
CAVA Stock Forecast & Price Target
CAVA Analyst Ratings
Bulls say
Cava Group Inc has demonstrated robust performance with a two-year same-store sales (SSS) growth trend of approximately 20% and traffic growth of about 13%, significantly outperforming the overall industry. The company maintains a strong growth outlook, expecting full-year SSS growth between 4% and 6%, backed by ambitious plans to expand to over 1,000 stores by the end of 2032 while achieving best-in-class new unit returns. Additionally, the encouraging performance of new stores, trending with average unit volumes over $3 million, suggests healthy consumer demand and solidifies Cava's position as a category leader with latent pricing power.
Bears say
Cava Group Inc. is facing significant challenges as evidenced by its disappointing second-quarter same-store sales (SSS) growth of 2.1%, falling well short of the consensus estimate of 6.3%, and reflecting potential headwinds from Gen Z consumer behavior that are expected to persist into 2026. The company's lowered guidance for fiscal year 2026 SSS to a range of 3.0% to 4.0% indicates a weakening outlook, contrasted with prior estimates of 4.0% to 6.0%. Additionally, while the EBITDA of $40.0 million aligns closely with estimates, it is driven by lower restaurant-level margins and higher pre-opening costs, suggesting underlying operational vulnerabilities despite a focus on profitability.
This aggregate rating is based on analysts' research of Cava Group, Inc. and is not a guaranteed prediction by Public.com or investment advice.
CAVA Analyst Forecast & Price Prediction
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