CAVA Group (CAVA) Competitors

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) and CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CMG or CAVA?

Chipotle Mexican Grill has higher revenue and earnings than CAVA Group. Chipotle Mexican Grill 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
Chipotle Mexican Grill	$11.31B	5.11	$1.53B	$1.12	38.48
CAVA Group	$963.71M	8.27	$130.32M	$1.19	57.94

Does the media refer more to CMG or CAVA?

In the previous week, Chipotle Mexican Grill had 8 more articles in the media than CAVA Group. MarketBeat recorded 64 mentions for Chipotle Mexican Grill and 56 mentions for CAVA Group. Chipotle Mexican Grill's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat CAVA Group's score of 0.53 indicating that Chipotle Mexican Grill is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chipotle Mexican Grill	38 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CAVA Group	20 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	10 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CMG or CAVA?

91.3% of Chipotle Mexican Grill shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.2% of CAVA Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Chipotle Mexican Grill shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of CAVA Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CMG or CAVA more profitable?

Chipotle Mexican Grill has a net margin of 13.32% compared to CAVA Group's net margin of 12.98%. Chipotle Mexican Grill's return on equity of 43.50% beat CAVA Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chipotle Mexican Grill	13.32%	43.50%	17.01%
CAVA Group	12.98%	9.83%	5.75%

Do analysts prefer CMG or CAVA?

Chipotle Mexican Grill currently has a consensus price target of $60.37, suggesting a potential upside of 40.08%. CAVA Group has a consensus price target of $100.44, suggesting a potential upside of 45.68%. Given CAVA Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CAVA Group is more favorable than Chipotle Mexican Grill.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chipotle Mexican Grill	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
CAVA Group	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Which has more risk and volatility, CMG or CAVA?

Chipotle Mexican Grill has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CAVA Group has a beta of 2.65, indicating that its stock price is 165% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Chipotle Mexican Grill beats CAVA Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.