Cava Group Inc (NYSE: CAVA)’s stock price has increased by 3.60 compared to its previous closing price of 137.32. However, the company has seen a 12.95% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-02-03 that Cava Group (CAVA) concluded the recent trading session at $137.32, signifying a +1.68% move from its prior day’s close.
Is It Worth Investing in Cava Group Inc (NYSE: CAVA) Right Now?
Cava Group Inc (NYSE: CAVA) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 312.48x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for CAVA is at 3.27. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CAVA is 97.92M, and currently, shorts hold a 9.35% of that float. The average trading volume for CAVA on February 05, 2025 was 2.77M shares.
CAVA’s Market Performance
CAVA stock saw an increase of 12.95% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 23.52% and a quarterly increase of 6.52%. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.23%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.98% for Cava Group Inc (CAVA). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 15.35% for CAVA stock, with a simple moving average of 30.73% 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 previous 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 previous year.
CAVA Trading at 11.88% 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 -17.49% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.98%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.23%, as shares surge +23.63% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +0.72% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CAVA rose by +12.95%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +131.11% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $123.34. In addition, Cava Group Inc saw 26.13% 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 Bertram Kenneth Robert, who sale 678 shares at the price of $124.39 back on Jan 27 ’25. After this action, Bertram Kenneth Robert now owns 57,312 shares of Cava Group Inc, valued at $84,339 using the latest closing price.
Tolivar Tricia K., the Chief Financial Officer of Cava Group Inc, sale 1,505 shares at $124.39 during a trade that took place back on Jan 27 ’25, which means that Tolivar Tricia K. is holding 234,087 shares at $187,212 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.
Based on Cava Group Inc (CAVA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.37 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.42.
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 17.85. 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
In conclusion, Cava Group Inc (CAVA) has had a better performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
