CAVA

CAVA GROUP, INC.

NYSE · Retail-Eating Places · Inc. DE · CIK 0001639438
$90.99 +3.10% $10.6B
Insider Selling Cluster (4 insiders)High Impact Filing (8/10)37 New Institutional Positions13 Institutional Exits
Vol
Market Cap$10.6B
Cap SizeLarge Cap
Analyst ConsensusBuy (61%)
Inst. Holders50 funds
Inst. Value$6.3B
Inst. Activity37 buys / 13 sells
Insider Activity4B / 4S
Insider Net $-$2.5M
Reddit Sentiment75° Bullish
SEC Reports7
Exchange NYSE·Sector Retail-Eating Places·Inc. DE·CIK 0001639438·Prev Close $88.25

Recent Activity

Jun 11, 2026 short_volume
Short Volume: CAVA — 57.3% short (0.9M / 1.6M)
Short: 929,192 | Exempt: 887 | TRF Vol: 1,620,985 | Short Ratio: 57.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark p
Jun 5, 2026 SEC
Two CAVA insiders — the CLO and the COO — made open-market purchases totaling $265K over a week. The cluster is small re
CLUSTER — Impact 3/10
Jun 3, 2026 Insider
KADOW JOSEPH JOHN bought 1,000 shares
CLO & Secretary @ $70.00 ($70.0K)
May 29, 2026 SEC
Joseph John Kadow filed a Form 3 initial statement of beneficial ownership, disclosing 4,974 restricted stock units (RSU
3 — Impact 2/10
May 29, 2026 Insider
Thompson Douglas W. bought 2,500 shares
Chief Operations Officer @ $77.90 ($194.8K)
May 29, 2026 Insider
KADOW JOSEPH JOHN bought 1,000 shares
CLO & Secretary @ $79.00 ($79.0K)
May 28, 2026 SEC
CAVA's cluster is mixed: the COO made a small open-market purchase of $318K, while the Chief Accounting Officer and Chie
CLUSTER — Impact 3/10
Inst.
Capital Research Global Investors — TRIM
6,137,481 shares ($496.5M)

Price Targets

$92.00 +1.1% upside Hold
Current $90.99 Low $55.00 Median $95.00 High $110.00 24 analysts
$55.00 $110.00

Analyst Ratings

Buy61% buy · 36 analysts
11Strong Buy
11Buy
13Hold
0Sell
1Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
Jun 10, 2026 UBS UPGRADE Neutral → Buy
Jun 4, 2026 TD Cowen REITERATE Buy → Buy
May 22, 2026 Argus Research UPGRADE Hold → Buy
May 21, 2026 DA Davidson MAINTAIN Neutral → Neutral
May 20, 2026 Roth Capital REITERATE Buy → Buy

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $0.19 ▲ +10.8% $0.16 — $0.22 17% YoY 16
Next Q $0.14 ▼ -5.0% $0.12 — $0.17 14% YoY 16
Current FY $0.55 ▲ +4.1% $0.49 — $0.60 2% YoY 17
Next FY $0.75 ▲ +3.6% $0.60 — $0.87 35% YoY 25

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
BlackRock, Inc.$774.1M
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.$539.1M
Capital Research Global Investors$496.5MTRIM
FMR LLC$478.3M
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$359.6M

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
Jun 3, 2026KADOW JOSEPHBUY$70.0K
May 29, 2026Thompson DouglasBUY$194.8K
May 29, 2026KADOW JOSEPHBUY$79.0K
May 26, 2026Thompson DouglasBUY$317.8K
May 21, 2026Phillips AdamM$49.6K

Reddit Sentiment

75°
Bullish
Bearish Neutral Bullish
4 mentions 4 bullish 0 bearish
50 institutional holders with $6.3B total value (80,074,624 shares) as of 2026-Q1. Top holders: BlackRock,, ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN, Capital. Net buying activity: 37 institutions added/increased vs 13 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2026-Q1

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1BlackRock, Inc.9,567,987$774.1M12.3%
2ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.9,185,954$539.1M8.6%
3Capital Research Global Investors6,137,481$496.5M7.9%TRIM -27.3%
4FMR LLC5,911,767$478.3M7.6%
5VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC4,445,384$359.6M5.7%
6VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC4,192,699$339.2M5.4%
7STATE STREET CORP3,005,604$243.2M3.9%
8Capital International Investors2,610,047$211.2M3.4%TRIM -46.6%
9WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC2,393,971$193.7M3.1%
10SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP2,139,400$173.1M2.8%
11Capital World Investors2,126,860$172.1M2.7%DOUBLED +340.3%
12MORGAN STANLEY1,850,610$149.7M2.4%TRIM -44.2%
131832 Asset Management L.P.1,519,200$122.9M2.0%NEW
14Clearbridge Investments, LLC1,443,518$116.8M1.9%ADD +44.0%
15BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/1,297,361$105.0M1.7%TRIM -37.6%
16CITIGROUP INC1,252,794$101.4M1.6%
17CITADEL ADVISORS LLC1,228,225$99.4M1.6%
18Hood River Capital Management LLC1,179,441$95.4M1.5%NEW
19GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC1,071,134$86.7M1.4%
20FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC1,029,973$83.3M1.3%TRIM -31.3%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
Capital Research Global InvestorsTRIM8,440,0406,137,481-27.3%$496.5M2026-Q1
Capital International InvestorsTRIM4,885,3172,610,047-46.6%$211.2M2026-Q1
Capital World InvestorsDOUBLED483,1022,126,860+340.3%$172.1M2026-Q1
MORGAN STANLEYTRIM3,318,8941,850,610-44.2%$149.7M2026-Q1
1832 Asset Management L.P.NEW1,519,200$122.9M2026-Q1
Clearbridge Investments, LLCADD1,002,2731,443,518+44.0%$116.8M2026-Q1
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/TRIM2,078,9951,297,361-37.6%$105.0M2026-Q1
Hood River Capital Management LLCNEW1,179,441$95.4M2026-Q1
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INCTRIM1,498,6501,029,973-31.3%$83.3M2026-Q1
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLPDOUBLED129,001907,809+603.7%$73.4M2026-Q1
DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCNEW846,738$68.5M2026-Q1
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INCDOUBLED92,911810,207+772.0%$65.5M2026-Q1
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLCNEW687,587$55.1M2026-Q1
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P.TRIM1,275,855619,462-51.4%$50.1M2026-Q1
Woodline Partners LPDOUBLED106,220535,688+404.3%$43.3M2026-Q1
MARSHALL WACE, LLPTRIM1,387,774490,137-64.7%$39.7M2026-Q1
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ADD331,568469,401+41.6%$38.0M2026-Q1
VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLCDOUBLED122,433468,444+282.6%$37.9M2026-Q1
NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC.NEW466,260$37.7M2026-Q1
Nuveen, LLCDOUBLED155,914419,968+169.4%$34.0M2026-Q1
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.ADD255,564419,131+64.0%$33.9M2026-Q1
BNP Paribas Asset Management Holding S.A.ADD266,383406,126+52.5%$32.9M2026-Q1
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INCADD240,864305,116+26.7%$24.7M2026-Q1
AmundiDOUBLED42,792290,281+578.4%$23.5M2026-Q1
Invesco Ltd.ADD145,565279,664+92.1%$22.6M2026-Q1
8 unique insiders with 16 transactions. Net insider value: -$2.5M ($661.5K bought, $3.1M sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Jun 3, 2026KADOW JOSEPH JOHNCLO & SecretaryBUY1,000$70.00$70.0K
May 29, 2026Thompson Douglas W.Chief Operations OfficerBUY2,500$77.90$194.8K
May 29, 2026KADOW JOSEPH JOHNCLO & SecretaryBUY1,000$79.00$79.0K
May 26, 2026Thompson Douglas W.Chief Operations OfficerBUY4,000$79.45$317.8K
May 21, 2026Phillips Adam DavidChief Accounting OfficerEXERCISE5,181$9.58$49.6K
May 21, 2026Phillips Adam DavidChief Accounting OfficerSELL5,181$77.14$399.7K
May 21, 2026Costanza KellyChief People OfficerSELL10,010$79.87$799.5K
May 11, 2026Xenohristos TheodorosChief Concept OfficerSELL9,044$79.75$721.3K
Mar 5, 2026Bertram Kenneth RobertCLO & SecretarySELL15,000$80.33$1.2M
Feb 26, 2026Xenohristos TheodorosChief Concept OfficerAWARD4,721
Feb 26, 2026Bertram Kenneth RobertCLO & SecretaryAWARD3,836
Feb 26, 2026Costanza KellyChief People OfficerAWARD4,721
Feb 26, 2026Schulman BrettCEO and PresidentAWARD29,060
Feb 26, 2026Phillips Adam DavidChief Accounting OfficerAWARD1,070
Feb 26, 2026Costanza KellyChief People OfficerEXERCISE31,803
Feb 26, 2026Tolivar Tricia K.Chief Financial OfficerAWARD7,966

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Buy (61% buy). Based on 36 analysts: 11 strong buy, 11 buy, 13 hold, 0 sell, 1 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$92.00 mean target +1.1% upside Hold (1.93)
$55.00 Low $110.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$90.99
Target Low$55.00
Target Mean$92.00
Target Median$95.00
Target High$110.00
# Analysts24
RecommendationHold (1.93)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$0.19 $0.16 $0.22 17.5% +10.8% 11↑ 1↓ $0.4B 28.4% 16
Next Q
2026-09-30
$0.14 $0.12 $0.17 14.2% -5.0% 3↑ 7↓ $0.4B 24.2% 16
Current FY
2026-12-31
$0.55 $0.49 $0.60 2.3% +4.1% 12↑ 1↓ $1.5B 27.1% 17
Next FY
2027-12-31
$0.75 $0.60 $0.87 35.0% +3.6% 17↑ 4↓ $1.8B 20.6% 25

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$0.188
7d ago$0.185+0.003
30d ago$0.170+0.018
60d ago$0.167+0.021
90d ago$0.165+0.023
22 analyst firms have rated this stock: 2 upgrades, 1 downgrades, 5 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
Jun 10, 2026 UBS UPGRADE Neutral Buy
Jun 4, 2026 TD Cowen REITERATE Buy Buy
May 22, 2026 Argus Research UPGRADE Hold Buy
May 21, 2026 DA Davidson MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
May 20, 2026 Roth Capital REITERATE Buy Buy
May 20, 2026 Piper Sandler MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
May 20, 2026 Telsey Advisory Group MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
May 20, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
May 20, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
May 20, 2026 Morgan Stanley MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
May 20, 2026 Baird MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
May 20, 2026 Stifel MAINTAIN Buy Buy
May 20, 2026 TD Cowen REITERATE Buy Buy
May 14, 2026 Telsey Advisory Group MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
May 12, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
May 4, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
May 1, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Apr 24, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Apr 21, 2026 Morgan Stanley MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Apr 20, 2026 Benchmark MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Apr 20, 2026 Keybanc MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Apr 13, 2026 Goldman Sachs MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Apr 2, 2026 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Apr 2, 2026 Mizuho MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Mar 26, 2026 Guggenheim INITIATE Buy
Mar 9, 2026 Wolfe Research INITIATE Outperform
Mar 6, 2026 DA Davidson INITIATE Neutral
Mar 3, 2026 Keybanc MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Feb 27, 2026 Argus Research DOWNGRADE Buy Hold
Feb 25, 2026 Telsey Advisory Group MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Feb 25, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Feb 25, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Feb 25, 2026 Truist Securities MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Feb 25, 2026 Bernstein MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Feb 25, 2026 Morgan Stanley MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Feb 25, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Feb 25, 2026 Piper Sandler MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Feb 25, 2026 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Feb 23, 2026 Truist Securities MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Feb 19, 2026 Telsey Advisory Group MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Feb 18, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Feb 12, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Feb 5, 2026 Benchmark INITIATE Buy
Jan 20, 2026 Morgan Stanley MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Jan 9, 2026 Mizuho MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Jan 9, 2026 Telsey Advisory Group INITIATE Outperform
Jan 8, 2026 Truist Securities MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jan 7, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Jan 6, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Jan 5, 2026 Bernstein MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 20261111130161%
May 1, 20261011150157%
Apr 1, 20261010150057%
Mar 1, 2026812120063%
Feb 1, 2026912100068%
Jan 1, 2026911100067%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

No congressional trading data available for this ticker. Data is sourced from Senate and House financial disclosure filings.

75°
Bullish
Bearish Neutral Bullish
4 mentions 4 bullish 0 bearish 4 time periods

Reddit Sentiment History

DateMentionsSentimentBullishBearishThreads
May 20, 2026160° Warm101
May 20, 2026160° Warm101
Mar 17, 2026160° Warm101
Mar 17, 2026160° Warm101
Jun 11, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CAVA — 57.3% short (0.9M / 1.6M)
Short: 929,192 | Exempt: 887 | TRF Vol: 1,620,985 | Short Ratio: 57.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 8, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CAVA — 64.6% short (0.4M / 0.7M)
Short: 445,057 | Exempt: 228 | TRF Vol: 689,245 | Short Ratio: 64.6% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 5, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CAVA — 68.6% short (0.5M / 0.7M)
Short: 498,260 | Exempt: 7 | TRF Vol: 726,782 | Short Ratio: 68.6% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 4, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CAVA — 65.6% short (0.8M / 1.3M)
Short: 837,977 | Exempt: 8,587 | TRF Vol: 1,277,618 | Short Ratio: 65.6% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 3, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CAVA — 71.9% short (0.9M / 1.3M)
Short: 908,120 | Exempt: 6,651 | TRF Vol: 1,262,266 | Short Ratio: 71.9% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 2, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CAVA — 65.0% short (0.6M / 0.9M)
Short: 570,538 | Exempt: 207 | TRF Vol: 877,212 | Short Ratio: 65.0% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 1, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CAVA — 58.8% short (0.7M / 1.1M)
Short: 664,437 | Exempt: 3,392 | TRF Vol: 1,129,896 | Short Ratio: 58.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 29, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CAVA — 57.1% short (0.7M / 1.3M)
Short: 746,412 | Exempt: 218 | TRF Vol: 1,308,299 | Short Ratio: 57.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 28, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CAVA — 65.1% short (1.0M / 1.5M)
Short: 988,023 | Exempt: 7,632 | TRF Vol: 1,516,791 | Short Ratio: 65.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 27, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CAVA — 64.5% short (0.7M / 1.0M)
Short: 653,381 | Exempt: 171 | TRF Vol: 1,012,423 | Short Ratio: 64.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 26, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CAVA — 68.6% short (0.6M / 0.9M)
Short: 636,892 | Exempt: 3,475 | TRF Vol: 928,811 | Short Ratio: 68.6% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 25, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: CAVA — 3.3M shares, 63,141 trades
Week starting 2026-05-25. Total ATS volume: 3,303,072 shares across 63,141 trades.
May 22, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CAVA — 61.3% short (0.6M / 0.9M)
Short: 582,495 | Exempt: 468 | TRF Vol: 949,895 | Short Ratio: 61.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 21, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CAVA — 69.5% short (0.9M / 1.2M)
Short: 852,631 | Exempt: 18,493 | TRF Vol: 1,226,435 | Short Ratio: 69.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 20, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CAVA — 69.2% short (3.7M / 5.4M)
Short: 3,729,131 | Exempt: 9,835 | TRF Vol: 5,387,712 | Short Ratio: 69.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)