Analysts Offer Predictions for CAVA Group Q2 Earnings

CAVA Group, Inc. (NYSE:CAVA - Free Report) - Equities researchers at KeyCorp issued their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of CAVA Group in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 1st. KeyCorp analyst C. Carril expects that the company will post earnings of $0.13 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for CAVA Group's current full-year earnings is $0.50 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for CAVA Group's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.16 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.21 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.10 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.72 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. TD Securities reissued a "buy" rating and set a $120.00 price objective on shares of CAVA Group in a report on Friday, May 16th. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of CAVA Group from $112.00 to $121.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, May 19th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of CAVA Group from $125.00 to $112.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of CAVA Group from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Friday, June 27th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein raised shares of CAVA Group from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $115.00 price objective for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $117.82.

CAVA Group Price Performance

CAVA Group stock opened at $86.94 on Friday. CAVA Group has a 12-month low of $70.00 and a 12-month high of $172.43. The company has a market capitalization of $10.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 72.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.88 and a beta of 2.65. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $84.90 and its 200 day moving average price is $98.08.

CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 15th. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.08. CAVA Group had a net margin of 13.70% and a return on equity of 10.61%. The firm had revenue of $331.83 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $327.98 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.12 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 28.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CAVA. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in CAVA Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $2,697,000. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in CAVA Group by 125.8% during the 4th quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 438 shares of the company's stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 244 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in CAVA Group by 377.3% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 3,599 shares of the company's stock valued at $406,000 after purchasing an additional 2,845 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in CAVA Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $226,000. Finally, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its stake in CAVA Group by 229.0% during the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 1,793 shares of the company's stock valued at $202,000 after purchasing an additional 1,248 shares during the period. 73.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Brett Schulman sold 31,856 shares of CAVA Group stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.16, for a total value of $2,394,296.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 792,318 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $59,550,620.88. The trade was a 3.87% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Theodoros Xenohristos sold 9,348 shares of CAVA Group stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.88, for a total transaction of $886,938.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 353,271 shares of the company's stock, valued at $33,518,352.48. This trade represents a 2.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 67,951 shares of company stock worth $5,409,027. Corporate insiders own 6.80% of the company's stock.

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.

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