Reviewing CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA) & iPic Entertainment (OTCMKTS:IPIC)

CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA) and iPic Entertainment (OTCMKTS:IPIC) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability and risk.

Profitability

This table compares CAVA Group and iPic Entertainment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CAVA Group	5.40%	8.43%	4.90%
iPic Entertainment	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for CAVA Group and iPic Entertainment, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CAVA Group	0	11	14	2	2.67
iPic Entertainment	0	0	0	0	0.00

CAVA Group presently has a consensus price target of $86.62, indicating a potential downside of 5.17%. Given iPic Entertainment’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe iPic Entertainment is more favorable than CAVA Group.

Risk & Volatility

CAVA Group has a beta of 2.03, suggesting that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iPic Entertainment has a beta of -2.08, suggesting that its stock price is 308% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

73.2% of CAVA Group shares are held by institutional investors. 6.8% of CAVA Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 50.7% of iPic Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CAVA Group and iPic Entertainment”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CAVA Group	$1.18 billion	9.01	$63.74 million	$0.54	169.15
iPic Entertainment	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

CAVA Group has higher revenue and earnings than iPic Entertainment.

Summary

CAVA Group beats iPic Entertainment on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CAVA Group

CAVA Group, Inc. owns and operates a chain of restaurants under the CAVA brand in the United States. The company also offers dips, spreads, and dressings through grocery stores. In addition, the company provides online and mobile ordering platforms. Cava Group, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Washington, the District of Columbia.

About iPic Entertainment

iPic Entertainment Inc. operates restaurants and theaters in the United States. The company operates casual restaurants, farm-to-glass full-service bars, and theater auditoriums with in-theater dining. It operates restaurants under the City Perch Kitchen + Bar, Tanzy, The Tuck Room, The Tuck Room Tavern, and iPic Express brands. It operates screens in Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and Washington. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.