CAVA Group (CAVA) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer CAVA or QSR?

In the previous week, CAVA Group had 13 more articles in the media than Restaurant Brands International. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for CAVA Group and 14 mentions for Restaurant Brands International. Restaurant Brands International's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat CAVA Group's score of 0.83 indicating that Restaurant Brands International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CAVA Group	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Restaurant Brands International	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer CAVA or QSR?

CAVA Group presently has a consensus price target of $124.19, indicating a potential upside of 35.15%. Restaurant Brands International has a consensus price target of $76.04, indicating a potential upside of 19.13%. 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)	10 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.48

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 favor CAVA or QSR?

Restaurant Brands International received 628 more outperform votes than CAVA Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.51% of users gave Restaurant Brands International an outperform vote while only 56.25% of users gave CAVA Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CAVA Group	Outperform Votes 54 56.25%	Underperform Votes 42 43.75%
Restaurant Brands International	Outperform Votes 682 60.51%	Underperform Votes 445 39.49%

Which has more volatility and risk, CAVA or QSR?

CAVA Group has a beta of 3.33, indicating that its stock price is 233% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & 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	$963.71M	11.02	$13.28M	$1.10	83.54
Restaurant Brands International	$8.41B	2.49	$1.02B	$3.18	20.07

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

73.2% of CAVA Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.3% of Restaurant Brands International shares are held by institutional investors. 12.1% of CAVA Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Restaurant Brands International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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