CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA – Get Free Report) and Biglari (NYSE:BH – Get Free Report) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for CAVA Group and Biglari, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
CAVA Group | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2.71 |
Biglari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
CAVA Group currently has a consensus price target of $60.42, suggesting a potential downside of 16.29%. Given CAVA Group’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe CAVA Group is more favorable than Biglari.
Valuation & Earnings
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
CAVA Group | $728.70 million | 11.29 | $13.28 million | N/A | N/A |
Biglari | $365.32 million | 1.27 | $54.95 million | $187.42 | 1.09 |
Biglari has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CAVA Group.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
73.2% of CAVA Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.3% of Biglari shares are held by institutional investors. 71.4% of Biglari shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares CAVA Group and Biglari’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
CAVA Group | 1.82% | 4.28% | 1.50% |
Biglari | 15.04% | 9.18% | 6.33% |
Summary
Biglari beats CAVA Group on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About CAVA Group
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.
About Biglari
Biglari Holdings Inc., through its subsidiaries, primarily operates and franchises restaurants in the United States. It owns, operates, and franchises restaurants under the Steak n Shake and Western Sizzlin names. The company also engages in underwriting commercial trucking insurance; selling physical damage and non-trucking liability insurance to truckers; and providing property and casualty insurance. In addition, it operates oil and natural gas properties in the Gulf of Mexico; and publishes and sells magazines under the MAXIM brand name. Further, it licenses media products and services; and engages in the investment activities. The company was formerly known as The Steak n Shake Company and changed its name to Biglari Holdings Inc. in April 2010. Biglari Holdings Inc. was founded in 1934 and is based in San Antonio, Texas.
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