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CAVA

CAVA GROUP, INC.
NYSE· Retail-Eating Places· Inc. DE· CIK 0001639438 Consumer & Retail
$50.72 −2.76 (−5.16%)
Oct 26 4:00 PM ET · prev $53.48
Market cap
$6.4B
Mid cap
Consensus
Buy
66% Buy or better · 35 analysts
Median target
$82.00
+62% · range $18.00–110.00
Next earnings
Nov 4
in 9 days
1 year
−19.4%
from $62.94 · Oct 27
30 days
−1.7%
from $51.58
52-week range
$43.59–97.39
−48% from high · low Nov 20
Avg volume 20D
2.98M
shares / day
Short interest
15.85M
≈13.6% of shares · +7.9%
Days to cover
4.0
at average volume
Insider net
−$282.2M
2 buyers · 8 sellers · 12 mo
New fund stakes
4
Q2 2026 13F · 1 exit
SecBot read MIXED 2 reports · 90 days
Balance 0 bearish · 0 bullish · 2 neutral oldest → newest, height = score
Avg score ·High conf. 1/2 ·Next Earnings date, Nov 4, 2026
Strongest NEUTRAL CAVA Group announced a $100 million share repurchase program authorized by its board on September 17, 2026…
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Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

  • InsidersBEARISH

    2 insiders bought $1.1M at an average $71.49. 8 insiders sold $283.4M. Price is 29% below their cost.

  • InstitutionsMIXED

    Q2 2026: 30 added (4 new), 27 trimmed or exited. Largest new: Mediolanum International Funds $39.6M, Squarepoint Ops $31.8M.

  • AnalystsBULLISH

    23 of 35 rate it Buy or better. Median target $82.00 (+62%).

  • Short sellersSTEADY

    Short interest +7.9% to 15.85M shares. 4.0 days to cover, ≈13.6% of shares.

  • TrendRANGE

    12% below its 50-day average.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026
4
new positions
1
exit
$92.6M
in new stakes
FundMoveSharesValue
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.TRIM6,642,936$537.4M
1832 Asset Management L.P.ADD2,525,500$198.2M
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLPADD1,605,508$126.0M
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCADD1,515,184$118.9M
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INCADD1,473,206$115.6M
Capital Research Global InvestorsNEAR_EXIT1,444,258$113.4M
NORGES BANKADD1,328,728$104.3M
JANE STREET GROUP, LLCDOUBLED1,241,232$97.4M

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

The Street

35 analysts
Buy 66% rate it Buy or better
Strong Buy10Buy13Hold12Sell0Strong Sell0
12-month targets · 24 analysts

Price is inside the target range. Median implies +62%.Targets as of Oct 26, 2026.

Recent actions
DateFirmActionRating
Oct 23, 2026Keybanc
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINOverweight
Oct 22, 2026UBS
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINBuy
Oct 22, 2026Citigroup
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINNeutral
Oct 21, 2026TD Cowen
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINBuy
Oct 8, 2026Melius Research
UPGRADE
UPGRADEBuy
Sep 18, 2026JP Morgan
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINOverweight

Insider ledger

Form 4
$1.1M
bought · 2 insiders
$283.4M
sold · 8 insiders
−29.1%
vs their $71.49 cost
DateInsiderTypeValue
Sep 15, 2026
KADOW JOSEPH JOHN
CLO & Secretary
BUY$50.0K
Sep 9, 2026
Xenohristos Theodoros
Chief Concept Officer
GIFT16,500 sh
Aug 31, 2026
Thompson Douglas W.
Chief Operations Officer
BUY$432.4K
Aug 13, 2026
Thomas Amiee Lynn
Director
AWARD1,821 sh
Jun 22, 2026
Amouyal Philippe
Director
AWARD1,881 sh
Jun 22, 2026
SHAICH RONALD M
Director
AWARD1,881 sh
Jun 22, 2026
Felt Benjamin
Director
AWARD1,881 sh
Jun 22, 2026
Bosserman David
Director
AWARD1,881 sh

Earnings setup

Estimates
Nov 4
reports in 9 days

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Short side

FINRA· Sep 30, 2026
15,845,433
shares short
+7.9%
vs prior settlement
4.0
days to cover
≈13.6%
of shares outstanding
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Sep 18, 2026 SEC
CAVA Group announced a $100 million share repurchase program authorized by its board on September 17, 2026, with a…
8-K — Impact 3/10
Sep 15, 2026 Insider
KADOW JOSEPH JOHN bought 1,000 shares
CLO & Secretary @ $49.96 ($50.0K)
Sep 9, 2026 Insider
Xenohristos Theodoros gifted 16,500 shares
Chief Concept Officer
Sep 2, 2026 SEC
CAVA COO Douglas Thompson purchased 6,500 shares on the open market for $432K at $66.52. The buy is a modest positive…
INSIDER-BUY — Impact 2/10
Aug 31, 2026 Insider
Thompson Douglas W. bought 6,500 shares
Chief Operations Officer @ $66.52 ($432.4K)
Aug 11, 2026 Earnings calendar
CAVA Q2 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-08-11
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. — TRIM
6,642,936 shares ($537.4M)
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
1832 Asset Management L.P. — ADD
2,525,500 shares ($198.2M)
Catalysts
Scheduled dates and disclosed events: earnings, FDA and trial readouts, halts, press releases. Colored dot = impact.
Upcoming
Nov 4, 2026
Earnings date
CAVA Q3 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-11-04
Recent
Aug 11, 2026
Earnings date
CAVA Q2 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-08-11
May 19, 2026
Earnings date
CAVA Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-05-19
Apr 29, 2026
Short interest
FTD: CAVA — 21,094 shares ($1.9M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260429, Price: $91.04, FTD Value: $1,920,397.76, CAVA GROUP INC COM
Apr 20, 2026
Short interest
FTD: CAVA — 37,197 shares ($3.5M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260420, Price: $94.78, FTD Value: $3,525,531.66, CAVA GROUP INC COM
Mar 31, 2026
Short interest
FTD: CAVA — 14,570 shares ($1.1M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260331, Price: $76.94, FTD Value: $1,121,015.8, CAVA GROUP INC COM

SecBot reports

11 filings · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 9 neutral
All CAVA filing & press-release reports (11)