On Monday, the 10th of August, all eyes will be on the
casual restaurant chain, Shake Shack Inc. (SHAK, +10.81%) which is expected to
report second quarter earnings. Analysts are expecting the company to announce
earnings per share of $0.03 on revenue of $42.80 million for the quarter. This
will be slightly down on the $0.04 EPS the company reported in the first
quarter. For the same period, the company reported revenue of $37.80 million.
On average, analysts also expect Shake Shack to post earnings per share of
$0.13 for the current fiscal year and $0.16 EPS for the next fiscal year. On
Friday, Shake Shack shares opened at $71.64 a share and this put the company’s
market capitalization at $863.84 million. The company also has a 1-year low of
$38.63 and a 1-year high of $96.75. Interestingly, on the 14th of June, Zacks
lowered their rating on Shake Shack from a buy to a hold. In addition, on the
9th of July, Goldman Sachs downgraded Shake Shack from a neutral rating to a
sell rating and they also set the price target for the company at $37.00.
Another downgrade was also done by Morgan Stanley from an equal weight rating
to an underweight rating with a price target of $38.00. Shake Shack Inc. owns
and operates restaurants located in the U.S. These Shack restaurants are well
known for being roadside burger stands which serve traditional American food
such as hot dogs, burgers, fries, shakes as well as wine and beer. Today there
are 63 Shacks located all around the world with 31 located in the U.S. itself.
The big question is will Shake Shack serve top earnings on Monday?
INDICES
On Friday, U.S. stocks closed lower. In addition, the Dow
Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) hit its worst losing streak since 2011 of seven
straight days of losses and this was prompted by the average jobs report which
missed analysts’ expectations. As a result, investors still expect the Federal
Reserve to increase interest rates as early as September this year. According
to the nonfarm-payrolls report released on Friday, in July, the U.S. gained
215,000 jobs. Also, the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.3 percent. At
the close of trading, the DJIA dropped 0.3%, or 46.37 points, to 17,373.38.
This blue chip index was down by 141 points earlier in the session and this current
losing streak has cut almost 380 points off the index for a loss of 2.1
percent. For the week, this index lost 1.8%. Also on the downside was the
Nasdaq Composite Index (COMP) which declined 0.3%, or 12.90 points, to
5,043.54, losing 1.7% off the week while the S&P 500 index (SPX) finished
0.3%, or 5.99 points, lower at 2,077.57. This index was off 1.3 percent for the
week.
CURRENCIES
On Friday, the U.S. dollar erased gains. This came as
investors locked in profits after the non-farm payrolls data was released on
Friday. According to the Labor Department, in July, the U.S. economy added
215,000 jobs which missed expectations for an increase of 223,000. In addition,
data also showed that the average hourly earnings in the U.S. rose 0.2% in July.
This was also in line with expectations. The EUR/USD traded steady at 1.0931
while the GBP/USD traded at 1.5475, down 0.24%. Against the currencies in
Japan, Canada and Switzerland, the greenback traded mixed with the USD/JPY down
0.32% at 124.32, the USD/CAD down 0.31% at 1.3069 while the USD/CHF rose 0.21%
to trade at 0.9828. Also, the Australian dollar traded higher than the USD with
AUD/USD at 0.7400, up 0.75%. The U.S. dollar index was at 97.72, down 0.14
percent.
Crude oil prices continued to decline on Monday in early
Asian trading. This came after disappointing trade data was released out of
China on the weekend which prompted demand concerns among investors. According
to data released by the government on Sunday, for July, Chinese inflation rose
1.6%. This was above expectations for an increase of 1.5%. Also the PPI
(producer price index) declined by more than expected in July, down 5.4%. In
addition, on Saturday, data showed that China’s trade surplus narrowed in June
to $43.0 billion from $46.5 billion in June. WTI crude oil for delivery in
September traded at $43.68 a barrel, down 0.44%, on the NYMEX. Brent crude oil
for September delivery traded at $48.61 a barrel, down 1.84%, or $0.91, on the
ICE Futures Exchange in London.
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