204"},"modified":"2018-04-13T18:33:35","modified_gmt":"2018-04-13T18:33:35","slug":"shake-shack-upgraded-to-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.valuengine.com\/index.php\/shake-shack-upgraded-to-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"Shake Shack Upgraded to BUY"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"94%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>For today&#8217;s bulletin, we take a look at our latest STRONG BUY and BUY upgrades and focus on one of our top upgrades for the day, Shake Shack $SHAK. We also provide a link to download a FREE STOCK REPORT on the company.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><company:symbol>NYSE:HFC<\/company:symbol><br \/>\n<company:symbol>NASDAQ:LION<\/company:symbol><br \/>\n<company:symbol>NYSE:NWHM<\/company:symbol><br \/>\n<company:symbol>NASDAQ:LAND<\/company:symbol><br \/>\n<company:symbol>NYSE:SHAK<\/company:symbol><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>VALUATION WATCH: Overvalued stocks now make up 43.64% of our stocks assigned a valuation and 14.89% of those equities are calculated to be overvalued by 20% or more. Eight sectors are calculated to be overvalued.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For today&#8217;s edition of our upgrade list, we used our <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.valuengine.com\/ve\/AdvancedScreen\">website&#8217;s advanced screening functions<\/a><\/strong> to search for UPGRADES to BUY or STRONG BUY with complete forecast and valuation data. They are presented by one-month forecast return. Holly Frontier, Fidelity Southern, and New Home Co are STRONG BUY stocks. GLadstone Land and Shake Shack are rated BUY.<\/p>\n<table width=\"45%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"37\"><strong>Ticker<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"70\"><strong>Company Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><strong>Market Price<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><strong>Valuation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><strong>Last 12-M Return<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><strong>1-M Forecast Return<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><strong>1-Yr Forecast Return <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><strong>P\/E Ratio<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><strong>Sector Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>HFC<\/td>\n<td>HOLLYFRONTIER<\/td>\n<td>52.26<\/td>\n<td>13.09%<\/td>\n<td>98.10%<\/td>\n<td>1.09%<\/td>\n<td>13.05%<\/td>\n<td>18.15<\/td>\n<td>OIL REFINING &amp; MARKETING<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>LION<\/td>\n<td>FIDELITY SOUTHN<\/td>\n<td>22.66<\/td>\n<td>37.80%<\/td>\n<td>5.79%<\/td>\n<td>1.08%<\/td>\n<td>13.01%<\/td>\n<td>18.13<\/td>\n<td>BANKS-SOUTHEAST<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>NWHM<\/td>\n<td>NEW HOME CO LLC<\/td>\n<td>11.3<\/td>\n<td>0.96%<\/td>\n<td>7.72%<\/td>\n<td>0.61%<\/td>\n<td>7.26%<\/td>\n<td>12.28<\/td>\n<td>BLDG &amp; CONST PROD-MISC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>LAND<\/td>\n<td>GLADSTONE LAND<\/td>\n<td>12.78<\/td>\n<td>9.90%<\/td>\n<td>14.62%<\/td>\n<td>0.58%<\/td>\n<td>6.90%<\/td>\n<td>22.82<\/td>\n<td>REIT-EQTY TRUST &#8211; OTHER<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SHAK<\/td>\n<td>SHAKE SHACK INC<\/td>\n<td>43.15<\/td>\n<td>15.67%<\/td>\n<td>30.84%<\/td>\n<td>0.55%<\/td>\n<td>6.54%<\/td>\n<td>77.05<\/td>\n<td>RETAIL-FOOD &amp; RESTAURANTS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Want to learn more about ValuEngine? Our methods? Our history? <\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong> <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.valuengine.com\/media\/introvideo.mp4\">Check out our video presentation HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For today&#8217;s bulletin, we take a look at Shake Shack Inc. (SHAK). Shake Shack is engaged in owning and operating restaurants. The company offers burgers, hot dogs, frozen custard, crinkle cut fries, beer and wine. It operates primarily in New York, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Florida, Massachusetts, Virginia, Nevada, London, Istanbul and Dubai. Shake Shack Inc. is headquartered in New York.<\/p>\n<p>Shake Shack approaches levels of dedication amongst its fans that approach In N&#8217; Out levels. That means tasty burgers and cult-like followings. When the company reported earnings back in February, the numbers were lacking compared to last year&#8217;s with a loss of $14.4 million, or 55 cents a share, compared with net income of $3.9 million, or 15 cents a share. This loss was a result of US tax law changes, and when those costs were excluded, Shake Shake earned $0.10\/share&#8211;which was a beat. Investors were also disappointed by a weak revenue and same-store sales forecast.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, company CEO Randy Garutti said &#8220;we&#8217;re remaining cautious. It&#8217;s been a volatile time for us. We&#8217;ve got our largest class of restaurants coming yet. And, you know, as the industry continues to evolve, we&#8217;re going to remain cautious in our outlook. And for us, &#8230; that looks like a flat guidance at this time, and we&#8217;re putting a lot of strategies in place to do our best to beat that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The chain remains committed to expansion plans and expects to have 200 US locations and 120 stores across the globe by 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Below is our latest data for Shake Shack Inc. (SHAK).<\/p>\n<p>ValuEngine updated its recommendation from HOLD to BUY for Shake Shack on 2018-04-06. Based on the information we have gathered and our resulting research, we feel that Shake Shack has the probability to OUTPERFORM average market performance for the next year. The company exhibits ATTRACTIVE Momentum and Price Sales Ratio.<\/p>\n<p>You can download a free copy of detailed report on Shake Shack Inc. from the link below.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.valuengine.com\/charts\/pricerating_jpg\/SHAK.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<table width=\"45%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>ValuEngine Forecast<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"90\"><\/td>\n<th width=\"122\">Target<br \/>\nPrice*<\/th>\n<th width=\"113\">Expected<br \/>\nReturn<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>1-Month<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>43.39<\/td>\n<td>0.55%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>3-Month<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>43.77<\/td>\n<td>1.43%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>6-Month<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>45.18<\/td>\n<td>4.70%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>1-Year<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>45.97<\/td>\n<td>6.54%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2-Year<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>46.95<\/td>\n<td>8.80%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>3-Year<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>46.21<\/td>\n<td>7.10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"65%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><strong>Valuation &amp; Rankings<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"29%\"><strong>Valuation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"21%\">15.67% overvalued<\/td>\n<td width=\"29%\"><strong>Valuation Rank<\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.valuengine.com\/ve\/ValuationSummary#\">?<\/a>)<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>1-M Forecast Return<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>0.55%<\/td>\n<td><strong>1-M Forecast Return Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>12-M Return<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>30.84%<\/td>\n<td><strong>Momentum Rank<\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.valuengine.com\/ve\/ValuationSummary#\">?<\/a>)<\/td>\n<td>82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Sharpe Ratio<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>-0.07<\/td>\n<td><strong>Sharpe Ratio Rank<\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.valuengine.com\/ve\/ValuationSummary#\">?<\/a>)<\/td>\n<td>42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"29%\"><strong>5-Y Avg Annual Return<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>-3.08%<\/td>\n<td><strong>5-Y Avg Annual Rtn Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Volatility<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>43.96%<\/td>\n<td><strong>Volatility Rank<\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.valuengine.com\/ve\/ValuationSummary#\">?<\/a>)<\/td>\n<td>37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Expected EPS Growth<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>-8.93%<\/td>\n<td><strong>EPS Growth Rank<\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.valuengine.com\/ve\/ValuationSummary#\">?<\/a>)<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Market Cap (billions)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>0.52<\/td>\n<td><strong>Size Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Trailing P\/E Ratio<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>77.05<\/td>\n<td><strong>Trailing P\/E Rank<\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.valuengine.com\/ve\/ValuationSummary#\">?<\/a>)<\/td>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Forward P\/E Ratio<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>84.61<\/td>\n<td><strong>Forward P\/E Ratio Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>PEG Ratio<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>n\/a<\/td>\n<td><strong>PEG Ratio Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>n\/a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Price\/Sales<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1.45<\/td>\n<td><strong>Price\/Sales Rank<\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.valuengine.com\/ve\/ValuationSummary#\">?<\/a>)<\/td>\n<td>59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Market\/Book<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>2.32<\/td>\n<td><strong>Market\/Book Rank<\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.valuengine.com\/ve\/ValuationSummary#\">?<\/a>)<\/td>\n<td>49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Beta<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1.49<\/td>\n<td><strong>Beta Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Alpha<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>0.05<\/td>\n<td><strong>Alpha Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.valuengine.com\/download\/report\/TMP_VE_SHAK_20180409013869.pdf\">DOWNLOAD A FREE SAMPLE OF OUR SHAKE SHACK (SHAK) REPORT BY CLICKING HERE <\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>ValuEngine.com is an Independent Research Provider (IRP), producing buy\/hold\/sell recommendations, target price, and valuations on over 5,000 US and Canadian equities every trading day.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong> Contact ValuEngine at (800) 381-5576 or support@valuengine.com \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong> <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.valuengine.com\/pub\/VeSubscribeInfo\">Visit www.ValuEngine.com for more information<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>ValuEngine Capital Management LLC is a Registered Investment Advisory (RIA) firm that trades client accounts using ValuEngine&#8217;s award-winning stock research. <\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong> Contact ValuEngine Capital at info@valuenginecapital.com<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong> <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"http:\/\/valuenginecapital.com\/\">Visit www.ValuEngineCapital.com for more information<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.valuengine.com\/images\/newsletter\/weekly\/SE Hach.png\" width=\"457\" height=\"52\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For today&#8217;s bulletin, we take a look at our latest STRONG BUY and BUY upgrades and focus on one of our top upgrades for the day, Shake Shack $SHAK. We also provide a link to download a FREE STOCK REPORT on the company. 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