Shake Shack Inc.
AI summary Shake Shack Insiders and CEO Open-Market Purchase Cluster Following 30% Post-Earnings Sell-Off
- Research score
- 79
- AI adjustment
- +9
Research score, not a recommendation.
Market data
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Why this score
Research score: a weighted blend of the five factors, times the routine and offering discounts, minus the selling penalty.
Why are they buying?
AI · discretionary · catalyst credible · documentedInsiders likely stepped in to make discretionary open-market purchases to signal confidence in the company following a sharp 30% drop in share price triggered by a disappointing first-quarter earnings report and operating loss.
On May 7, 2026, Shake Shack reported an operating loss and missed sales estimates due to adverse weather, beef inflation, and lower tourism, causing shares to crater. Shortly after, on May 15, multiple directors—including the CEO Robert Lynch, founder Daniel Meyer, and several others—acquired over 50,000 shares in open-market transactions.
Stock Price & Insider Purchase History
Daily close price with open-market insider purchases plotted over time
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| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Meyer Daniel Harris history of Meyer Daniel Harris's purchases | Director | 32,258 | $61.88 | $2.0M | SEC filing for Meyer Daniel Harris (opens in a new tab) |
| 2026-05-15 | Silverman Josh history of Silverman Josh's purchases | Director | 8,290 | $60.38 avg | $500.6K | |
| 2026-05-15 | Silverman Josh | 100 | $61.21 | $6.1K | SEC filing for Silverman Josh (opens in a new tab) | |
| 2026-05-15 | Silverman Josh | 8,190 | $60.37 | $494.4K | SEC filing for Silverman Josh (opens in a new tab) | |
| 2026-05-15 | Lynch Robert history of Lynch Robert's purchases | CEO | 5,000 | $60.39 | $301.9K | SEC filing for Lynch Robert (opens in a new tab) |
| 2026-05-15 | Balbale Sumaiya history of Balbale Sumaiya's purchases | Director | 4,068 | $61.42 | $249.9K | SEC filing for Balbale Sumaiya (opens in a new tab) |
| 2026-05-15 | Chapman Charles J III history of Chapman Charles J III's purchases | Director | 2,000 | $61.36 avg | $122.7K | |
| 2026-05-15 | Chapman Charles J III | 220 | $61.32 | $13.5K | SEC filing for Chapman Charles J III (opens in a new tab) | |
| 2026-05-15 | Chapman Charles J III | 780 | $61.43 | $47.9K | SEC filing for Chapman Charles J III (opens in a new tab) | |
| 2026-05-15 | Chapman Charles J III | 1,000 | $61.32 | $61.3K | SEC filing for Chapman Charles J III (opens in a new tab) | |
| 2026-05-15 | Flug Jeffrey history of Flug Jeffrey's purchases | Director | 1,000 | $61.30 | $61.3K | SEC filing for Flug Jeffrey (opens in a new tab) |
| Total | $3.2M | |||||
What happened next
A run ends after a pause in the buying, so one company can have several. Returns are the stock's return minus its benchmark's (IWM for small companies, SPY otherwise), from the first open after the run became a cluster. Past results, not a forecast.
After this run became a cluster: 21 days -6.3%63 days +13.6%126 days –