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After finishing at $86.00 in the prior trading day, Cava Group Inc (NYSE: CAVA) closed at $80.37, down -6.55%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.55 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.56 million shares were traded. CAVA stock price reached its highest trading level at $84.87 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $78.03.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CAVA by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 25.38 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 175.62. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.91 and its Current Ratio is at 2.97. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.54 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.49.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, BofA Securities on March 31, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $112.
On March 20, 2025, JP Morgan Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $110.
Piper Sandler Upgraded its Neutral to Overweight on February 28, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $142 to $115.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 27 ’25 when Bertram Kenneth Robert sold 678 shares for $124.39 per share. The transaction valued at 84,339 led to the insider holds 57,312 shares of the business.
Tolivar Tricia K. sold 1,505 shares of CAVA for $187,212 on Jan 27 ’25. The Chief Financial Officer now owns 234,087 shares after completing the transaction at $124.39 per share. On Jan 27 ’25, another insider, Costanza Kelly, who serves as the Chief People Officer of the company, sold 1,138 shares for $124.39 each. As a result, the insider received 141,559 and left with 131,381 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CAVA now has a Market Capitalization of 9941126144 and an Enterprise Value of 9302924288. As of this moment, Cava’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 73.04, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 114.51. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.39. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 9.64 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 13.30. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.653 whereas that against EBITDA is 85.263.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CAVA is 2.93, which has changed by 0.31344986 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.017286062 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CAVA has reached a high of $172.43, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $58.22. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.83%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -28.72%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.62M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3192590 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 115.09M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 98.84M. Insiders hold about 14.49% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 62.12% stake in the company. Shares short for CAVA as of 1743379200 were 10944192 with a Short Ratio of 3.02, compared to 1740700800 on 6074352. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10944192 and a Short% of Float of 14.24.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
