Wedbush Has Pessimistic Outlook of CAVA Group Q1 Earnings

CAVA Group, Inc. (NYSE:CAVA) – Equities researchers at Wedbush decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for CAVA Group in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 26th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.13 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.17. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $150.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for CAVA Group’s current full-year earnings is $0.50 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for CAVA Group’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.09 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.17 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.27 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.25 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on CAVA. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on CAVA Group in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $145.00 price objective on the stock. Loop Capital cut their target price on CAVA Group from $147.00 to $100.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Morgan Stanley raised 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. Citigroup cut their target price on CAVA Group from $163.00 to $140.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Finally, Barclays cut their price objective on CAVA Group from $127.00 to $104.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $131.47.

CAVA Group Stock Down 9.0 %

NYSE CAVA opened at $90.02 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $121.75 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $125.78. CAVA Group has a twelve month low of $54.21 and a twelve month high of $172.43. The company has a market capitalization of $10.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 195.69 and a beta of 3.25.

CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.06 by ($0.01). CAVA Group had a net margin of 5.88% and a return on equity of 9.10%. The firm had revenue of $227.40 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $223.34 million.

Insider Activity at CAVA Group

In other news, insider Kenneth Robert Bertram sold 678 shares of CAVA Group stock in a transaction on Monday, January 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $124.39, for a total value of $84,336.42. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 57,312 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,129,039.68. This trade represents a 1.17 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Ronald M. Shaich sold 622,549 shares of CAVA Group stock in a transaction on Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $149.40, for a total value of $93,008,820.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 6,307 shares in the company, valued at $942,265.80. This represents a 99.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 651,784 shares of company stock valued at $96,522,922. Insiders own 12.10% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CAVA Group

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CAVA. Arcadia Investment Management Corp MI purchased a new position in shares of CAVA Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Allworth Financial LP increased its stake in shares of CAVA Group by 369.2% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 244 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 192 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its stake in shares of CAVA Group by 274.0% in the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 273 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. increased its stake in shares of CAVA Group by 80.9% in the 4th quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 284 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC increased its stake in shares of CAVA Group by 884.4% in the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 315 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 283 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.15% of the company’s stock.

CAVA Group Company Profile

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.