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Stephens & Co. keeps Equal-Weight on Cheesecake Factory with $100 target

Stephens & Co. reaffirmed its Equal-Weight rating on Cheesecake Factory with a $100 target, 7.8% below the Oct 27 close, per TradingView.

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what happened

Analysts at Stephens & Co. reaffirmed their Equal-Weight rating on shares of the restaurant chain Cheesecake Factory and kept a $100 price target. According to TradingView, citing Benzinga data, the target implies a 7.8% decline from the Oct 27 close of $108.47.

The analyst note points to a 15.2% rise in same-restaurant sales, well above both company and analyst expectations. The company also raised its fiscal 2026 revenue guidance to about $4.09 billion and adjusted its net income margin expectation to around 5.75%.

why it matters

For markets this is a modest signal: strong demand and a higher outlook explain why the analyst stays neutral, while economic uncertainty remains. A price target alone does not tell where the stock will move, so investors typically weigh it against earnings and sales trends.

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  1. Stephens & Co. reiterates Equal-Weight rating on The Cheesecake Factory, $100 price target — TradingView, 28 October 2026 at 10:53 UTC
  2. Cheesecake Factory Price Target Maintained With a $100.00/Share by Stephens & Co. — Dow Jones Newswires, 28 October 2026 at 11:03 UTC

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