CAVA Group
CAVA
Market cap $10.1B

87.34 USD

+0.57

0.66%

At close Jul 18, 4:00 PM EDT

After hours

87.50

+0.16

0.18%

1 day

0.66%

5 days

-4.00%

1 month

17.31%

3 months

8.67%

6 months

-27.52%

Year to date

-24.17%

1 year

9.19%

5 years

99.50%

10 years

99.50%

About: Cava Group Inc owns and operates a chain of restaurants. It is the category-defining Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant brand, bringing together healthful food and bold, satisfying flavors at scale. The company's dips, spreads, and dressings are centrally produced and sold in grocery stores. The company's operations are conducted as two reportable segments: CAVA and Zoes Kitchen. The company generates all of its revenue from the CAVA segment.

Employees: 10,300

Consumer Discretionary Restaurants

0

Funds holding %

of 7,321 funds

0

Analysts bullish %

of 10 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

83% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 211 | Existing positions reduced: 115

7.91% more ownership

Funds ownership: 70.65% [Q4 2024] → 78.56% (+7.91%) [Q1 2025]

4% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 122 | Existing positions closed: 117

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 513 [Q4 2024] → 508 (-5) [Q1 2025]

12% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $461M | Put options by funds: $526M

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.14B [Q4 2024] → $7.81B (-$1.33B) [Q1 2025]

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 [Q4 2024] → 6 (-2) [Q1 2025]

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Research analyst outlook

10 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$91

4%

upside

Avg. target

$110

26%

upside

High target

$125

43%

upside

10 analyst ratings

6 positive

60%

4 neutral

40%

0 negative

0%

Barclays Jeffrey Bernstein	4%upside $91	Equal-Weight Maintained	17 Jul 2025
Morgan Stanley Brian Harbour	23%upside $107	Equal-Weight Maintained	14 Jul 2025
Keybanc Christopher Carril	15%upside $100	Overweight Initiated	2 Jul 2025
JP Morgan John Ivankoe	9%upside $95	Overweight Maintained	25 Jun 2025
Stifel Chris O'Cull	43%upside $125	Buy Maintained	18 Jun 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 21 articles about CAVA published over the past 30 days

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Cava Group (CAVA) Stock Drops Despite Market Gains: Important Facts to Note

Cava Group (CAVA) closed at $86.77 in the latest trading session, marking a -2.48% move from the prior day.

Cava Group (CAVA) Stock Drops Despite Market Gains: Important Facts to Note

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Brokers Suggest Investing in Cava (CAVA): Read This Before Placing a Bet

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Zacks Investment Research

CAVA vs. Chipotle: Whose Growth Story Looks Stronger Now?

CAVA and CMG are charting distinct growth paths in the fast-casual space, with one scaling rapidly with Mediterranean flair and the other deepening its stronghold through innovation and discipline.

CAVA vs. Chipotle: Whose Growth Story Looks Stronger Now?

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Cava Group (CAVA) Stock Dips While Market Gains: Key Facts

Cava Group (CAVA) reached $89.86 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a -2.38% change compared to its last close.

Cava Group (CAVA) Stock Dips While Market Gains: Key Facts

CAVA: A Great Growth Story, But Fairly Priced

CAVA is a great growth story with rapid restaurant expansion, strong same-store sales, and a robust balance sheet fueling further growth. CAVA's unique position as the leading Mediterranean chain in the U.S. gives it first-mover advantages and a significant runway for expansion. Valuation is fair after the recent dip, but I would buy on a pullback in the high 70s-low 80s range with a larger margin of safety.

CAVA: A Great Growth Story, But Fairly Priced

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CAVA Group: Looking More And More Like A Mini-Chipotle (Rating Upgrade)

CAVA reported another consecutive quarter of brilliant financial metrics. The company now generates over $1B in sales, while growing at 28%. It has generated free cash flow in four of its last four quarters. Phenomenal performance. CAVA also continues to grow its location count at very healthy rates, i.e., 18% growth in location count in Q1'25.

CAVA Group: Looking More And More Like A Mini-Chipotle (Rating Upgrade)

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