CAVA Group (CAVA) Competitors

CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA) and Restaurant Brands International (NYSE:QSR) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk, valuation and profitability.

Does the media prefer CAVA or QSR?

In the previous week, Restaurant Brands International had 1 more articles in the media than CAVA Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Restaurant Brands International and 6 mentions for CAVA Group. CAVA Group's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Restaurant Brands International's score of 0.76 indicating that CAVA Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CAVA Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Restaurant Brands International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, CAVA or QSR?

Restaurant Brands International has higher revenue and earnings than CAVA Group. Restaurant Brands International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CAVA Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CAVA Group	$1.04B	8.74	$13.28M	$1.20	65.26
Restaurant Brands International	$8.78B	2.60	$1.02B	$2.95	23.65

Which has more risk and volatility, CAVA or QSR?

CAVA Group has a beta of 2.77, suggesting that its share price is 177% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CAVA or QSR?

73.2% of CAVA Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.3% of Restaurant Brands International shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.8% of CAVA Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Restaurant Brands International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend CAVA or QSR?

CAVA Group currently has a consensus target price of $123.00, suggesting a potential upside of 57.07%. Restaurant Brands International has a consensus target price of $75.91, suggesting a potential upside of 8.79%. Given CAVA Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe CAVA Group is more favorable than Restaurant Brands International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CAVA Group	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Restaurant Brands International	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is CAVA or QSR more profitable?

Restaurant Brands International has a net margin of 12.15% compared to CAVA Group's net margin of 5.88%. Restaurant Brands International's return on equity of 28.53% beat CAVA Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CAVA Group	5.88%	9.10%	5.24%
Restaurant Brands International	12.15%	28.53%	5.79%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CAVA or QSR?

Restaurant Brands International received 627 more outperform votes than CAVA Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.48% of users gave Restaurant Brands International an outperform vote while only 56.44% of users gave CAVA Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CAVA Group	Outperform Votes 57 56.44%	Underperform Votes 44 43.56%
Restaurant Brands International	Outperform Votes 684 60.48%	Underperform Votes 447 39.52%

Summary

Restaurant Brands International beats CAVA Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.