Negative sentiment towards CAVA reflected by a jump of 11.56% in short interest

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Cava Group Inc shares valued at $210,360 were sold by Costanza Kelly on Jun 16 ’25. At $75.16 per share, Costanza Kelly sold 2,799 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 122,548 shares worth approximately $9.52 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Bertram Kenneth Robert sold 2,198 shares, netting a total of over 165,192 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $75.16 each, the insider now holds 58,533 shares.

Before that, Phillips Adam David had sold 739 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $55,540, the Chief Accounting Officer traded Cava Group Inc shares for $75.16 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 739 shares, worth approximately $0.86 million.

As published in a research note from Bernstein on April 23, 2025, Cava Group Inc [CAVA] has been rated up from a Mkt perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $115. Analysts at BofA Securities started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late March. As of March 20, 2025, JP Morgan has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Overweight” for CAVA. Earlier on February 28, 2025, Piper Sandler upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for CAVA stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.

Analyzing CAVA Stock Performance

On last trading session,, Cava Group Inc [NYSE: CAVA] rose 4.97% to $77.67. The stock’s lowest price that day was $72.36, but it reached a high of $77.9799 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.33%. Over the course of the year, Cava Group Inc shares have dropped approximately -14.55%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $144.49 on 02/07/25 and a 52-week low of $70.00 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Cava Group Inc (CAVA)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 74.03, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 70.38. In the upper region, resistance lies at 79.65. The next price resistance is at 81.62. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 44.36 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Cava Group Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Cava Group Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 1.27 million shares to 10.96 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 9.69 million shares. A jump of 11.56% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.75 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.75.

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In terms of Cava Group Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 105 in the next 12 months, up nearly 41.91% from the previous closing price of $73.99. Analysts anticipate Cava Group Inc stock to reach 105 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 105. In spite of this, 15 analysts ranked Cava Group Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On November 20, 2024, Bernstein assigned a price target of “a Mkt perform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $145.

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