A Korean barbecue chain and a sushi chain share many of the attractive qualities of those fast-casual leaders.Burrito chain Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG -0.12%) and Mediterranean concept Cava Group (CAVA 0.23%) are undeniably stock market darlings in the restaurant industry. Over the past year, Chipotle's shares are up 70%, and Cava's are up by a whopping 150%. Investors are simply enthused with what they see.There's good reason for that enthusiasm. Their businesses are both doing remarkably well, and invest ...

This new restaurant concept is growing quickly but trades at a steep valuation.Investors love a growth story, especially one in its early stages. So it is no surprise to see Wall Street fawning over restaurant upstart Cava (CAVA 0.23%).The Mediterranean fast-casual concept that has modeled itself after the likes of Chipotle and Sweetgreen has seen its stock soar more than 100% in less than six months to start 2024. It is growing locations quickly and building an ardent fan base around the country.What's nex ...

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, June 20:SPAR Group, Inc. (SGRP) : This merchandising and brand marketing services provider has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 416.7% over the last 60 days.SPAR Group's shares gained 113.8% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s advanced of 5.1%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.Howmet Aerospace Inc. (HWM) : Th ...

It’s no secret that there are not many restaurant stocks to buy currently available. Consumers are reigning in their spending and reducing the amount they spend. It took a while for the U.S. Federal Reserve to catch up to the trends. However, interest rate increases and ongoing inflationary problems have finally started to bring an end to excess consumer discretionary spending.Even the world’s largest restaurant chain, McDonalds (NYSE:MCD), is feeling the squeeze. Starting later this month, it plans on offe ...

Cava is a growing restaurant chain with a long runway for growth ahead. Is buying it today a good way to build a seven-figure net worth?Cava Group (CAVA -2.80%) is often compared to Chipotle Mexican Grill. It's an apt comparison given the operating model of the two restaurant chains. But it also hints at the long-term opportunity for Cava if it can keep expanding its store base. Cava could be a key part of a millionaire-making portfolio, but it's still a stock you'll want to treat with a bit of caution.What ...

Cava Group (CAVA) could be a solid addition to your portfolio given its recent upgrade to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). This upgrade primarily reflects an upward trend in earnings estimates, which is one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices.The sole determinant of the Zacks rating is a company's changing earnings picture. The Zacks Consensus Estimate -- the consensus of EPS estimates from the sell-side analysts covering the stock -- for the current and following years is tracked by the system. ...

文章核心观点 - Cava Group的可比销售增长在上一季度处于低个位数水平 [1] - 当一只股票与已经建立了高增长的股票进行比较时,投资者的预期也往往很高 [2][3] - 根据Cava最新的财报数据,公司可能无法达到这些高预期,存在一些值得关注的地方 [4] 公司表现总结 - Cava第一季度营收同比增长超过30%至2.563亿美元,但主要依赖新店开设 [6] - Cava同店销售增长仅2.3%,远低于前一季度的11.4%和2023年全年的17.9% [7] - 相比之下,Chipotle第一季度同店销售增长为7% [7] - Cava的营业利润率仅5.5%,远低于Chipotle的16.8% [9][10] 股价表现和估值 - Cava股价今年已经翻倍,涨幅超过Chipotle35% [8] - 但Cava市值仅相当于Chipotle的11%,且盈利能力较弱 [9] - 考虑到Cava的高估值,如果业绩增长放缓,股价可能存在较大下行风险 [12][13]

Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter?Let's take a look at what these Wall Street heavyweights have to say about Cava Group (CAVA) before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage.Cava currently has an average brokerage ...

After posting impressive Q1 results last week, Cava Group (CAVA)  has started to display the expansion that pushed other popular retail restaurant chains to notoriety among investors such as Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)  and Starbucks (SBUX) .To that point, since going public in June of 2023, the Mediterranean fast-casual food chain has seen its stock soar almost +100% which in this time frame has largely outperformed Starbucks -19% and the Zacks Retail-Restaurant Market’s -6% while impressively topping the ...

Cava (NYSE:CAVA) stock is falling on Thursday as traders worry that institutional investors may be giving up on the restaurant chain company's shares. This concern comes after investor Artal International S.C.A. filed a notice with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about a share sale. The company is going to sell 3 million shares of CAVA stock. Artal International S.C.A. is converting its shares of Series E Preferred Stock into common stock to facilitate this sale. On top of this, the move is fur ...