Wedbush Weighs in on CAVA Group’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:CAVA)

CAVA Group, Inc. (NYSE:CAVA) – Investment analysts at Wedbush cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of CAVA Group in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 26th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.21 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.23. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $150.00 target price 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.19 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.09 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.62 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.84 EPS.

CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA) last posted its 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 business had revenue of $227.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $223.34 million. CAVA Group had a return on equity of 9.10% and a net margin of 5.88%.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Piper Sandler raised shares of CAVA Group from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $142.00 to $115.00 in a research report on Friday. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on shares of CAVA Group in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $145.00 price objective for the company. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of CAVA Group from $123.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. TD Securities lowered their price objective on shares of CAVA Group from $150.00 to $130.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of CAVA Group from $90.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, CAVA Group presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $131.47.

CAVA Group Stock Performance

CAVA opened at $94.98 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $121.21 and a 200 day moving average price of $125.53. The company has a market cap of $10.88 billion, a PE ratio of 206.47 and a beta of 3.25. CAVA Group has a 1 year low of $56.03 and a 1 year high of $172.43.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CAVA Group

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CAVA. Creative Planning lifted its stake in CAVA Group by 22.6% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 6,185 shares of the company’s stock valued at $766,000 after buying an additional 1,139 shares during the last quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management lifted its stake in CAVA Group by 12.6% in the third quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management now owns 3,125 shares of the company’s stock valued at $387,000 after buying an additional 349 shares during the last quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC lifted its stake in CAVA Group by 175.9% in the third quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 6,056 shares of the company’s stock valued at $750,000 after buying an additional 3,861 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in CAVA Group by 6.3% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,916 shares of the company’s stock valued at $237,000 after buying an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lansing Street Advisors bought a new stake in CAVA Group in the third quarter valued at $367,000. 73.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Ronald M. Shaich sold 622,549 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $149.40, for a total transaction of $93,008,820.60. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 6,307 shares in the company, valued at $942,265.80. This trade represents a 99.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Adam David Phillips sold 615 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $124.39, for a total value of $76,499.85. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 10,884 shares in the company, valued at $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. Insiders have sold 651,784 shares of company stock worth $96,522,922 over the last ninety days. 12.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.