The stock of Cava Group Inc (CAVA) has seen a -2.30% decrease in the past week, with a -39.78% drop in the past month, and a -38.40% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.16%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.93% for CAVA. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -15.82% for CAVA’s stock, with a simple moving average of -30.72% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Cava Group Inc (NYSE: CAVA) Right Now?
Cava Group Inc (NYSE: CAVA) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 71.42x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for CAVA is 3.62. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 8 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for CAVA is 98.84M and currently, short sellers hold a 6.15% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CAVA on March 18, 2025 was 2.84M shares.
CAVA) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Cava Group Inc (NYSE: CAVA) has jumped by 1.43 compared to previous close of 77.48. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -2.30% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2025-03-16 that With both the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC 2.61%) and the S&P 500 index (^GSPC 2.13%) having fallen into correction territory, there is clearly a lot of fear on Wall Street.
Analysts’ Opinion of CAVA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CAVA stocks, with Piper Sandler repeating the rating for CAVA by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for CAVA in the upcoming period, according to Piper Sandler is $115 based on the research report published on February 28, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Bernstein, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CAVA reach a price target of $145. The rating they have provided for CAVA stocks is “Mkt Perform” according to the report published on November 20th, 2024.
UBS gave a rating of “Neutral” to CAVA, setting the target price at $135 in the report published on September 27th of the previous year.
CAVA Trading at -30.46% 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 -54.42% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.93%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.16%, as shares sank -40.04% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -30.33% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CAVA fell by -2.30%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -4.62% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $93.36. In addition, Cava Group Inc saw -30.33% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
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:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.29 for the gross margin
The net margin for Cava Group Inc stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 20.58, with 11.25 for asset returns.
Based on Cava Group Inc (CAVA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.35 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.43.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 103.79 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.11. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 9.44. The receivables turnover for the company is 74.15for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.82. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.97.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Cava Group Inc (CAVA) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
