Wedbush Has Bearish Forecast for CAVA Group Q2 Earnings

CAVA Group, Inc. (NYSE:CAVA) – Analysts at Wedbush cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of CAVA Group in a research report issued on Wednesday, November 13th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.23 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.24. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $190.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for CAVA Group’s current full-year earnings is $0.46 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for CAVA Group’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.12 EPS.

CAVA has been the topic of several other research reports. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on CAVA Group from $125.00 to $148.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of CAVA Group from $140.00 to $163.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday. TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of CAVA Group from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of CAVA Group from $113.00 to $142.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of CAVA Group in a report on Wednesday. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $143.71.

CAVA Group Stock Up 2.1 %

CAVA opened at $141.23 on Friday. CAVA Group has a 52 week low of $31.47 and a 52 week high of $172.43. The company has a market capitalization of $16.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 307.02 and a beta of 3.23. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $131.69 and its two-hundred day moving average is $104.24.

CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, November 12th. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.11 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $243.82 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $233.05 million. CAVA Group had a net margin of 5.88% and a return on equity of 9.23%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 38.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.06 earnings per share.

Insider Activity at CAVA Group

In related news, Director Theodoros Xenohristos sold 98,490 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $125.77, for a total value of $12,387,087.30. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 424,846 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $53,432,881.42. This represents a 18.82 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Brett Schulman sold 201,504 shares of CAVA Group stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $125.53, for a total value of $25,294,797.12. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 702,590 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $88,196,122.70. This represents a 22.29 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 304,994 shares of company stock valued at $38,310,084 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 12.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of CAVA. Capital Research Global Investors boosted its position in CAVA Group by 21.6% in the first quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 5,311,335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $372,059,000 after buying an additional 942,054 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of CAVA Group by 215.7% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,944,036 shares of the company’s stock valued at $346,330,000 after acquiring an additional 3,377,840 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in shares of CAVA Group by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,485,033 shares of the company’s stock valued at $431,621,000 after acquiring an additional 29,668 shares during the last quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP increased its stake in shares of CAVA Group by 17.0% in the third quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 2,210,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $273,820,000 after acquiring an additional 321,800 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of CAVA Group by 33.3% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,267,333 shares of the company’s stock worth $156,959,000 after purchasing an additional 316,514 shares during the last quarter. 73.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.