CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA) Earns “Outperform” Rating from Wedbush

CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating reiterated by Wedbush in a report released on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $150.00 price objective on the stock. Wedbush’s target price would indicate a potential upside of 66.63% from the company’s previous close. Wedbush also issued estimates for CAVA Group’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.21 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.19 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.09 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.62 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.84 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on CAVA Group from $90.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Citigroup lowered their price objective on CAVA Group from $163.00 to $140.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on CAVA Group from $118.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on CAVA Group from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price objective on CAVA Group from $142.00 to $127.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, CAVA Group presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $133.27.

CAVA Group Stock Down 9.0 %

CAVA Group stock opened at $90.02 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $121.75 and a 200 day simple moving average of $125.78. CAVA Group has a 12-month low of $54.21 and a 12-month high of $172.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 195.69 and a beta of 3.25.

CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.06 by ($0.01). CAVA Group had a net margin of 5.88% and a return on equity of 9.10%. The business had revenue of $227.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $223.34 million. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that CAVA Group will post 0.5 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at CAVA Group

In related news, CAO Adam David Phillips sold 615 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $124.39, for a total value of $76,499.85. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 10,884 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,353,860.76. The trade was a 5.35 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Brett Schulman sold 20,564 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $119.18, for a total value of $2,450,817.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 776,369 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $92,527,657.42. This represents a 2.58 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 651,784 shares of company stock worth $96,522,922. 12.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CAVA Group

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Arcadia Investment Management Corp MI bought a new stake in CAVA Group in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in CAVA Group by 369.2% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 244 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 192 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its stake in shares of CAVA Group by 274.0% during the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 273 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. raised its stake in shares of CAVA Group by 80.9% during the 4th quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 284 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC raised its stake in shares of CAVA Group by 884.4% during the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 315 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 283 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 73.15% of the company’s stock.

CAVA Group Company Profile

CAVA Group, Inc owns and operates a chain of restaurants under the CAVA brand in the United States. The company also offers dips, spreads, and dressings through grocery stores. In addition, the company provides online and mobile ordering platforms. Cava Group, Inc was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Washington, the District of Columbia.