CAVA Group Inc vs National Beverage Corp. — how do they compare? CAVA Group Inc trades at $70.25 (market cap $7.08B), while National Beverage Corp. trades at $30.9 (market cap $2.89B). The key difference: CAVA Group Inc is far larger — about 2.4× National Beverage Corp.'s market cap, and CAVA Group Inc is trading nearer its 52-week high, National Beverage Corp. nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CAVA | FIZZ | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $7.08B | $2.89B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $97.39 | $46.75 |
52-Week Low | $43.59 | $30.53 |
Enterprise Value | $7.23B | $2.60B |
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CAVA is a Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant brand in the US. It offers customizable bowls, salads, and pitas featuring healthy ingredients, while also selling its signature dips and dressings in grocery stores.
Read more on CAVA →National Beverage Corp is one of the top 10 non-alcoholic beverage companies in the U.S. Its portfolio skews toward functional drinks (that is those purporting to offer health benefits) and is anchored by the popular LaCroix sparkling water trademark. Other offerings include Rip It energy drinks, Everfresh juices, and soda brands like Shasta and Faygo. The firm controls most of its production and distribution apparatus, with very little outsourcing. In terms of go-to-market, it uses warehouse distribution for big-box retailers, direct-store-delivery for convenience stores and other small outlets, and food-service distributors for the food-service channel (schools, hospitals, restaurants). It is controlled by chairman and CEO Nick Caporella, who owns over 73% of the common stock.
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