C59/100

Is Shake Shack Inc (SHAK) a risky stock?

Sector: Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Price: $61.80 Composite: 59/100

As of July 28, 2026, Clavix grades Shake Shack Inc (SHAK) C for risk, a composite score of 59 out of 100 on an A+ to F scale, which puts SHAK in the "average" band. The grade is a risk read for educational purposes, not a buy or sell recommendation.

Grade as of July 28, 2026. Clavix regrades every trading day.

The five risk dimensions behind SHAK's grade

Each Clavix grade is a composite of five independent reads. Higher is safer. Here is how SHAK scores on each, as of July 28, 2026.

Financial healthbalance sheet, margins, cash flow
68
News sentimentscored, sourced recent coverage
44
Macro exposuresensitivity to rates, dollar, oil
65
Sector resiliencestrength vs the broad market
66
Price stabilitydrawdown and volatility
29

What's moving SHAK's risk right now

Company-specific signals Clavix flags behind SHAK's current grade, drawn from recent news and filings as of July 28, 2026.

Demand · mixed signal

Delta Global Management bought 21,024 SHAK shares as a new Q1 position, while a Madison Funds Q2 2026 letter asks whether the stock is worth buying after a pullback. Fresh institutional buying against a falling share price signals mixed news signal.

Product · mixed signal

Shake Shack's beverage lead is developing new drinks, which could help lift same-store sales and add a higher-margin category. The article is a profile piece and offers no specific sales or margin numbers.

Margins · raising risk

SHAK shares have dropped about 40% in the past six months as investors worry that expansion costs and shrinking margins outweigh the long-term growth story. The piece frames the selloff as growing doubt about near-term profits.

Recent SHAK news

The latest headlines Clavix ingested for Shake Shack Inc, newest first. These feed the news-sentiment dimension of SHAK's grade.

What a C grade means

On the Clavix A+ to F scale, SHAK's composite of 59 falls in the C band (50–64), read as "average." The scale is fixed, so the meaning never moves.

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