Q1 Earnings Forecast for CAVA Group Issued By William Blair

CAVA Group, Inc. (NYSE:CAVA) – Research analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of CAVA Group in a research report issued on Monday, January 20th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia anticipates that the company will earn $0.17 per share for the quarter. William Blair has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for CAVA Group’s current full-year earnings is $0.50 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for CAVA Group’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.06 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS.

CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, November 12th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.04. CAVA Group had a net margin of 5.88% and a return on equity of 9.10%. The company had revenue of $243.82 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $233.05 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.06 EPS. CAVA Group’s quarterly revenue was up 38.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

CAVA has been the subject of a number of other reports. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on CAVA Group from $125.00 to $148.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of CAVA Group from $118.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on CAVA Group in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $145.00 price target on the stock. UBS Group lowered their price target on CAVA Group from $160.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Wedbush upped their price target on shares of CAVA Group from $155.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $142.13.

CAVA Group Stock Up 1.9 %

CAVA stock opened at $120.52 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 261.99 and a beta of 3.21. CAVA Group has a 52 week low of $44.80 and a 52 week high of $172.43. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $127.63 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $117.87.

Insider Transactions at CAVA Group

In other news, Director Ronald M. Shaich sold 622,549 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $149.40, for a total transaction of $93,008,820.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 6,307 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $942,265.80. The trade was a 99.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Karen Kochevar sold 15,000 shares of CAVA Group stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.23, for a total transaction of $2,133,450.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 1,307 shares in the company, valued at $185,894.61. The trade was a 91.99 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 652,549 shares of company stock valued at $97,242,271 in the last 90 days. 12.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. FMR LLC boosted its stake in CAVA Group by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,485,033 shares of the company’s stock valued at $431,621,000 after purchasing an additional 29,668 shares during the period. Two Sigma Advisers LP lifted its stake in CAVA Group by 17.0% during the third quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 2,210,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $273,820,000 after purchasing an additional 321,800 shares during the last quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC grew its holdings in shares of CAVA Group by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC now owns 1,358,250 shares of the company’s stock worth $168,219,000 after acquiring an additional 19,493 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in CAVA Group by 33.3% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,267,333 shares of the company’s stock valued at $156,959,000 after buying an additional 316,514 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of CAVA Group by 121.0% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,222,834 shares of the company’s stock valued at $151,492,000 after acquiring an additional 669,599 shares during the period. 73.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About CAVA Group

CAVA Group, Inc owns and operates a chain of restaurants under the CAVA brand in the United States. The company also offers dips, spreads, and dressings through grocery stores. In addition, the company provides online and mobile ordering platforms. Cava Group, Inc was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Washington, the District of Columbia.