What is William Blair’s Estimate for CAVA Group Q3 Earnings?

CAVA Group, Inc. (NYSE:CAVA) – William Blair lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of CAVA Group in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 13th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.15 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.18. The consensus estimate for CAVA Group’s current full-year earnings is $0.50 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for CAVA Group’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.03 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.55 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.86 EPS.

CAVA has been the subject of several other reports. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of CAVA Group from $102.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. TD Cowen decreased their target price on shares of CAVA Group from $120.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. TD Securities reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $120.00 target price on shares of CAVA Group in a research note on Friday, May 16th. UBS Group cut their price target on CAVA Group from $96.00 to $75.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Piper Sandler cut their price target on CAVA Group from $122.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, CAVA Group presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $100.44.

CAVA Group Stock Down 2.1%

Shares of CAVA opened at $68.95 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 57.94, a P/E/G ratio of 3.58 and a beta of 2.65. CAVA Group has a twelve month low of $65.70 and a twelve month high of $172.43. The company has a 50 day moving average of $83.04 and a 200-day moving average of $91.77.

CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 12th. The company reported $0.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $280.62 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $285.65 million. CAVA Group had a net margin of 12.98% and a return on equity of 9.83%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 20.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.17 EPS.

Insider Activity at CAVA Group

In other news, CFO Tricia K. Tolivar sold 4,845 shares of CAVA Group stock in a transaction on Monday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.16, for a total transaction of $364,150.20. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 236,345 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,763,690.20. This trade represents a 2.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Adam David Phillips sold 739 shares of CAVA Group stock in a transaction on Monday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.16, for a total value of $55,543.24. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 11,063 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $831,495.08. This represents a 6.26% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 58,603 shares of company stock valued at $4,522,089. 6.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CAVA. Jennison Associates LLC raised its stake in CAVA Group by 246.1% in the first quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 8,519,459 shares of the company’s stock valued at $736,166,000 after purchasing an additional 6,057,727 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its stake in CAVA Group by 114.4% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 2,394,561 shares of the company’s stock valued at $206,915,000 after purchasing an additional 1,277,912 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in CAVA Group by 13.2% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 9,065,782 shares of the company’s stock valued at $783,374,000 after purchasing an additional 1,054,180 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in CAVA Group in the first quarter valued at about $72,800,000. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its stake in CAVA Group by 2,072.1% in the first quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 852,691 shares of the company’s stock valued at $73,681,000 after purchasing an additional 813,434 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.15% of the company’s stock.

CAVA Group Company Profile

CAVA Group, Inc owns and operates a chain of restaurants under the CAVA brand in the United States. The company also offers dips, spreads, and dressings through grocery stores. In addition, the company provides online and mobile ordering platforms. Cava Group, Inc was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Washington, the District of Columbia.