William Blair Has Negative Outlook of CAVA Group Q2 Earnings

CAVA Group, Inc. (NYSE:CAVA) – Stock analysts at William Blair cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for CAVA Group in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 22nd. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now forecasts that the company will earn $0.13 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.14. 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 FY2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS.

CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 15th. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.08. CAVA Group had a net margin of 13.70% and a return on equity of 10.61%. The business had revenue of $331.83 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $327.98 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.12 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 28.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

CAVA has been the subject of several other research reports. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of CAVA Group from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised shares of CAVA Group from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $115.00 price target for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Melius initiated coverage on shares of CAVA Group in a research report on Monday, July 14th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $95.00 price target for the company. TD Securities reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $120.00 price target on shares of CAVA Group in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Finally, KeyCorp initiated coverage on shares of CAVA Group in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $100.00 price target for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $115.06.

CAVA Group Stock Up 2.1%

CAVA stock opened at $91.80 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $10.62 billion, a PE ratio of 76.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.49 and a beta of 2.65. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $83.17 and its 200 day simple moving average is $95.42. CAVA Group has a fifty-two week low of $70.00 and a fifty-two week high of $172.43.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CAVA Group

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Utah Retirement Systems grew its position in shares of CAVA Group by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Utah Retirement Systems now owns 4,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $462,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. grew its position in shares of CAVA Group by 37.3% in the 1st quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 530 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 144 shares during the period. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of CAVA Group by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC now owns 8,247 shares of the company’s stock valued at $713,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the period. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC boosted its position in CAVA Group by 7.0% during the 4th quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 2,435 shares of the company’s stock worth $275,000 after acquiring an additional 159 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Regent Peak Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in CAVA Group by 6.2% during the 1st quarter. Regent Peak Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,166 shares of the company’s stock worth $274,000 after acquiring an additional 186 shares during the last quarter. 73.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other CAVA Group news, insider Jennifer Somers sold 2,861 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.16, for a total transaction of $215,032.76. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 137,048 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,300,527.68. The trade was a 2.04% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Theodoros Xenohristos sold 9,348 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.88, for a total value of $886,938.24. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 353,271 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $33,518,352.48. This represents a 2.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 67,951 shares of company stock valued at $5,409,027 over the last three months. Company 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.