William Blair Estimates CAVA Group's Q1 Earnings (NYSE:CAVA)

CAVA Group, Inc. (NYSE:CAVA - Free Report) - William Blair issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for CAVA Group in a report issued on Monday, January 20th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.17 for the quarter. William Blair 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 $0.15 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.06 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS.

CAVA has been the topic of a number of other reports. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of CAVA Group from $123.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of CAVA Group from $90.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. TD Cowen increased their price objective on CAVA Group from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. Barclays cut their target price on CAVA Group from $142.00 to $127.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Wedbush raised their price objective on CAVA Group from $155.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, CAVA Group currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $142.13.

CAVA Group Price Performance

NYSE:CAVA traded up $3.01 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $123.51. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,658,510 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,110,823. CAVA Group has a twelve month low of $44.80 and a twelve month high of $172.43. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $126.66 and a 200-day simple moving average of $118.09. The company has a market capitalization of $14.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 268.51 and a beta of 3.21.

CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 12th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.11 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $243.82 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $233.05 million. CAVA Group had a net margin of 5.88% and a return on equity of 9.10%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 38.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.06 earnings per share.

Insider Activity at CAVA Group

In other CAVA Group news, Director Karen Kochevar sold 15,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, November 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.00, for a total transaction of $2,100,000.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 1,307 shares in the company, valued at approximately $182,980. This trade represents a 91.99 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Ronald M. Shaich sold 622,549 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $149.40, for a total transaction of $93,008,820.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 6,307 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $942,265.80. The trade was a 99.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 652,549 shares of company stock valued at $97,242,271. 12.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of CAVA Group

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Nwam LLC raised its holdings in shares of CAVA Group by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Nwam LLC now owns 3,368 shares of the company's stock worth $417,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the period. Howard Financial Services LTD. lifted its position in shares of CAVA Group by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Howard Financial Services LTD. now owns 6,194 shares of the company's stock valued at $699,000 after buying an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc lifted its position in shares of CAVA Group by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 3,287 shares of the company's stock valued at $407,000 after buying an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of CAVA Group by 6.3% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,916 shares of the company's stock worth $237,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in CAVA Group by 37.0% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 422 shares of the company's stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 114 shares during the last quarter. 73.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.