William Blair Estimates CAVA Group's Q2 Earnings (NYSE:CAVA)

CAVA Group, Inc. (NYSE:CAVA - Free Report) - Research analysts at William Blair dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of CAVA Group in a report issued on Friday, May 16th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now expects that the company will earn $0.14 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.16. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.60 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on CAVA. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of CAVA Group from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, May 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded CAVA Group from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $110.00 price target for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Piper Sandler upgraded CAVA Group from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and cut their target price for the stock from $142.00 to $115.00 in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on CAVA Group from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Finally, Loop Capital cut their target price on CAVA Group from $147.00 to $100.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $123.00.

CAVA Group Trading Down 1.1%

CAVA Group stock traded down $0.94 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $83.42. The stock had a trading volume of 2,854,763 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,213,449. The firm's fifty day moving average is $88.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is $110.30. The company has a market capitalization of $9.65 billion, a PE ratio of 181.35 and a beta of 3.28. CAVA Group has a 52-week low of $70.00 and a 52-week high of $172.43.

CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 15th. The company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $331.83 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $327.98 million. CAVA Group had a return on equity of 9.10% and a net margin of 5.88%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 28.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.12 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Utah Retirement Systems boosted its stake in CAVA Group by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Utah Retirement Systems now owns 4,100 shares of the company's stock worth $462,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. boosted its stake in shares of CAVA Group by 80.9% during the 4th quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 284 shares of the company's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares during the period. Mainstream Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of CAVA Group by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Mainstream Capital Management LLC now owns 17,758 shares of the company's stock worth $2,003,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. boosted its position in shares of CAVA Group by 37.3% during the first quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 530 shares of the company's stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 144 shares during the period. Finally, Miracle Mile Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of CAVA Group by 1.9% during the first quarter. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC now owns 8,247 shares of the company's stock valued at $713,000 after buying an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. 73.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at CAVA Group

In other news, insider Kelly Costanza sold 10,243 shares of CAVA Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.63, for a total value of $887,351.09. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 125,347 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,858,810.61. The trade was a 7.55% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Theodoros Xenohristos sold 9,348 shares of CAVA Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.88, for a total value of $886,938.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 353,271 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $33,518,352.48. This trade represents a 2.58% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 6.80% of the stock is currently 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.