In the latest close session, Cava Group (CAVA) was down 2.7% at $52.64. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.58% gain on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.49%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.45%.
Heading into today, shares of the Mediterranean restaurant chain had lost 10.96% over the past month, lagging the Retail-Wholesale sector's loss of 4.5% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.84%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Cava Group in its upcoming release. The company's earnings per share (EPS) are projected to be $0.12, reflecting no change from the same quarter last year. Alongside, our most recent consensus estimate is anticipating revenue of $357.82 million, indicating a 22.44% upward movement from the same quarter last year.
For the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $0.55 per share and a revenue of $1.51 billion, representing changes of +1.85% and +27.72%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for Cava Group. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.
Our research reveals that these estimate alterations are directly linked with the stock price performance in the near future. To exploit this, we've formed the Zacks Rank, a quantitative model that includes these estimate changes and presents a viable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, spanning from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), boasts an impressive track record of outperformance, audited externally, with #1 ranked stocks yielding an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has witnessed a 0.21% increase. Right now, Cava Group possesses a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Investors should also note Cava Group's current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 98.81. This represents a premium compared to its industry average Forward P/E of 18.82.
We can also see that CAVA currently has a PEG ratio of 4.19. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. As the market closed yesterday, the Retail - Restaurants industry was having an average PEG ratio of 1.7.
The Retail - Restaurants industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 162, putting it in the bottom 35% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Remember to apply Zacks.com to follow these and more stock-moving metrics during the upcoming trading sessions.
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