Head-To-Head Analysis: CAVA Group (CAVA) vs. Its Competitors

CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA) is one of 76 publicly-traded companies in the “Eating places” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare CAVA Group to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares CAVA Group and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CAVA Group	$728.70 million	$13.28 million	227.05
CAVA Group Competitors	$2.17 billion	$248.48 million	27.51

CAVA Group’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than CAVA Group. CAVA Group is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for CAVA Group and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CAVA Group	0	6	8	0	2.57
CAVA Group Competitors	555	4842	6348	324	2.53

CAVA Group presently has a consensus target price of $81.50, indicating a potential downside of 12.45%. As a group, “Eating places” companies have a potential downside of 54.76%. Given CAVA Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe CAVA Group is more favorable than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares CAVA Group and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CAVA Group	3.75%	5.18%	2.98%
CAVA Group Competitors	-9.01%	-451.74%	-5.28%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

73.2% of CAVA Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.9% of shares of all “Eating places” companies are held by institutional investors. 16.0% of shares of all “Eating places” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

CAVA Group beats its rivals on 8 of the 12 factors compared.

About CAVA Group

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.