Sweetgreen (SG) Competitors

CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA) and Sweetgreen (NYSE:SG) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, CAVA or SG?

CAVA Group has a beta of 3.21, meaning that its share price is 221% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sweetgreen has a beta of 2.38, meaning that its share price is 138% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CAVA or SG more profitable?

CAVA Group has a net margin of 5.88% compared to Sweetgreen's net margin of -13.27%. CAVA Group's return on equity of 9.10% beat Sweetgreen's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CAVA Group	5.88%	9.10%	5.24%
Sweetgreen	-13.27%	-18.82%	-10.39%

Do analysts prefer CAVA or SG?

CAVA Group currently has a consensus target price of $142.13, suggesting a potential upside of 20.24%. Sweetgreen has a consensus target price of $41.10, suggesting a potential upside of 22.74%. Given Sweetgreen's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sweetgreen is more favorable than CAVA Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CAVA Group	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Sweetgreen	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CAVA or SG?

73.2% of CAVA Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.8% of Sweetgreen shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.1% of CAVA Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.5% of Sweetgreen shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor CAVA or SG?

In the previous week, CAVA Group had 5 more articles in the media than Sweetgreen. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for CAVA Group and 7 mentions for Sweetgreen. Sweetgreen's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat CAVA Group's score of 0.49 indicating that Sweetgreen is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CAVA Group	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Sweetgreen	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CAVA or SG?

CAVA Group has higher revenue and earnings than Sweetgreen. Sweetgreen 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
CAVA Group	$728.70M	18.59	$13.28M	$0.46	256.98
Sweetgreen	$584.04M	6.63	-$113.38M	-$0.78	-42.93

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CAVA or SG?

CAVA Group received 13 more outperform votes than Sweetgreen when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.42% of users gave CAVA Group an outperform vote while only 52.38% of users gave Sweetgreen an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CAVA Group	Outperform Votes 46 55.42%	Underperform Votes 37 44.58%
Sweetgreen	Outperform Votes 33 52.38%	Underperform Votes 30 47.62%

Summary

CAVA Group beats Sweetgreen on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.