Cava Group Inc (NYSE: CAVA) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 91.37x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 3.17. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CAVA is 98.90M, and at present, short sellers hold a 9.98% of that float. On May 13, 2025, the average trading volume of CAVA was 3.75M shares.
CAVA) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Cava Group Inc (NYSE: CAVA) has surged by 1.82 when compared to previous closing price of 98.74, but the company has seen a 7.74% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-05-13 that Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock’s price, do they really matter?
CAVA’s Market Performance
Cava Group Inc (CAVA) has experienced a 7.74% rise in stock performance for the past week, with a 11.62% rise in the past month, and a -23.18% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.49%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.31% for CAVA. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 9.84% for CAVA stock, with a simple moving average of -11.32% 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 “Outperform.” The predicted price for CAVA in the upcoming period, according to Bernstein is $115 based on the research report published on April 23, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CAVA reach a price target of $112. The rating they have provided for CAVA stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on March 31st, 2025.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Overweight” to CAVA, setting the target price at $110 in the report published on March 20th of the current year.
CAVA Trading at 15.51% 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 -41.69% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.31%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.49%, as shares surge +13.24% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +15.04% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CAVA rose by +8.05%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +28.89% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $91.54. In addition, Cava Group Inc saw -10.87% 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 Theodoros Xenohristos, who proposed sale 9,348 shares at the price of $95.94 back on May 09 ’25. After this action, Theodoros Xenohristos now owns shares of Cava Group Inc, valued at $896,847 using the latest closing price.
Bertram Kenneth Robert, the CLO & Secretary of Cava Group Inc, sale 678 shares at $124.39 during a trade that took place back on Jan 27 ’25, which means that Bertram Kenneth Robert is holding 57,312 shares at $84,339 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 12.1. 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
To sum up, Cava Group Inc (CAVA) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing 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.
