Shake Shack Stock Options

SHAK Stock  USD 108.60  1.77  1.66%   
Shake Shack's latest option contracts expiring on April 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.51 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.84 over 32 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more calls than puts on contracts expiring on April 17th 2025. The total put volume is at 61.0, with calls trading at the volume of 83.0. This yields a 0.73 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against April 17th 2025 Option Contracts

The chart above shows Shake Shack's distribution of open interest by maturity on contracts that have not yet been settled. The area between the two highest points is the projection of the price at expiration. Shake Shack's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Shake Shack's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Shake Shack Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-04-17 Option Contracts

Shake Shack's max pain occurs when market makers reach a net positive position across all options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Shake Shack

Analyzing Shake Shack's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Shake Shack regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Shake Shack's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Shake Shack's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Shake Shack's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.

Shake Shack In The Money Call Balance

When Shake Shack's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Shake Shack stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Shake Shack's options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on Shake Shack are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.

Shake Current Options Market Mood

Shake Shack's open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps Shake Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.

Put-to-Call Open Interest

Put-to-Call Volume

Unfortunately, most Shake Shack's options investors are not very successful. Shake Shack's option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.

Rule 16 of the current Shake contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Shake Shack will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0319% per day over the life of the 2025-04-17 option contract. With Shake Shack trading at USD 108.6, that is roughly USD 0.0346. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Shake Shack's daily price movement you should consider buying Shake Shack options at the current volatility level of 0.51%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Shake Shack options can give investors a meaningful hedge against losses and, therefore, could be used conservatively to decrease the volatility of your portfolio. However, many options could also amount to little more than gambling, significantly enhancing your overall portfolio risk. One simple example of these aggressive strategies is the sale of "uncovered" Shake calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Shake Shack stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Shake Shack Option Chain

When Shake Shack's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Shake Shack stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
Shake Shack's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Shake. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Shake. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Shake Shack against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone.
Open IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
SHAK250417C0010000033100.011.5 - 12.311.5In
Call
SHAK250417C0010500030105.08.4 - 9.18.7In
Call
SHAK250417C0011000047110.05.8 - 6.55.25Out
Call
SHAK250417C00115000244115.03.8 - 4.94.0Out
Call
SHAK250417C0012000067120.02.3 - 4.32.25Out
Call
SHAK250417C0012500076125.01.2 - 2.71.35Out
Call
SHAK250417C0013000037130.00.75 - 1.150.75Out
Call
SHAK250417C0013500019135.00.4 - 0.650.55Out
Call
SHAK250417C0014000052140.00.2 - 1.30.41Out
Call
SHAK250417C001450005145.00.0 - 0.750.6Out
Call
SHAK250417C001500005150.00.0 - 0.751.0Out
Call
SHAK250417C001550000155.00.0 - 1.251.25Out
Call
SHAK250417C001600000160.00.0 - 1.151.15Out
Call
SHAK250417C001650000165.00.0 - 0.50.5Out
Call
SHAK250417C001700002170.00.0 - 0.50.25Out
 Put
SHAK250417P000900002290.00.85 - 1.20.95Out
 Put
SHAK250417P00095000595.01.6 - 1.92.1Out
 Put
SHAK250417P00100000100100.02.7 - 3.13.1Out
 Put
SHAK250417P00105000278105.04.4 - 4.94.9Out
 Put
SHAK250417P0011000072110.06.7 - 7.47.3In
 Put
SHAK250417P0011500026115.08.3 - 10.310.3In
 Put
SHAK250417P001200007120.013.0 - 14.114.71In
 Put
SHAK250417P001250001125.016.9 - 18.718.79In
 Put
SHAK250417P001300005130.021.3 - 24.114.24In
 Put
SHAK250417P001350000135.025.8 - 28.625.8In
 Put
SHAK250417P001400000140.030.4 - 33.823.0In
 Put
SHAK250417P001450000145.035.4 - 38.635.4In
 Put
SHAK250417P001500000150.040.4 - 43.840.4In
 Put
SHAK250417P001550000155.045.3 - 48.745.3In
 Put
SHAK250417P001600000160.050.5 - 53.750.5In
 Put
SHAK250417P001650000165.055.2 - 58.855.2In
 Put
SHAK250417P001700000170.060.4 - 63.860.4In

Shake Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

288.68 Million

At this time, Shake Shack's Total Stockholder Equity is quite stable compared to the past year.

Shake Shack Corporate Directors

Tristan WalkerIndependent DirectorProfile
Joshua SilvermanIndependent DirectorProfile
Jenna LyonsIndependent DirectorProfile
Sumaiya BalbaleIndependent DirectorProfile
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Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.318
Earnings Share
0.24
Revenue Per Share
31.449
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.148
Return On Assets
0.0134
The market value of Shake Shack is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Shake that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Shake Shack's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Shake Shack's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Shake Shack's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Shake Shack's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Shake Shack's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Shake Shack is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Shake Shack's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.