Wedbush Estimates CAVA Group's Q1 Earnings (NYSE:CAVA)

CAVA Group, Inc. (NYSE:CAVA - Free Report) - Research analysts at Wedbush lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for CAVA Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 26th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.13 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.17. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $0.09 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.17 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.27 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.25 EPS.

CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.06 by ($0.01). CAVA Group had a return on equity of 9.10% and a net margin of 5.88%. The business had revenue of $227.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $223.34 million.

A number of other analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on CAVA Group from $125.00 to $148.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of CAVA Group from $163.00 to $140.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 21st. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of CAVA Group from $160.00 to $125.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of CAVA Group from $123.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on CAVA Group from $118.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, CAVA Group presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $131.47.

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CAVA Group Price Performance

Shares of CAVA Group stock traded down $1.57 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $86.08. The company's stock had a trading volume of 5,351,686 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,803,686. The company has a market capitalization of $9.95 billion, a PE ratio of 187.12 and a beta of 3.25. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $120.12 and a 200 day moving average of $125.93. CAVA Group has a 12 month low of $56.03 and a 12 month high of $172.43.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Tricia K. Tolivar sold 2,086 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $119.18, for a total value of $248,609.48. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 235,592 shares of the company's stock, valued at $28,077,854.56. This trade represents a 0.88 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Ronald M. Shaich sold 622,549 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $149.40, for a total value of $93,008,820.60. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 6,307 shares in the company, valued at $942,265.80. The trade was a 99.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 651,784 shares of company stock valued at $96,522,922. 12.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Cim LLC bought a new stake in CAVA Group during the fourth quarter worth $1,073,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new position in shares of CAVA Group during the 4th quarter worth $12,561,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of CAVA Group by 84.6% during the 4th quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. now owns 10,795 shares of the company's stock worth $1,218,000 after buying an additional 4,946 shares during the last quarter. Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in CAVA Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $203,000. Finally, Forum Financial Management LP bought a new position in CAVA Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $230,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.