CAVA

CAVA GROUP, INC.

NYSE · Retail-Eating Places · Inc. DE · CIK 0001639438
$73.62 +1.40% $8.6B
Insider Selling Cluster (4 insiders)High Impact Filing (8/10)4 New Institutional Positions
Vol
Market Cap$8.6B
Cap SizeMid Cap
Analyst ConsensusBuy (61%)
Inst. Holders8 funds
Inst. Value$1.3B
Inst. Activity4 buys / 2 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 $72.60

Recent Activity

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 poo
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.
FMR LLC — ADD
5,037,042 shares ($295.6M)

Price Targets

$91.79 +20.3% upside Strong Buy
Current $76.28 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 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

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 ▲ +3.5% $0.60 — $0.87 35% YoY 25

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
VANGUARD GROUP INC$541.2M
FMR LLC$295.6MADD
MORGAN STANLEY$194.8MADD
BANK OF AMERICA CORP$122.0MDOUBLED
NORGES BANK$50.3MNEW

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
8 institutional holders with $1.3B total value (21,778,802 shares) as of 2025-Q4. Top holders: VANGUARD, FMR, MORGAN. Net buying activity: 4 institutions added/increased vs 2 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2025-Q4

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1VANGUARD GROUP INC9,221,272$541.2M42.3%
2FMR LLC5,037,042$295.6M23.1%ADD +40.4%
3MORGAN STANLEY3,318,894$194.8M15.2%ADD +33.7%
4BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/2,078,995$122.0M9.5%DOUBLED +140.3%
5NORGES BANK856,676$50.3M3.9%NEW
6CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC792,001$46.5M3.6%ADD +25.6%
7TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP257,758$15.1M1.2%DOUBLED +120.1%
8WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN216,164$12.7M1.0%TRIM -71.7%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
FMR LLCADD3,588,4535,037,042+40.4%$295.6M2025-Q4
MORGAN STANLEYADD2,483,2663,318,894+33.7%$194.8M2025-Q4
NORGES BANKNEW856,676$50.3M2025-Q4
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPDOUBLED117,103257,758+120.1%$15.1M2025-Q4
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNTRIM763,633216,164-71.7%$12.7M2025-Q4
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCEXIT320,2500-100.0%$0.002025-Q4
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCADD573,650720,299+25.6%$43.5M2025-Q3
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCTRIM1,085,956320,250-70.5%$19.3M2025-Q3
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPTRIM350,881117,103-66.6%$7.1M2025-Q3
NORGES BANKEXIT668,1350-100.0%$0.002025-Q3
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/DOUBLED984,8072,366,417+140.3%$199.3M2025-Q2
MORGAN STANLEYADD1,361,3222,012,874+47.9%$169.5M2025-Q2
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNDOUBLED354,059872,853+146.5%$73.5M2025-Q2
NORGES BANKNEW668,135$56.3M2025-Q2
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPTRIM680,593350,881-48.4%$29.6M2025-Q2
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCTRIM2,835,2392,001,002-29.4%$172.9M2025-Q1
UBS Group AGDOUBLED142,0091,860,481+1210.1%$160.8M2025-Q1
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCTRIM1,567,250918,250-41.4%$79.3M2025-Q1
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPTRIM1,484,196680,593-54.1%$58.8M2025-Q1
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNADD242,720354,059+45.9%$30.6M2025-Q1
NORGES BANKEXIT572,1450-100.0%$0.002025-Q1
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCNEW516,092$63.9M2024-Q3
8 unique insiders with 8 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 OfficerM5,181$9.58$49.6K
May 21, 2026Phillips Adam DavidChief Accounting OfficerSELL5,181$77.14$399.7K
May 21, 2026Phillips Adam DavidChief Accounting OfficerM5,181$0.00$0.00
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 OfficerA4,721$0.00$0.00
Feb 26, 2026Bertram Kenneth RobertCLO & SecretaryA3,836$0.00$0.00
Feb 26, 2026Costanza KellyChief People OfficerA4,721$0.00$0.00
Feb 26, 2026Schulman BrettCEO and PresidentA29,060$0.00$0.00
Feb 26, 2026Phillips Adam DavidChief Accounting OfficerA1,070$0.00$0.00
Feb 26, 2026Costanza KellyChief People OfficerM31,803$0.00$0.00
Feb 26, 2026Tolivar Tricia K.Chief Financial OfficerA7,966$0.00$0.00

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

$91.79 mean target +20.3% upside Strong Buy (2.00)
$55.00 Low $110.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$76.28
Target Low$55.00
Target Mean$91.79
Target Median$95.00
Target High$110.00
# Analysts24
RecommendationStrong Buy (2.00)

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 28.5% 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 27.2% 17
Next FY
2027-12-31
$0.75 $0.60 $0.87 34.9% +3.5% 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: 1 upgrades, 1 downgrades, 5 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
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 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 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)
May 19, 2026
earnings_calendar
CAVA Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-05-19
May 19, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CAVA — 60.5% short (1.6M / 2.6M)
Short: 1,569,370 | Exempt: 22 | TRF Vol: 2,595,108 | Short Ratio: 60.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)