Q1 Earnings Forecast for CAVA Group Issued By William Blair

CAVA Group, Inc. (NYSE:CAVA) – Analysts at William Blair lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of CAVA Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 26th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.13 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.17. William Blair currently has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for CAVA Group’s current full-year earnings is $0.50 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for CAVA Group’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.16 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.50 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.65 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $150.00 price target on shares of CAVA Group in a report on Wednesday. TD Securities dropped their target price on CAVA Group from $150.00 to $130.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. TD Cowen increased their target price on CAVA Group from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. UBS Group dropped their target price on CAVA Group from $160.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, 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 report on Monday, November 4th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $131.47.

CAVA Group Trading Up 5.4 %

NYSE:CAVA opened at $94.98 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.88 billion, a PE ratio of 206.47 and a beta of 3.25. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $121.21 and its 200 day moving average is $125.53. CAVA Group has a 12 month low of $56.03 and a 12 month high of $172.43.

CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.06 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $227.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $223.34 million. CAVA Group had a return on equity of 9.10% and a net margin of 5.88%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Jennison Associates LLC grew its stake in shares of CAVA Group by 36,658.7% during the fourth quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 2,461,732 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,683,000 after buying an additional 2,455,035 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of CAVA Group by 20.4% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,011,602 shares of the company’s stock valued at $903,709,000 after buying an additional 1,357,187 shares during the last quarter. Man Group plc grew its stake in shares of CAVA Group by 563.7% during the fourth quarter. Man Group plc now owns 935,075 shares of the company’s stock valued at $105,476,000 after buying an additional 794,187 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of CAVA Group by 121.0% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,222,834 shares of the company’s stock valued at $151,492,000 after buying an additional 669,599 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC grew its stake in shares of CAVA Group by 116.7% during the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 84,755 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,560,000 after buying an additional 591,866 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 73.15% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at CAVA Group

In related news, CAO Adam David Phillips sold 615 shares of the 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $1,353,860.76. This represents a 5.35 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Kenneth Robert Bertram sold 678 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, January 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $124.39, for a total value of $84,336.42. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 57,312 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,129,039.68. This represents a 1.17 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 651,784 shares of company stock valued at $96,522,922. 12.10% of the stock is currently owned by company 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.