Trading Day Review: Cava Group Inc (CAVA) Loses Momentum, Closing at 138.34

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The price of Cava Group Inc (NYSE: CAVA) closed at $138.34 in the last session, down -6.08% from day before closing price of $147.30. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.08 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.89 million shares were traded. CAVA stock price reached its highest trading level at $148.71 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $136.2.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at CAVA’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 43.07 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 1427.36. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.93 and its Current Ratio is at 2.99. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.58 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.52.

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, UBS on September 27, 2024, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $135.

On August 29, 2024, Morgan Stanley Downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight which previously was Overweight and also upped its target price recommendation from $90 to $110.

Citigroup reiterated its Neutral rating for the stock on August 23, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $93 to $115.

Insider Transactions:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 14 ’24 when Theodoros J Xenohristos bought 65,000 shares for $138.34 per share.

WHITE JAMES D sold 1,000 shares of CAVA for $122,450 on Sep 16 ’24. The Director now owns 3,807 shares after completing the transaction at $122.45 per share. On Sep 16 ’24, another insider, JAMES WHITE, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 1,000 shares for $122.45 each.

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 15850996736 and an Enterprise Value of 15853590528. As of this moment, Cava’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 304.98, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 231.90. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 7.28. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 17.31 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 26.56. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 17.355 whereas that against EBITDA is 156.651.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, CAVA has reached a high of $172.43, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $31.41. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.46%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 52.36%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, CAVA traded on average about 3.14M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3445780 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 113.58M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 96.09M. Insiders hold about 15.95% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 70.80% stake in the company. Shares short for CAVA as of 1730332800 were 10724783 with a Short Ratio of 3.42, compared to 1727654400 on 11274627. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10724783 and a Short% of Float of 14.19.

Earnings Estimates

The company has 6.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.16, with high estimates of $0.2 and low estimates of $0.12.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.55 and $0.47 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.51. EPS for the following year is $0.61, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $0.78 and $0.48.

Revenue Estimates

According to 11 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $222.17M. It ranges from a high estimate of $237M to a low estimate of $211.1M. As of the current estimate, Cava Group Inc’s year-ago sales were $177.17MFor the next quarter, 11 analysts are estimating revenue of $326.41M. There is a high estimate of $349.63M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $291M.

A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CAVA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $973.22M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $947.4M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $959.02M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $728.7MBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.18B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.25B and the low estimate is $1.08B.

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