Yahoo · Sep 4, 2026
CAVA Stock Slips 15% in 3 Months: Should You Buy, Sell or Hold?
CAVA's 15% pullback puts its strong traffic and expansion story in focus, but margin pressure and premium valuation complicate the buy case.
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NYSE · CAVA
CAVA Group, Inc.
Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
$60.76
Down-$0.91 (-1.48%)
Updated Sep 7, 2026, 4:23 AM
SID Score
3.4/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
54/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 6.1B
- P/E ratio
- 47.04
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- 52-week range
- $43.41 – $98.79
- Volume
- 1.97M
- Avg. volume
- 4.34M
Price performance
CAVA price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
CAVA closed at $60.76 after 20 trading sessions, down 1.33% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $60.76
- Period change
- -1.33%
- Period low
- $60.76
- Period high
- $74.42
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | $61.24 | $61.5725 | $60.40 | $60.76 | 1.97M |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $62.95 | $63.19 | $60.8184 | $61.67 | 1.8M |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $61.00 | $62.4473 | $60.75 | $61.79 | 2.23M |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $65.00 | $65.25 | $61.00 | $61.08 | 3.31M |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $66.60 | $68.29 | $65.431 | $65.75 | 1.74M |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $67.00 | $68.495 | $66.30 | $66.94 | 1.5M |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $67.72 | $67.745 | $66.16 | $66.95 | 1.76M |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $69.00 | $69.6042 | $67.21 | $67.77 | 1.8M |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $71.96 | $72.22 | $69.14 | $69.29 | 1.78M |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $74.00 | $74.47 | $71.74 | $71.93 | 3.37M |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $72.33 | $74.135 | $71.845 | $73.63 | 2.05M |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $71.07 | $72.95 | $70.5183 | $72.03 | 2.06M |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $69.60 | $73.58 | $69.59 | $71.57 | 2.37M |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $70.45 | $70.685 | $68.01 | $68.24 | 2.12M |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $73.30 | $73.36 | $69.71 | $71.02 | 2.82M |
| Aug 14, 2026 | $73.25 | $75.6473 | $72.865 | $74.42 | 3.59M |
| Aug 13, 2026 | $70.69 | $73.38 | $70.08 | $72.18 | 4.76M |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $69.46 | $71.70 | $67.03 | $69.47 | 11.65M |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $61.48 | $62.62 | $60.15 | $60.81 | 6.76M |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $62.00 | $62.70 | $60.21 | $61.58 | 4.06M |
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CAVA research
Overview
Company profile and research snapshot.
Company profile
Cava Group Inc owns and operates a chain of restaurants. It is the category-defining Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant brand, bringing together healthful food and bold, satisfying flavors at scale. The company's dips, spreads, and dressings are centrally produced and sold in grocery stores. The company's operations are conducted as two reportable segments: CAVA and Zoes Kitchen. The company generates all of its revenue from the CAVA segment.
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Consensus and target data currently published for this company.
- Consensus
- —
- Average target
- $73.08
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- —
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 | Guggenheim | Buy | — |
| Aug 13, 2026 | DA Davidson | Neutral | — |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Wolfe Research | Outperform | — |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Roth Capital | Buy | — |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Keybanc | Overweight | — |
News briefing
Generated Sep 6, 2026, 9:18 PM
Why Is CAVA Down Today?
CAVA Group shares declined 1.48% today, continuing a troubling three-month downtrend that has seen the stock slip 15% from recent highs. The recent weakness reflects broader investor concerns about the fast-casual restaurant chain's growth trajectory and valuation amid a challenging consumer spending environment.
Bottom line: CAVA's 15% three-month decline reflects investor uncertainty about the company's near-term growth and profitability trajectory in an increasingly competitive and cost-pressured environment. While the underlying business model shows promise, the current weakness presents a critical juncture—watch for upcoming earnings reports and forward guidance to determine whether this is a buying opportunity or a signal of deeper challenges ahead.
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