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As of close of business last night, Cava Group Inc’s stock clocked out at $138.95, up 2.67% from its previous closing price of $135.33. In other words, the price has increased by $2.67 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.8 million shares were traded. CAVA stock price reached its highest trading level at $140.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $136.2.
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 43.36 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 365.49. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.87 and its Current Ratio is at 2.93. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.60 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.53.
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, Bernstein on November 20, 2024, initiated with a Mkt Perform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $145.
On September 27, 2024, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $135.
Morgan Stanley Downgraded its Overweight to Equal-Weight on August 29, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $90 to $110.
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 15920890880 and an Enterprise Value of 15923484672. As of this moment, Cava’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 305.18, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 222.76. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 17.43 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 25.82. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 17.432 whereas that against EBITDA is 157.342.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CAVA is 3.28, which has changed by 1.7103946 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21794415 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 $46.56. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 9.18%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 29.03%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that CAVA traded 2.77M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2095930 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 114.56M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 97.90M. Insiders hold about 14.55% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 60.59% stake in the company. Shares short for CAVA as of 1736899200 were 9151228 with a Short Ratio of 3.30, compared to 1734048000 on 9222122. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9151228 and a Short% of Float of 12.0699994.
