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Cava Group Inc (NYSE: CAVA) closed the day trading at $87.65 down -7.77% from the previous closing price of $95.03. In other words, the price has decreased by -$7.77 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.29 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of CAVA, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 27.67 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 191.53. 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 the company, Piper Sandler on February 28, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $115 from $142 previously.
On November 20, 2024, Bernstein started tracking the stock assigning a Mkt Perform rating and target price of $145.
On September 27, 2024, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $135.UBS initiated its Neutral rating on September 27, 2024, with a $135 target price.
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:
As of this moment, Cava’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 79.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 127.08. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.44. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 10.51 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 14.50.
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 $56.03. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -27.04%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -22.67%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 115.09M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 98.77M. Insiders hold about 14.55% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 61.81% stake in the company.
Earnings Estimates
The performance of Cava Group Inc (CAVA) in the stock market is under the watchful eye of 7.0 analysts actively contributing to its current rating.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 $0.62 and $0.51 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.56. EPS for the following year is $0.72, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $0.84 and $0.64.
Revenue Estimates
12 analysts predict $326.6M in revenue for the current quarter. 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 $286.72M. 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.
