Q1 Earnings Forecast for CAVA Group Issued By William Blair

CAVA Group, Inc. (NYSE:CAVA) – Research analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of CAVA Group in a report issued on Monday, January 20th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia forecasts that the company will earn $0.17 per share for the quarter. William Blair currently has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for CAVA Group’s current full-year earnings is $0.50 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for CAVA Group’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.06 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS.

CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, November 12th. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.11 by $0.04. CAVA Group had a return on equity of 9.10% and a net margin of 5.88%. The firm had revenue of $243.82 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $233.05 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.06 earnings per share. CAVA Group’s revenue for the quarter was up 38.9% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Wedbush increased their price target on shares of CAVA Group from $155.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on CAVA Group from $118.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on CAVA Group from $125.00 to $148.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on CAVA Group from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their target price on CAVA Group from $123.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $142.13.

CAVA Group Price Performance

CAVA stock opened at $123.51 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $126.66 and its 200-day simple moving average is $118.09. CAVA Group has a 12 month low of $44.80 and a 12 month high of $172.43. The company has a market capitalization of $14.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 268.51 and a beta of 3.21.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Karen Kochevar sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.00, for a total transaction of $2,100,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 1,307 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $182,980. This trade represents a 91.99 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Ronald M. Shaich sold 622,549 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $149.40, for a total transaction of $93,008,820.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 6,307 shares in the company, valued at approximately $942,265.80. This represents a 99.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 652,549 shares of company stock valued at $97,242,271 in the last three months. 12.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of CAVA Group

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. American Century Companies Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of CAVA Group in the 2nd quarter valued at $309,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in CAVA Group by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 39,154 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,632,000 after buying an additional 184 shares during the last quarter. Amalgamated Bank boosted its position in shares of CAVA Group by 76.5% during the 2nd quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 5,098 shares of the company’s stock worth $473,000 after acquiring an additional 2,210 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV purchased a new position in shares of CAVA Group in the 2nd quarter valued at about $257,000. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CAVA Group during the 2nd quarter worth about $1,728,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.15% of the company’s stock.

About CAVA Group

CAVA Group, Inc owns and operates a chain of restaurants under the CAVA brand in the United States. The company also offers dips, spreads, and dressings through grocery stores. In addition, the company provides online and mobile ordering platforms. Cava Group, Inc was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Washington, the District of Columbia.