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Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) stock, explained like you're 5

Cheesecake Factory trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker CAKE. It is a mid cap company in the restaurants industry, part of the consumer cyclical sector, with a market value of about 5.4 billion dollars.

Ticker
CAKE
Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Industry
Restaurants
Size
Mid cap, about 5.4 billion dollars

Is Cheesecake Factory a small, medium or large cap company?

No. Cheesecake Factory is a mid cap stock, not a large cap. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 5.4 billion dollars.

Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.

How Cheesecake Factory makes money

  • Selling products and services people buy when they feel confident, like cars, travel, shopping and dining.
  • Online and in store sales.
  • Memberships, financing and services around the main product.

What moves CAKE stock

  • How confident shoppers feel and how much they spend.
  • Interest rates, which affect big purchases.
  • Prices, costs and competition.

In the news lately

  • The Cheesecake Factory Stock Has More Than Doubled This Year (Yahoo Finance)
  • Stock Of The Day: Cheesecake Factory Already Doubled This Year. It Just Topped A Buy Point. (Investor's Business Daily)
  • Cheesecake Factory (The) (CAKE) Stock Price, News & Analysis (Stock Titan)
  • Fund Update: New $13.4M $CAKE stock position opened by TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. (Quiver Quantitative)
  • CAKE Stock Gains 17% in a Month: Should Investors Ride the Rally? (Zacks Investment Research)

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Key terms to know before you follow CAKE

  • Market cap
  • P/E ratio
  • EPS (earnings per share)
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Questions about Cheesecake Factory stock

What does Cheesecake Factory do?

Cheesecake Factory trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker CAKE. It is a mid cap company in the restaurants industry, part of the consumer cyclical sector, with a market value of about 5.4 billion dollars.

What is the ticker symbol for Cheesecake Factory?

Cheesecake Factory trades under the ticker CAKE on the Nasdaq.

What is Cheesecake Factory's market cap?

Cheesecake Factory is a mid cap stock with a market cap of about 5.4 billion dollars.

How does Cheesecake Factory make money?

Selling products and services people buy when they feel confident, like cars, travel, shopping and dining. Online and in store sales. Memberships, financing and services around the main product.

What moves CAKE stock?

How confident shoppers feel and how much they spend. Interest rates, which affect big purchases. Prices, costs and competition.

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Educational information, not financial advice. This guide explains the business in general terms and does not include live prices.

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