CAVA Group (CAVA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $66.40 to $68.20
• 50-Day Range: $65.53 to $92.14
• 52-Week Range: $65.03 to $172.43
• Volume: 2.10 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.84 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.83 billion
• P/E Ratio: 56.72
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $99.47
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

CAVA Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CAVA Group scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 56th out of 214 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

CAVA Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.68, and is based on 11 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

CAVA Group has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 22.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for CAVA Group are expected to grow by 22.00% in the coming year, from $0.50 to $0.61 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of CAVA Group is 56.51, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of CAVA Group is 56.51, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 27.23.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

CAVA Group has a PEG Ratio of 3.39. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

CAVA Group has a P/B Ratio of 10.39. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

12.80% of the float of CAVA Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CAVA Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CAVA Group has recently decreased by 4.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

CAVA Group does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

CAVA Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

12.80% of the float of CAVA Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CAVA Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CAVA Group has recently decreased by 4.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.06

News Sentiment

CAVA Group has a news sentiment score of 1.06. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for CAVA Group this week, compared to 20 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

82 people have searched for CAVA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 46% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

18 people have added CAVA Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 29% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, CAVA Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,634,738.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 6.80% of the stock of CAVA Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

73.15% of the stock of CAVA Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CAVA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CAVA shares performed this year?

CAVA Group's stock was trading at $112.80 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, CAVA stock has decreased by 40.4% and is now trading at $67.2520.

How were CAVA Group's earnings last quarter?

CAVA Group, Inc. (NYSE:CAVA) released its earnings results on Tuesday, August, 12th. The company reported $0.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.03. The company's quarterly revenue was up 20.2% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did CAVA Group IPO?

CAVA Group (CAVA) raised $318 million in an IPO on Thursday, June 15th 2023. The company issued 14,444,444 shares at a price of $22.00 per share.

Who are CAVA Group's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of CAVA Group include Jennison Associates LLC (5.53%), State Street Corp (2.20%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.40%) and Alliancebernstein L.P. (1.17%). Insiders that own company stock include International SCA Artal, Brett Schulman, Theodoros Xenohristos, Tricia K Tolivar, Jennifer Somers, Kelly Costanza, Kenneth Robert Bertram, Adam David Phillips, Ronald M Shaich and Karen Kochevar.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of CAVA Group?

Shares of CAVA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of CAVA Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that CAVA Group investors own include American Water Works (AWK), The RMR Group (RMR), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), AU Optronics (AUOTY) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/12/2025
• Today: 8/29/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/11/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: RETAIL - RESTRNTS
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants, Hotels, Motels
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CAVA
• CIK: 1639438
• Web: www.cava.com
• Phone: 202-400-2920
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 8,100
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for CAVA Group: $99.47
• High Price Target: $150.00
• Low Price Target: $74.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +48.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.68
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.19
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 56.43
• Forward P/E Ratio: 134.33
• P/E Growth: 3.39
• Net Income: $130.32 million
• Net Margins: 12.98%
• Pretax Margin: 6.43%
• Return on Equity: 9.83%
• Return on Assets: 5.75%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.72
• Quick Ratio: 2.67

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $963.71 million
• Price / Sales: 8.08
• Cash Flow: $0.96 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 70.19
• Book Value: $6.47 per share
• Price / Book: 10.38

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 115,950,000
• Free Float: 108,069,000
• Market Cap: $7.79 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.65