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As of close of business last night, Cava Group Inc’s stock clocked out at $90.28, down -0.06% from its previous closing price of $90.33. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.92 million shares were traded. CAVA stock price reached its highest trading level at $93.73 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $89.04.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of CAVA’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 28.50 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 197.28. 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.
On February 28, 2025, Piper Sandler Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Neutral and also lowered its target price recommendation from $142 to $115.
On November 20, 2024, Bernstein started tracking the stock assigning a Mkt Perform rating and target price of $145.Bernstein initiated its Mkt Perform rating on November 20, 2024, with a $145 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. 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 10435916800 and an Enterprise Value of 10448466944. As of this moment, Cava’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 82.04, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 129.95. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.72. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 10.83 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 14.94. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 10.842 whereas that against EBITDA is 95.763.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CAVA is 3.52, which has changed by 0.3051901 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10063088 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 -17.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -20.30%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that CAVA traded 2.99M shares on average per day over the past three months and 3638950 shares per day over the past ten days. 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 61.90% stake in the company. Shares short for CAVA as of 1741910400 were 9358481 with a Short Ratio of 2.03, compared to 1739491200 on 9005771. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9358481 and a Short% of Float of 12.1800005.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
The company has 8.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.18, with high estimates of $0.21 and low estimates of $0.14.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.65 and $0.51 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.57. EPS for the following year is $0.72, with 9.0 analysts recommending between $0.89 and $0.64.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 12 analysts expect revenue to total $326.93M. It ranges from a high estimate of $340.7M to a low estimate of $306.5M. As of the current estimate, Cava Group Inc’s year-ago sales were $259.01MFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $287.05M. There is a high estimate of $296.5M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $270.2M.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CAVA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.23B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.12B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.19B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $963.71MBased on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.43B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.47B and the low estimate is $1.27B.
