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

CAVA Group, Inc. (NYSE:CAVA) – Analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of CAVA Group in a research note issued to investors on Monday, January 20th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.17 per share for the quarter. 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.06 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on CAVA. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on CAVA Group from $118.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Citigroup raised their price target on CAVA Group from $140.00 to $163.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of CAVA Group from $90.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of CAVA Group from $125.00 to $148.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of CAVA Group from $123.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $142.13.

CAVA Group Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of NYSE:CAVA opened at $124.14 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $126.66 and its two-hundred day moving average is $118.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 269.87 and a beta of 3.21. CAVA Group has a 52 week low of $44.80 and a 52 week high of $172.43.

CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 12th. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $243.82 million during 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 9.10%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 38.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.06 earnings per share.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other CAVA Group news, CEO Brett Schulman sold 20,564 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $119.18, for a total transaction of $2,450,817.52. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 776,369 shares in the company, valued at approximately $92,527,657.42. This trade represents a 2.58 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Karen Kochevar sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $140.00, for a total value of $2,100,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 1,307 shares in the company, valued at $182,980. This represents a 91.99 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 676,050 shares of company stock worth $100,043,120 over the last ninety days. 12.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CAVA Group

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Conway Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of CAVA Group during the third quarter worth $5,524,000. SpiderRock Advisors LLC increased its position in CAVA Group by 8.9% in the 3rd quarter. SpiderRock Advisors LLC now owns 479,319 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,364,000 after purchasing an additional 39,319 shares during the last quarter. Xponance Inc. raised its stake in shares of CAVA Group by 95.2% during the 2nd quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 9,846 shares of the company’s stock worth $913,000 after purchasing an additional 4,803 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of CAVA Group by 262.8% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 516,092 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,918,000 after buying an additional 373,835 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PFG Investments LLC grew its stake in shares of CAVA Group by 36.8% in the 3rd quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 15,907 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,970,000 after buying an additional 4,275 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.