CAVA Group (CAVA) Competitors

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) and CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and community ranking.

Does the media favor HLT or CAVA?

In the previous week, CAVA Group had 6 more articles in the media than Hilton Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for CAVA Group and 15 mentions for Hilton Worldwide. Hilton Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat CAVA Group's score of 0.68 indicating that Hilton Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hilton Worldwide	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CAVA Group	7 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate HLT or CAVA?

Hilton Worldwide presently has a consensus target price of $213.95, suggesting a potential downside of 3.18%. CAVA Group has a consensus target price of $111.58, suggesting a potential downside of 10.32%. Given Hilton Worldwide's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Hilton Worldwide is more favorable than CAVA Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hilton Worldwide	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
CAVA Group	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk & volatility, HLT or CAVA?

Hilton Worldwide has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CAVA Group has a beta of 3.34, meaning that its stock price is 234% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HLT or CAVA?

95.9% of Hilton Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.2% of CAVA Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Hilton Worldwide shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HLT or CAVA?

Hilton Worldwide received 766 more outperform votes than CAVA Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.49% of users gave Hilton Worldwide an outperform vote while only 60.94% of users gave CAVA Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hilton Worldwide	Outperform Votes 805 70.49%	Underperform Votes 337 29.51%
CAVA Group	Outperform Votes 39 60.94%	Underperform Votes 25 39.06%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, HLT or CAVA?

Hilton Worldwide has higher revenue and earnings than CAVA Group. Hilton Worldwide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CAVA Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hilton Worldwide	$10.81B	5.11	$1.14B	$4.60	48.04
CAVA Group	$845.22M	16.79	$13.28M	$0.41	303.49

Is HLT or CAVA more profitable?

Hilton Worldwide has a net margin of 11.20% compared to CAVA Group's net margin of 5.04%. CAVA Group's return on equity of 7.37% beat Hilton Worldwide's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hilton Worldwide	11.20%	-69.65%	11.20%
CAVA Group	5.04%	7.37%	4.25%

Summary

Hilton Worldwide beats CAVA Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.