William Blair Forecasts CAVA Group’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:CAVA)

CAVA Group, Inc. (NYSE:CAVA) – Analysts at William Blair dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for CAVA Group in a report issued on Friday, May 16th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.14 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.16. William Blair 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.60 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS.

CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 15th. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.08. CAVA Group had a return on equity of 9.10% and a net margin of 5.88%. The business had revenue of $331.83 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $327.98 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.12 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 28.1% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on CAVA. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of CAVA Group from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $110.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Citigroup raised their price target on CAVA Group from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 16th. TD Securities reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $120.00 price target on shares of CAVA Group in a report on Friday, May 16th. Barclays decreased their price objective on CAVA Group from $104.00 to $90.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Piper Sandler upgraded CAVA Group from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $142.00 to $115.00 in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $123.00.

CAVA Group Trading Down 1.0%

NYSE:CAVA opened at $89.18 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $10.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 193.87 and a beta of 3.28. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $88.53 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $111.16. CAVA Group has a twelve month low of $70.00 and a twelve month high of $172.43.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CAVA. Jennison Associates LLC raised its holdings in shares of CAVA Group by 246.1% in the 1st quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 8,519,459 shares of the company’s stock worth $736,166,000 after purchasing an additional 6,057,727 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in CAVA Group by 20.4% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,011,602 shares of the company’s stock worth $903,709,000 after purchasing an additional 1,357,187 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its holdings in CAVA Group by 114.4% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 2,394,561 shares of the company’s stock valued at $206,915,000 after buying an additional 1,277,912 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in CAVA Group during the first quarter valued at approximately $72,800,000. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its position in CAVA Group by 2,072.1% during the first quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 852,691 shares of the company’s stock valued at $73,681,000 after buying an additional 813,434 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.15% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at CAVA Group

In other news, insider Theodoros Xenohristos sold 9,348 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.88, for a total transaction of $886,938.24. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 353,271 shares in the company, valued at $33,518,352.48. This represents a 2.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders own 6.80% 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.