Cava Group Inc [CAVA] Is Currently -4.74 below its 200 Period Moving Avg: What Does This Mean?

Cava Group Inc [NYSE: CAVA] slipped around -4.11 points on Thursday, while shares priced at $82.65 at the close of the session, down -4.74%.

Compared to the average trading volume of 2.79M shares, CAVA reached a trading volume of 5094492 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

What do top market gurus say about Cava Group Inc [CAVA]?

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for CAVA shares is $128.92 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on CAVA stock is a recommendation set at 2.12. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

Piper Sandler have made an estimate for Cava Group Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Overweight, with their previous recommendation back on February 28, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Bernstein raised their target price to Mkt Perform. The new note on the price target was released on November 20, 2024, representing the official price target for Cava Group Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $135, while UBS analysts kept a Neutral rating on CAVA stock. On August 29, 2024, analysts increased their price target for CAVA shares from 90 to 110.

The Average True Range (ATR) for Cava Group Inc is set at 6.41, with the Price to Sales ratio for CAVA stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 9.91. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 13.68, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 3.17. Price to Free Cash Flow for CAVA in the course of the last twelve months was 180.60 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 2.91.

How has CAVA stock performed recently?

Cava Group Inc [CAVA] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -8.25. With this latest performance, CAVA shares dropped by -41.91% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -26.15% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 42.57% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for CAVA stock in for the last two-week period is set at 22.92, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 18.03, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 27.29 for Cava Group Inc [CAVA]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 118.09, while it was recorded at 87.67 for the last single week of trading, and 113.45 for the last 200 days.

Cava Group Inc [CAVA]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals

Cava Group Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 2.91 and a Current Ratio set at 2.97.

Earnings analysis for Cava Group Inc [CAVA]

The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for CAVA. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Cava Group Inc go to 32.65%.

Insider trade positions for Cava Group Inc [CAVA]

The top three institutional holders of CAVA stocks are: ARTAL GROUP S.A. with ownership of 23.51 million shares, which is approximately 20.5976%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 5.6 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$519.45 million in CAVA stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$458.25 million in CAVA stock with ownership which is approximately 4.329%.