Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for CAVA Group Q1 Earnings

CAVA Group, Inc. (NYSE:CAVA) – Equities researchers at Wedbush boosted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of CAVA Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 19th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now anticipates that the company will earn $0.15 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.13. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $150.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for CAVA Group’s current full-year earnings is $0.50 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for CAVA Group’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.10 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.65 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.20 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.29 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.14 EPS.

CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA) last announced 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). The company had revenue of $227.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $223.34 million. CAVA Group had a net margin of 5.88% and a return on equity of 9.10%.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of CAVA Group from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $110.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of CAVA Group from $163.00 to $140.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 21st. TD Securities lowered their price objective on shares of CAVA Group from $150.00 to $130.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Loop Capital lowered their price objective on shares of CAVA Group from $147.00 to $100.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, Piper Sandler raised shares of CAVA Group from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $142.00 to $115.00 in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $131.47.

CAVA Group Stock Up 4.6 %

Shares of CAVA opened at $84.69 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $111.31 and a 200-day simple moving average of $123.09. The company has a market capitalization of $9.79 billion, a PE ratio of 184.10 and a beta of 3.58. CAVA Group has a 52-week low of $58.22 and a 52-week high of $172.43.

Insider Activity at CAVA Group

In related news, insider Kenneth Robert Bertram sold 678 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $124.39, for a total value of $84,336.42. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 57,312 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,129,039.68. The trade was a 1.17 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CAO Adam David Phillips sold 615 shares of CAVA Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $124.39, for a total transaction of $76,499.85. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 10,884 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,353,860.76. This trade represents a 5.35 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 29,235 shares of company stock worth $3,514,101. 12.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Arcadia Investment Management Corp MI acquired a new position in CAVA Group during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in CAVA Group by 369.2% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 244 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 192 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its position in CAVA Group by 274.0% during the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 273 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. lifted its position in shares of CAVA Group by 80.9% during the fourth 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 lifted its position in shares of CAVA Group by 884.4% during the fourth 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. 73.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.