What is William Blair's Forecast for CAVA Group Q2 Earnings?

CAVA Group, Inc. (NYSE:CAVA - Free Report) - Research analysts at William Blair reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for CAVA Group in a research note issued to investors on Friday, May 16th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.14 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of CAVA Group from $104.00 to $90.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on shares of CAVA Group from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of CAVA Group from $125.00 to $112.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Bank of America initiated coverage on shares of CAVA Group in a research note on Monday, March 31st. They set a "buy" rating and a $112.00 target price for the company. Finally, TD Securities reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $120.00 target price on shares of CAVA Group in a research note on Friday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $122.44.

CAVA Group Trading Down 2.1%

Shares of CAVA Group stock opened at $97.03 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $88.07 and a 200-day simple moving average of $111.61. CAVA Group has a 1-year low of $70.00 and a 1-year high of $172.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 210.93 and a beta of 3.28.

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

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Theodoros Xenohristos sold 9,348 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.88, for a total value of $886,938.24. Following the sale, the insider now owns 353,271 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $33,518,352.48. This represents a 2.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 6.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CAVA Group

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Woodline Partners LP grew its holdings in shares of CAVA Group by 38.6% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 240,946 shares of the company's stock worth $20,820,000 after purchasing an additional 67,049 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of CAVA Group by 14.3% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 606,780 shares of the company's stock worth $52,432,000 after purchasing an additional 75,828 shares during the last quarter. Sender Co & Partners Inc. bought a new stake in shares of CAVA Group in the 1st quarter worth about $1,126,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in shares of CAVA Group by 1,785.1% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 67,843 shares of the company's stock worth $5,862,000 after purchasing an additional 64,244 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Scientech Research LLC grew its holdings in shares of CAVA Group by 5.1% in the 1st quarter. Scientech Research LLC now owns 12,071 shares of the company's stock worth $1,043,000 after purchasing an additional 586 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 73.15% of the company's stock.

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.

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