Cava Group Inc (NYSE: CAVA) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 297.17x compared to its average ratio. CAVA has 36-month beta value of 2.96. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CAVA is 96.36M, and currently, short sellers hold a 11.29% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CAVA on December 09, 2024 was 2.64M shares.
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CAVA) stock’s latest price update
Cava Group Inc (NYSE: CAVA)’s stock price has plunge by -10.33relation to previous closing price of 150.88. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -3.94% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-12-05 that Cava Group (CAVA) reached a significant support level, and could be a good pick for investors from a technical perspective. Recently, CAVA broke through the 20-day moving average, which suggests a short-term bullish trend.
CAVA’s Market Performance
Cava Group Inc (CAVA) has experienced a -3.94% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a -4.30% drop in the past month, and a 13.00% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.15%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.02% for CAVA. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -5.48% for CAVA stock, with a simple moving average of 37.96% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CAVA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CAVA stocks, with Bernstein repeating the rating for CAVA by listing it as a “Mkt Perform.” The predicted price for CAVA in the upcoming period, according to Bernstein is $145 based on the research report published on November 20, 2024 of the current year 2024.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CAVA reach a price target of $135. The rating they have provided for CAVA stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on September 27th, 2024.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to CAVA, setting the target price at $110 in the report published on August 29th of the current year.
CAVA Trading at -1.40% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CAVA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -21.53% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.02%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.15%, as shares sank -7.05% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +10.55% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CAVA fell by -2.86%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +168.27% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $143.22. In addition, Cava Group Inc saw 214.80% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CAVA starting from Xenohristos Theodoros, who sale 65,000 shares at the price of $145.90 back on Dec 04 ’24. After this action, Xenohristos Theodoros now owns 359,846 shares of Cava Group Inc, valued at $9,483,766 using the latest closing price.
KENNETH ROBERT BERTRAM, the Officer of Cava Group Inc, proposed sale 5,004 shares at $150.27 during a trade that took place back on Dec 06 ’24, which means that KENNETH ROBERT BERTRAM is holding shares at $751,940 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CAVA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.06 for the present operating margin
- 0.29 for the gross margin
The net margin for Cava Group Inc stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 9.09, with 5.21 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 78.86 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.02. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 17.0. The receivables turnover for the company is 69.2for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.85. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.93.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Cava Group Inc (CAVA) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
