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Insider Buy ·Filed Sep 2, 2026

CAVA

CAVA GROUP, INC.
NEUTRAL
Impact 2/10
Horizondays Processed1mo ago SEC0001628280-26-060167
Insider cluster: 1 insiders, $432K total
Actionable Insight • Neutral

The COO's open-market buy is a modest positive signal but too small to move the stock. Monitor for additional insider purchases or upcoming earnings for confirmation of insider conviction. No immediate trading action warranted.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencemedium
Horizondays
Latest settled — T+20d ⚠ clustered
CAVA ▼ -12.28% at T+20d
NEUTRAL call -12.28% · α vs SPY -11.16% · entry $61.67 → $54.10
Next anchor: T+60d in 5w
Latest observation: T+35 +11.63% FF3 residual α
Entry = T+0 close
Sep 2, 2026
via day close
T+1d
-1.48%
call -1.48% · α -1.09%
$60.76
settled 8w ago
T+5d
-9.39%
call -9.39% · α -8.24%
$55.88
settled 7w ago
T+20d
-12.28%
call -12.28% · α -11.16%
$54.10
settled 25d ago
T+60d
Pending
in 5w

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Executive Summary

CAVA COO Douglas Thompson purchased 6,500 shares on the open market for $432K at $66.52. The buy is a modest positive signal from a C-suite insider, but the dollar amount represents less than 0.01% of CAVA's $7.1B market cap, making it trivial in scale.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
buying
Total Value
$432.4K
Insiders
1

Key Facts

  • COO Douglas W. Thompson bought 6,500 shares at $66.52 on 2026-08-31
  • Total purchase value: $432,380
  • Purchase is ~0.006% of CAVA's $7.1B market cap
  • Single insider buy — no cluster or pattern of accumulation

Financial Impact

$432K open-market purchase by COO, negligible relative to $7.1B market cap

insider ownership

Risk Factors

  • Insider buy is isolated and small — may be routine portfolio rebalancing

Market Snapshot

Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Retail-Eating Places
Analyst Consensus
66% bullish (35 analysts)

Investment Themes

Consumer & Retail

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
INSIDER-BUY Data (Synthetic)0001628280-26-060167
11 reports for CAVA
Performance horizon

Track record builds as more directional reports settle.

Filters
Rows
Reports for CAVA — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Sep 18, 2026
5w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$51.64awaiting T+60—$51.53 (−0.21%)
Sep 2, 2026
7w ago
Insider Buy
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$61.67awaiting T+60—$51.53 (−16.44%)
Jun 18, 2026
18w ago
144
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$80.88 $49.99▼ −38.19%▼ −39.94%$51.53 (−36.29%)
Jun 17, 2026
18w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 7/10
$89.18 $54.89▲ +38.45%▲ +40.34%$51.53 (+42.22%)
Jun 5, 2026
20w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$73.62 $61.08▼ −17.03%▼ −20.09%$51.53 (−30.01%)
May 29, 2026
21w ago
3
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$74.67 $69.29▼ −7.21%▼ −8.44%$51.53 (−30.99%)
May 28, 2026
21w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$77.66 $71.93▼ −7.38%▼ −8.56%$51.53 (−33.65%)
May 22, 2026
22w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$80.32 $71.57▼ −10.89%▼ −13.62%$51.53 (−35.84%)
Apr 24, 2026
26w ago
DEFA14A
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$94.23 $62.35▼ −33.83%▼ −38.61%$51.53 (−45.31%)
Apr 21, 2026
26w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$96.75 $68.85▼ −28.84%▼ −33.62%$51.53 (−46.74%)
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US Market Status

Market Closed — Opens Tue (17h 3m)

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Report published Sep 2, 2026