What is William Blair’s Forecast for CAVA Group Q1 Earnings?

CAVA Group, Inc. (NYSE:CAVA) – Investment analysts at William Blair cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for CAVA Group in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 26th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now expects that the company will earn $0.13 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.17. 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 $0.16 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.50 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.65 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on CAVA Group from $118.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Loop Capital boosted their target price on CAVA Group from $122.00 to $147.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Barclays cut their target price on CAVA Group from $127.00 to $104.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. TD Cowen boosted their target price on CAVA Group from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on CAVA Group from $123.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $136.40.

CAVA Group Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of CAVA Group stock opened at $98.77 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $122.12 and its 200-day moving average is $125.97. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.32 billion, a PE ratio of 214.71 and a beta of 3.25. CAVA Group has a 12-month low of $52.81 and a 12-month high of $172.43.

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

Insider Transactions at CAVA Group

In related news, CFO Tricia K. Tolivar sold 2,086 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $119.18, for a total transaction of $248,609.48. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 235,592 shares in the company, valued at $28,077,854.56. This represents a 0.88 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CAO Adam David Phillips sold 615 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $124.39, for a total value of $76,499.85. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 10,884 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,353,860.76. The trade was a 5.35 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 651,784 shares of company stock worth $96,522,922. 12.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of CAVA Group

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CAVA. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in CAVA Group by 20.4% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,011,602 shares of the company’s stock valued at $903,709,000 after acquiring an additional 1,357,187 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its holdings in CAVA Group by 14.1% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,976,353 shares of the company’s stock valued at $448,533,000 after acquiring an additional 491,320 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC raised its holdings in CAVA Group by 36,658.7% in the 4th quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 2,461,732 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,683,000 after acquiring an additional 2,455,035 shares in the last quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP raised its holdings in CAVA Group by 17.0% in the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 2,210,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $273,820,000 after acquiring an additional 321,800 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. raised its holdings in CAVA Group by 33.0% in the 4th quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,464,987 shares of the company’s stock valued at $165,243,000 after acquiring an additional 363,814 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.