- Excellent financial health (Piotroski 7/9)
- Healthy interest coverage ratio of 18.8x
- Strong return on equity of 38.3%
Evaluation of The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated stock downgraded after the last trading session
(Updated on Jun 18, 2026)
The The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated stock price gained 2.21% on the last trading day (Thursday, 18th Jun 2026), rising from $75.52 to $77.19. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 4.44% from a day low at $75.52 to a day high of $78.87. The price has risen in 8 of the last 10 days and is up by 20.91% over the past 2 weeks. Volume has increased on the last day along with the price, which is a positive technical sign, and, in total, 175 thousand more shares were traded than the day before. In total, 1 million shares were bought and sold for approximately $110.02 million.
The stock has broken the wide and strong rising the short-term trend up and an even stronger rate of rising is indicated. For any reaction back there will now be support on the roof on the current trend broken at $73.00, a level that may pose a second chance to hit a runner. According to fan-theory $83.40 will be the next possible trend-top level and thereby pose a resistance level that may not be broken at the first attempt.
CAKE Signals & Forecast
The The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated stock holds buy signals from both short and long-term Moving Averages giving a positive forecast for the stock. Also, there is a general buy signal from the relation between the two signals where the short-term average is above the long-term average. On corrections down, there will be some support from the lines at $74.37 and $64.68. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals. A buy signal was issued from a pivot bottom point on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, and so far it has risen 36.55%. Further rise is indicated until a new top pivot has been found. Furthermore, there is a buy signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD). Volume is rising along with the price. This is considered to be a good technical signal.
Support, Risk & Stop-loss for The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated stock
On the downside, the stock finds support just below today's level from accumulated volume at $62.87 and $62.68. There is a natural risk involved when a stock is testing a support level, since if this is broken, the stock then may fall to the next support level. In this case, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated finds support just below today's level at $62.87. If this is broken, then the next support from accumulated volume will be at $62.68 and $62.67.
This stock may move much during the day (volatility) and with a large prediction interval from the Bollinger Band this stock is considered to be "high risk". During the last day, the stock moved $3.35 between high and low, or 4.44%. For the last week, the stock has had daily average volatility of 3.40%.
The The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated stock is extremely overbought on RSI14 (77). Normally this may pose a good selling opportunity but since the stock has broken the trend up, the chance for a major correction due to high RSI is very small as the stock will find support at the trend broken.
Our recommended stop-loss: $74.52 (-3.46%) (This stock has high daily movements and this gives high risk. The RSI14 is 77 and this increases the risk substantially. There is a buy signal from a pivot bottom found 25 days ago.)
Trading Expectations (CAKE) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Monday 22nd
For the upcoming trading day on Monday, 22nd we expect The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated to open at $77.19, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $75.86 and $78.52, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$2.66 (+/-3.50%) up or down from last closing price. If The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 3.50% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.
With no resistance above and support from accumulated volume @ $62.87, some $14.32 (18.55%) from the current price of $77.19, our system finds the risk reward attractive.
Is The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated stock A Buy?
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated holds several positive signals, but we still don't find these to be enough for a buy candidate. At the current level, it should be considered as a hold candidate (hold or accumulate) in this position whilst awaiting further development. Due to some small weaknesses in the technical picture we have downgraded our analysis conclusion for this stock since the last evaluation from a Strong Buy to a Hold candidate.
Current score:
0.000
Hold/Accumulate
Downgraded
Zero in score indicates that our system is expecting high volatility and risk for the following trading day. Given the latest developments, we cannot determine the next direction as it may go both ways.
Predicted Fair Opening Price
Predicted fair opening price on June 22, 2026 - $77.19 ( 0.0043%).
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CAKE Performance
Trading levels for CAKE
Fibonacci Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| R3 | 80.54 | 4.34% |
| R2 | 79.26 | 2.69% |
| R1 | 78.47 | 1.66% |
| Price | 77.19 | |
| S1 | 75.91 | -1.65% |
| S2 | 75.12 | -2.68% |
| S3 | 73.84 | -4.34% |
Accumulated Volume Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| R3 | 0 | - |
| R2 | 0 | - |
| R1 | 0 | - |
| Price | 77.19 | |
| S1 | 62.87 | -18.55% |
| S2 | 62.68 | -18.80% |
| S3 | 62.67 | -18.81% |
CAKE Dividend Payout History
| # | Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 23, 2026 | May 13, 2026 | May 26, 2026 | $0.300 | 0.498% |
| 2 | Feb 12, 2026 | Mar 04, 2026 | Mar 17, 2026 | $0.300 | 0.472% |
| 3 | Oct 22, 2025 | Nov 10, 2025 | Nov 25, 2025 | $0.270 | 0.550% |
| 4 | Jul 23, 2025 | Aug 12, 2025 | Aug 26, 2025 | $0.270 | 0.422% |
| 5 | Apr 30, 2025 | May 14, 2025 | May 27, 2025 | $0.270 | 0.503% |
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