The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated
US ˙ NasdaqGS ˙ US1630721017

Introduction

This page provides a comprehensive analysis of the known insider trading history of Keith Carango. Insiders are officers, directors, or significant investors in a company. It is illegal for insiders to make trades in their companies based on specific, non-public information. This does not mean it is illegal for them to make any trades in their own companies. However, they must report all trades to the SEC via a Form 4. Despite these restrictions, academic research suggests that insiders - in general - tend to outperform the market in their own companies.

Average Trade Profitability

The average trade profitability is the average return of all the open market purchases made by the insider in the last three years. To calculate this, we examine every open-market, unplanned purchase made by the insider, excluding all trades that were marked as part of a 10b5-1 trading plan. We then calculate the average performance of those trades over 3, 6, and 12 months, averaging each of those durations to generate a final performance metric for each trade. Finally, we average all of the performance metrics to calculate a performance metric for the insider. This list only includes insiders that have made at least three trades in the last two years.

If this insiders trade profitability is "N/A", then the insider either has not made any open-market purchases in the last three years, or the trades they’ve made are too recent to calculate a reliable performance metric.

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Companies with Reported Insider Positions

The SEC filings indicate Keith Carango has reported holdings or trades in the following companies:

Security Title Latest Reported Holdings
US:CAKE / The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated PRESIDENT (SUBSIDIARY) 20,774
How to Interpret the Charts

The following charts show the stock performance of securities subsequent to each open-market, non-planned trade made by Keith Carango. Non-planned trade are trades that were not made as part of a 10b5-1 trading plan. The stock performance is charted as cumulative percent change in share price. For example, if an insider trade was made on January 1, 2019, the chart will show the daily percent change of the security to the present day. If the share price were to go from $10 to $15 during this time, the cumulative percent change in share price would be 50%. A change in price from $10 to $20 would be 100%, and a change in price of $10 to $5 would be -50%.

Ultimately, we are trying to determine how closely the insider’s trades correlate to excess returns (positive or negative) in the share price in order to see if the insider is timing their trades to profit from insider information. Consider the situation where an insider was doing this. In this situation, we would expect either (a) positive returns after purchases, or (b) negative returns after sales. In the case of (a), the PURCHASE chart would show a series of upwardly sloping curves, indicating positive returns after each purchase transaction. In the case of (b), the SALE chart would show a series of downward sloping curves, indicating negative returns after each sale transaction.

However, this alone is not enough to draw conclusions. If, for example, the share price of the company was in a non-cyclical climb over many years, then we would expect all the post-purchase plots to be upwardly sloping. Likewise, non-cyclical declines over many years would result in downward sloping post-trade plots. Neither of these charts would suggest insider trading activity.

The strongest indicator would be a situation where the share price was extremely cyclical, and there were both positive signals in the PURCHASE chart and negative plots on the SALE chart. This situation would be highly suggestive of an insider that was timing trades to their financial advantage.

Insider Purchases CAKE / The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated - Short Term Profit Analysis

In this section, we analyze the profitability of every unplanned, open-market insider purchase made in CAKE / The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated. This analysis helps to understand if the insider consistently generates abnormal returns, and is worth following. This analysis is for one-year following each trade, and the results are theoretical.

The following table shows the most recent open market purchases that were not part of an automatic trading plan.

Trade Date Ticker Insider Reported
Shares
Reported
Price
Adjusted
Shares
Adjusted
Price
Cost Basis Days to
Max
Price at
Max
Max
Profit ($)
Max Return (%)
There are no known unplanned open-market trades for this insider and security combination

Adjusted Price is the split-adjusted price. Adjusted Shares is the split-adjusted shares.

CAKE / The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated Insider Trades
Insider Sales CAKE / The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated - Short Term Loss Analysis

In this section, we analyze the short-term loss avoidance of every unplanned, open-market insider sale made in CAKE / The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated. A consistent pattern of loss avoidance may suggest that future sale transactions may predict declines in price. This analysis is for one-year following each trade, and the results are theoretical.

The following table shows the most recent open market sales that were not part of an automatic trading plan.

Trade Date Ticker Insider Reported
Shares
Reported
Price
Adjusted
Shares
Adjusted
Price
Cost Basis Days to
Min
Price at
Min
Max Loss
Avoided ($)
Max Loss
Avoided (%)
2025-05-28 CAKE Carango Keith 8,300 55.1164 8,300 55.1164 457,466 0 55.1300 113 0.02
2025-05-28 CAKE Carango Keith 3,000 55.1164 3,000 55.1164 165,349
2025-05-28 CAKE Carango Keith 9,200 55.1164 9,200 55.1164 507,071
2025-05-28 CAKE Carango Keith 30,000 55.1164 30,000 55.1164 1,653,492
2024-11-06 CAKE Carango Keith 11,746 49.8930 11,746 49.8930 586,043
2024-11-06 CAKE Carango Keith 1,349 49.8100 1,349 49.8100 67,194
2024-05-14 CAKE Carango Keith 1,913 40.0932 1,913 40.0932 76,698
2024-05-14 CAKE Carango Keith 1,872 40.0977 1,872 40.0977 75,063
2021-02-22 CAKE Carango Keith 2,000 52.2300 2,000 52.2300 104,460
2021-02-22 CAKE Carango Keith 3,200 53.4900 3,200 53.4900 171,168
2021-02-22 CAKE Carango Keith 4,200 53.4900 4,200 53.4900 224,658

Adjusted Price is the split-adjusted price. Adjusted Shares is the split-adjusted shares.

CAKE / The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated Insider Trades
Insider Trading History

This table shows the complete list of insider trades made by Keith Carango as disclosed to the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).

File Date Tran Date Form Ticker Security Code 10b5-1 Shares Remaining Shares Percent
Change
Share
Price
Tran
Value
Remaining
Value
2025-05-29 2025-05-28 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
S - Sale -30,000 20,774 -59.09 55.12 -1,653,492 1,144,988
2025-05-29 2025-05-28 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
S - Sale -9,200 50,774 -15.34 55.12 -507,071 2,798,480
2025-05-29 2025-05-28 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
S - Sale -3,000 59,974 -4.76 55.12 -165,349 3,305,551
2025-05-29 2025-05-28 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
S - Sale -8,300 62,974 -11.65 55.12 -457,466 3,470,900
2025-05-29 2025-05-28 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
M - Exercise 30,000 71,274 72.68 40.16 1,204,800 2,862,364
2025-05-29 2025-05-28 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
M - Exercise 9,200 41,274 28.68 46.03 423,476 1,899,842
2025-05-29 2025-05-28 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
M - Exercise 3,000 32,074 10.32 51.74 155,220 1,659,509
2025-05-29 2025-05-28 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
M - Exercise 8,300 29,074 39.95 47.06 390,598 1,368,222
2025-04-03 2025-04-01 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -300 20,774 -1.42 50.86 -15,258 1,056,566
2025-02-20 2025-02-18 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -365 20,237 -1.77 55.78 -20,360 1,128,820
2025-02-20 2025-02-18 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
M - Exercise 1,020 20,237 5.31
2025-02-18 2025-02-13 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,888 26,683 7.61
2025-02-18 2025-02-13 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
A - Award 5,000 26,683 23.06
2025-02-12 2025-02-10 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -2,776 19,582 -12.42 53.01 -147,156 1,038,042
2024-11-08 2024-11-06 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
S - Sale -1,349 14,977 -8.26 49.81 -67,194 746,004
2024-11-08 2024-11-06 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
S - Sale -11,746 16,326 -41.84 49.89 -586,043 814,553
2024-05-15 2024-05-14 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
S - Sale -1,872 28,072 -6.25 40.10 -75,063 1,125,623
2024-05-15 2024-05-14 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
S - Sale -1,913 29,944 -6.00 40.09 -76,698 1,200,551
2024-04-03 2024-04-01 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -897 31,857 -2.74 36.60 -32,830 1,165,966
2024-02-20 2024-02-20 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -363 30,242 -1.19 34.93 -12,680 1,056,353
2024-02-20 2024-02-15 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
A - Award 7,380 20,790 55.03
2024-02-15 2024-02-13 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -479 29,585 -1.59 34.18 -16,372 1,011,215
2024-02-13 2024-02-12 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -1,132 28,784 -3.78 35.11 -39,745 1,010,606
2023-04-07 2023-04-05 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -90 27,156 -0.33 33.69 -3,032 914,886
2023-02-21 2023-02-16 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
A - Award 6,380 17,710 56.31
2023-02-17 2023-02-15 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -327 24,987 -1.29 38.72 -12,661 967,497
2023-02-14 2023-02-13 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -523 24,514 -2.09 38.56 -20,167 945,260
2022-04-06 2022-04-05 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -90 38.29 -3,446
2022-03-03 2022-03-02 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -205 23,587 -0.86 40.85 -8,374 963,529
2022-02-17 2022-02-15 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -277 23,202 -1.18 40.50 -11,218 939,681
2022-02-15 2022-02-13 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -1,470 22,679 -6.09 39.68 -58,330 899,903
2022-02-14 2022-02-10 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Restricted Stock
A - Award 4,300 4,300
2022-02-14 2022-02-10 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
A - Award 6,050 14,870 68.59
2021-04-06 2021-04-05 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -270 20,309 -1.31 58.55 -15,808 1,189,092
2021-03-04 2021-03-03 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -243 19,799 -1.21 58.11 -14,121 1,150,520
2021-03-04 2021-03-02 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -205 19,342 -1.05 56.44 -11,570 1,091,662
2021-02-24 2021-02-22 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
M - Exercise -4,200 0 -100.00
2021-02-24 2021-02-22 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
M - Exercise -3,200 0 -100.00
2021-02-24 2021-02-22 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
M - Exercise -2,000 0 -100.00
2021-02-24 2021-02-22 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
S - Sale -4,200 18,957 -18.14 53.49 -224,658 1,014,010
2021-02-24 2021-02-22 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
M - Exercise 4,200 23,157 22.16 48.01 201,642 1,111,768
2021-02-24 2021-02-22 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
S - Sale -3,200 18,957 -14.44 53.49 -171,168 1,014,010
2021-02-24 2021-02-22 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
M - Exercise 3,200 22,157 16.88 48.19 154,208 1,067,746
2021-02-24 2021-02-22 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
S - Sale -2,000 18,957 -9.54 52.23 -104,460 990,124
2021-02-24 2021-02-22 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
M - Exercise 2,000 20,957 10.55 35.62 71,240 746,488
2021-02-17 2021-02-15 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -938 18,957 -4.71 50.01 -46,909 948,040
2021-02-12 2021-02-10 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
A - Award 4,600 12,000 62.16
2020-03-09 2020-03-05 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -243 17,495 -1.37 31.52 -7,659 551,442
2020-03-04 2020-03-03 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -243 17,038 -1.41 34.65 -8,420 590,367
2020-03-04 2020-03-02 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -613 16,581 -3.57 36.04 -22,093 597,579
2020-02-20 2020-02-18 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
A - Award 30,000 30,000
2019-03-07 2019-03-06 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -243 15,424 -1.55 46.63 -11,331 719,221
2019-03-07 2019-03-05 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -243 14,967 -1.60 46.68 -11,343 698,660
2019-03-05 2019-03-03 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -718 14,510 -4.71 46.85 -33,638 679,794
2019-02-15 2019-02-13 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
A - Award 9,200 9,200
2019-02-15 2019-02-13 4 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
A - Award 2,100 7,400 39.62
2018-05-02 3 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
31,556
2018-05-02 3 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
23,728
2018-05-02 3 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
31,556
2018-05-02 3 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
23,728
2018-05-02 3 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
31,556
2018-05-02 3 CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Common Stock
23,728
P
Open market or private purchase of non-derivative or derivative security
S
Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security
A
Grant, award, or other acquisition of securities from the company (such as an option)
C
Conversion of derivative
D
Sale or transfer of securities back to the company
F
Payment of exercise price or tax liability using portion of securities received from the company
G
Gift of securities by or to the insider
K
Equity swaps and similar hedging transactions
M
Exercise or conversion of derivative security received from the company (such as an option)
V
A transaction voluntarily reported on Form 4
J
Other (accompanied by a footnote describing the transaction)