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 better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

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 media refer more to CAVA or QSR?

In the previous week, CAVA Group had 47 more articles in the media than Restaurant Brands International. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for CAVA Group and 10 mentions for Restaurant Brands International. Restaurant Brands International's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat CAVA Group's score of 0.81 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	26 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Restaurant Brands International	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, CAVA or QSR?

CAVA Group has a beta of 3.28, indicating that its share price is 228% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CAVA or QSR?

CAVA Group currently has a consensus target price of $123.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.92%. Restaurant Brands International has a consensus target price of $75.65, suggesting a potential upside of 6.96%. Given CAVA Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly 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

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	9.95	$13.28M	$1.20	74.32
Restaurant Brands International	$8.78B	2.64	$1.02B	$2.95	23.98

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CAVA or QSR?

Restaurant Brands International received 626 more outperform votes than CAVA Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.44% 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 683 60.44%	Underperform Votes 447 39.56%

Summary

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