CAVA Group (CAVA) Competitors

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CAVA vs. CMG, QSR, IHG, YUMC, and HTHT

Should you buy CAVA Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares CAVA Group with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with CAVA Group include Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Restaurant Brands International (QSR), Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG), Yum China (YUMC), and H World Group (HTHT).

How does CAVA Group compare to Chipotle Mexican Grill?

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

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	$12.14B	3.41	$1.54B	$1.09	29.61
CAVA Group	$1.18B	7.94	$63.74M	$0.52	154.71

In the previous week, CAVA Group had 45 more articles in the media than Chipotle Mexican Grill. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for CAVA Group and 12 mentions for Chipotle Mexican Grill. Chipotle Mexican Grill's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat CAVA Group's score of 0.64 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CAVA Group	23 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

91.3% of Chipotle Mexican Grill shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.2% of CAVA Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Chipotle Mexican Grill shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of CAVA Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Chipotle Mexican Grill presently has a consensus target price of $46.03, suggesting a potential upside of 42.60%. CAVA Group has a consensus target price of $93.19, suggesting a potential upside of 15.83%. Given Chipotle Mexican Grill's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Chipotle Mexican Grill is more favorable than CAVA Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chipotle Mexican Grill	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	24 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.66
CAVA Group	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61

Chipotle Mexican Grill has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CAVA Group has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the broader market.

Chipotle Mexican Grill has a net margin of 11.96% compared to CAVA Group's net margin of 4.79%. Chipotle Mexican Grill's return on equity of 49.64% beat CAVA Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chipotle Mexican Grill	11.96%	49.64%	16.37%
CAVA Group	4.79%	7.92%	4.57%

Summary

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

How does CAVA Group compare to Restaurant Brands International?

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

73.2% of CAVA Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.3% of Restaurant Brands International shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of CAVA Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Restaurant Brands International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Restaurant Brands International has a net margin of 9.96% compared to CAVA Group's net margin of 4.79%. Restaurant Brands International's return on equity of 32.80% beat CAVA Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CAVA Group	4.79%	7.92%	4.57%
Restaurant Brands International	9.96%	32.80%	6.67%

CAVA Group has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the broader market.

CAVA Group presently has a consensus price target of $93.19, suggesting a potential upside of 15.83%. Restaurant Brands International has a consensus price target of $83.54, suggesting a potential upside of 10.75%. Given CAVA Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61
Restaurant Brands International	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

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	$1.18B	7.94	$63.74M	$0.52	154.71
Restaurant Brands International	$9.43B	2.78	$776M	$2.84	26.56

In the previous week, CAVA Group had 43 more articles in the media than Restaurant Brands International. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for CAVA Group and 14 mentions for Restaurant Brands International. Restaurant Brands International's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat CAVA Group's score of 0.64 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	23 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Restaurant Brands International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

CAVA Group and Restaurant Brands International tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CAVA Group compare to Intercontinental Hotels Group?

Intercontinental Hotels Group (NYSE:IHG) and CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA) are both restaurants, hotels, motels companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

15.1% of Intercontinental Hotels Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.2% of CAVA Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of CAVA Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Intercontinental Hotels Group has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CAVA Group has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, CAVA Group had 55 more articles in the media than Intercontinental Hotels Group. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for CAVA Group and 2 mentions for Intercontinental Hotels Group. CAVA Group's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Intercontinental Hotels Group's score of 0.08 indicating that CAVA Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Intercontinental Hotels Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
CAVA Group	23 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Intercontinental Hotels Group has higher revenue and earnings than CAVA Group.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intercontinental Hotels Group	$5.19B	4.46	$758M	N/A	N/A
CAVA Group	$1.18B	7.94	$63.74M	$0.52	154.71

CAVA Group has a net margin of 4.79% compared to Intercontinental Hotels Group's net margin of 0.00%. CAVA Group's return on equity of 7.92% beat Intercontinental Hotels Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intercontinental Hotels Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
CAVA Group	4.79%	7.92%	4.57%

Intercontinental Hotels Group presently has a consensus target price of $154.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.12%. CAVA Group has a consensus target price of $93.19, indicating a potential upside of 15.83%. Given CAVA Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CAVA Group is more favorable than Intercontinental Hotels Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intercontinental Hotels Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
CAVA Group	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61

Summary

CAVA Group beats Intercontinental Hotels Group on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CAVA Group compare to Yum China?

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) and CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

85.6% of Yum China shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.2% of CAVA Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Yum China shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of CAVA Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Yum China presently has a consensus price target of $59.05, indicating a potential upside of 33.59%. CAVA Group has a consensus price target of $93.19, indicating a potential upside of 15.83%. Given Yum China's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Yum China is more favorable than CAVA Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Yum China	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
CAVA Group	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61

Yum China has a net margin of 7.83% compared to CAVA Group's net margin of 4.79%. Yum China's return on equity of 15.11% beat CAVA Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yum China	7.83%	15.11%	8.67%
CAVA Group	4.79%	7.92%	4.57%

Yum China has higher revenue and earnings than CAVA Group. Yum China 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
Yum China	$11.80B	1.31	$929M	$2.61	16.93
CAVA Group	$1.18B	7.94	$63.74M	$0.52	154.71

Yum China has a beta of 0.13, indicating that its share price is 87% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CAVA Group has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its share price is 90% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, CAVA Group had 52 more articles in the media than Yum China. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for CAVA Group and 5 mentions for Yum China. Yum China's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat CAVA Group's score of 0.64 indicating that Yum China is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Yum China	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CAVA Group	23 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Yum China beats CAVA Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CAVA Group compare to H World Group?

CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA) and H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT) are both restaurants, hotels, motels companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends and profitability.

H World Group has a net margin of 19.22% compared to CAVA Group's net margin of 4.79%. H World Group's return on equity of 39.73% beat CAVA Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CAVA Group	4.79%	7.92%	4.57%
H World Group	19.22%	39.73%	7.47%

73.2% of CAVA Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.4% of H World Group shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of CAVA Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 49.4% of H World Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

CAVA Group has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its share price is 90% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, H World Group has a beta of 0.15, meaning that its share price is 85% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, CAVA Group had 54 more articles in the media than H World Group. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for CAVA Group and 3 mentions for H World Group. H World Group's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat CAVA Group's score of 0.64 indicating that H World Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CAVA Group	23 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
H World Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

CAVA Group presently has a consensus target price of $93.19, suggesting a potential upside of 15.83%. H World Group has a consensus target price of $61.20, suggesting a potential upside of 41.90%. Given H World Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe H World Group is more favorable than CAVA Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CAVA Group	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61
H World Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

H World Group has higher revenue and earnings than CAVA Group. H World Group 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	$1.18B	7.94	$63.74M	$0.52	154.71
H World Group	$3.62B	3.67	$726M	$2.23	19.34

Summary

H World Group beats CAVA Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CAVA vs. The Competition

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Metric	CAVA Group	RETAIL Industry	Retail Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$9.37B	$11.09B	$27.26B	$23.18B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.71%	178.40%	4.09%
P/E Ratio	154.71	26.51	20.01	31.06
Price / Sales	7.94	1.61	3.96	90.74
Price / Cash	67.89	14.70	14.95	25.06
Price / Book	11.58	4.61	5.27	4.78
Net Income	$63.74M	$392.93M	$962.00M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	0.21%	-0.11%	1.49%	1.74%
1 Month Performance	-14.63%	-2.02%	0.26%	1.35%
1 Year Performance	-2.24%	-11.53%	0.11%	27.44%

CAVA Group Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
CAVA CAVA Group	3.9678 of 5 stars	$80.45 +0.0%	$93.19 +15.8%	-3.6%	$9.37B	$1.18B	154.71	8,100	Analyst Upgrade
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill	4.3873 of 5 stars	$33.74 +3.3%	$46.03 +36.4%	-36.3%	$43.28B	$12.14B	30.96	131,534
QSR Restaurant Brands International	4.0289 of 5 stars	$75.71 -0.2%	$83.33 +10.1%	+7.6%	$26.30B	$9.43B	26.66	53,500	Analyst Forecast
IHG Intercontinental Hotels Group	2.4917 of 5 stars	$151.05 +1.7%	$154.00 +2.0%	+31.2%	$22.65B	$5.19B	N/A	13,049
YUMC Yum China	4.5362 of 5 stars	$45.52 +0.0%	$59.05 +29.7%	+3.6%	$15.89B	$11.80B	17.44	290,000

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CAVA Group (CAVA) Competitors

CAVA vs. CMG, QSR, IHG, YUMC, and HTHT

How does CAVA Group compare to Chipotle Mexican Grill?

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How does CAVA Group compare to Restaurant Brands International?

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How does CAVA Group compare to Intercontinental Hotels Group?

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How does CAVA Group compare to Yum China?

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How does CAVA Group compare to H World Group?

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CAVA Group (CAVA) Competitors

CAVA vs. CMG, QSR, IHG, YUMC, and HTHT

How does CAVA Group compare to Chipotle Mexican Grill?

Which has better earnings & valuation, CMG or CAVA?

Does the media refer more to CMG or CAVA?

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

Do analysts prefer CMG or CAVA?

Which has more volatility & risk, CMG or CAVA?

Is CMG or CAVA more profitable?

Summary

How does CAVA Group compare to Restaurant Brands International?

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

Is CAVA or QSR more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, CAVA or QSR?

Do analysts recommend CAVA or QSR?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CAVA or QSR?

Does the media prefer CAVA or QSR?

Summary

How does CAVA Group compare to Intercontinental Hotels Group?

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

Which has more risk and volatility, IHG or CAVA?

Does the media refer more to IHG or CAVA?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, IHG or CAVA?

Is IHG or CAVA more profitable?

Do analysts recommend IHG or CAVA?

Summary

How does CAVA Group compare to Yum China?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in YUMC or CAVA?

Do analysts rate YUMC or CAVA?

Is YUMC or CAVA more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, YUMC or CAVA?

Which has more risk and volatility, YUMC or CAVA?

Does the media favor YUMC or CAVA?

Summary

How does CAVA Group compare to H World Group?

Is CAVA or HTHT more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CAVA or HTHT?

Which has more volatility and risk, CAVA or HTHT?

Does the media refer more to CAVA or HTHT?

Do analysts rate CAVA or HTHT?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CAVA or HTHT?

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

CAVA vs. The Competition

CAVA Group Competitors List

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