Key Takeaways BBAI is targeting homeland and national security AI, with border, intel and defense analytics focus.BigBear.ai landed a classified sole-source deal worth about $53M, reinforcing its government credibility.BBAI backlog rose 14% to $281.9M as margins improved on growing adoption of generative AI products. BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. (BBAI - Free Report) is increasingly positioning itself as one of the more focused artificial intelligence players in the homeland security and national security markets. While many AI companies target broad commercial opportunities, BigBear.ai is concentrating on mission-critical government applications, ranging from border security and intelligence operations to defense analytics and secure generative AI solutions.
The company’s first-quarter 2026 update highlighted growing momentum in these markets. Management emphasized that national security and trade-and-travel remain its two primary growth pillars, with several recent contract wins reinforcing that strategy. Most notably, BigBear.ai secured a classified sole-source contract with an intelligence community customer valued at approximately $53 million, underscoring its growing credibility within sensitive government programs.
Homeland security opportunities are also expanding. Management noted that funding visibility at the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) has improved and that the company is actively pursuing multiple DHS-related opportunities. The addition of former Acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Troy Miller is expected to strengthen BigBear.ai’s relationships across homeland security, border protection and law-enforcement agencies.
Beyond traditional analytics, BigBear.ai is broadening its AI offerings through products such as Ask Sage, a secure generative AI platform that recently added customers including NASA, the Army Intelligence and Security Command, and the Naval Research Laboratory. These wins support the company’s shift toward higher-margin technology products and software-based revenue streams.
The financial foundation is also improving. Backlog increased 14% sequentially to $281.9 million, driven largely by national security awards, while gross margin expanded significantly due to the growing adoption of generative AI products. The company ended the quarter with more than $431 million in cash and investments, providing flexibility to pursue future growth initiatives.
Given rising government demand for AI-enabled security, intelligence and border-management solutions, BigBear.ai appears increasingly well-positioned to emerge as a notable homeland security AI stock.
How BigBear.ai Compares With Homeland Security AI RivalsBigBear.ai operates in a highly competitive government AI and defense technology market, where larger players such as Palantir Technologies (PLTR - Free Report) and Leidos Holdings (LDOS - Free Report) also pursue homeland security and intelligence opportunities.
Palantir remains one of the most prominent AI platforms serving U.S. defense, intelligence and law enforcement agencies. Palantir’s Gotham platform is widely used for intelligence analysis, threat detection and operational decision-making. While Palantir benefits from a much larger scale and broader customer base, BigBear.ai differentiates itself through its specialized focus on mission-ready AI, border security, trade facilitation and operator-centric solutions. As government agencies increasingly adopt AI, Palantir and BigBear.ai are likely to compete for a growing pool of security-related contracts.
Leidos is another major competitor with deep relationships across the DHS, intelligence agencies and defense organizations. Leidos combines advanced analytics, cybersecurity and mission-support services to address national security challenges. However, Leidos is a diversified government contractor, whereas BigBear.ai is positioning itself as a more focused AI-first security company. As homeland security agencies expand investments in AI-driven threat detection, border management and intelligence platforms, Leidos and BigBear.ai are expected to encounter each other more frequently in federal procurement opportunities.
While Palantir and Leidos currently possess greater scale, BigBear.ai’s growing backlog, specialized expertise and expanding DHS presence could help it carve out a meaningful niche in the homeland security AI market.
BBAI Stock’s Price Performance, Valuation Trend & EPS Estimate TrendShares of BBAI have trended 12.2% upward over the past three months, outperforming the Zacks Computers - IT Services industry, as shown below.
BBAI’s 3-Month Price Performance
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BBAI stock is currently trading at a premium compared with the industry peers, with a forward 12-month price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 14.96, as evidenced by the chart below.
BBAI’s P/S Ratio (Forward 12-Month) vs. Industry
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The Zacks Consensus Estimate for BBAI’s 2026 loss per share has narrowed in the past 30 days, as shown below. The estimated figure indicates a narrower loss from the year-ago level of 82 cents per share.
BigBear AI’s NYSE: BBAI price action says the bear market is not only over, but that a complete reversal is at hand. The market hit a bottom earlier this year and completed a Head & Shoulders Reversal pattern.
The company turnaround has it on track to grow and achieve profitability within the foreseeable future. As it stands, the pattern suggests this market movement is, at worst, half over, and a move to $6 is forthcoming.
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Dilution is the biggest risk, but it isn’t an immediate threat, and there are some catalysts in play. Last year’s activities increased the share count by nearly 90%, leading to a massive share price decline, but also to zero debt, improved capitalization, restructuring, and acquisitions to better position the company. As of mid-2026, the business is gaining traction in key markets, is on track to accelerate growth in subsequent quarters, and has a modest capital runway. The question is whether it can ramp revenue and improve margins to sustain sufficient capitalization to cross the finish line to true profitability without another capital injection.
Big Catalyst for BigBearUpcoming catalysts include monetizing Ask Sage, converting its backlog to revenue, receiving a major technology affirmation, and achieving full-year guidance. Ask Sage is central to the outlook, underpinning not only the revenue forecast but the margin. The acquisition is already driving better margins; the opportunity now is to sustain the improvement and drive additional growth through new clients, penetration, and cross-selling.
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The potential is robust, as Ask Sage provides secure access to over 150 AI models, including major models like ChatGPT, and has high-level government clearances. FedRAMP High and Department of Defense Impact Level 5/6 classification enable the handling of classified and sensitive material, in demand. The company already supports more than 16,000 users across thousands of government and enterprise teams.
Backlog provides some visibility for investors. The Q1 2026 earnings release reported a 14% increase in backlog, bringing it to a record level. At approximately $290 million, it is nearly double the annual revenue forecast and is expected to continue growing. Not only are new contracts likely, but existing contracts, such as with the Air Force, also include potential for follow-on business.
BigBear’s transition from a government pure-play to a diversified business is another theme central to the stock price outlook. The company wants to expand its client base to include private enterprises to invigorate growth and reduce revenue lumps from government contracts. The move into Panama, in partnership with Panama Transshipment Group, puts it squarely in the sights of global operators. The opportunity here is for BigBear to expand to other operators, entrenching itself in the fabric of global logistics and security.
Achieving its guidance would mark an inflection point for the company. Big Bear's target range has a midpoint of $150 million, representing a double-digit year-over-year increase and more than 10% above the consensus analyst forecast. The risk is that revenue growth will be slower than expected, leaving the market vulnerable to short selling and other bearish forces.
Market in Wait-and-See Mode—Big Gains or Big Drops Are ComingThe sell-side data, including short interest, institutional activity, and analyst coverage, says this market isn’t out of the woods, not by a long shot. While short interest remains high, above 25%, institutional holdings are still low, near 7.5%, and analyst coverage is cool, at best. The opportunity here is that upcoming releases trigger short-covering and accumulation, but there isn’t much sign of that yet.
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Analysts' coverage is mixed: the stock is rated Hold, but only three analysts cover it, leaving little data to go on. The best that can be said of this and other sell-side activity is that the market is waiting to see what happens, with higher stock prices possible but still highly questionable. In this scenario, the market may remain range-bound near current levels until additional catalysts emerge, which may not materialize until later in the summer with the Q2 earnings release. Signs of strength will be reflected in the stock price and may even trigger increased coverage.
What the market gets wrong about BigBear AI is that it is not a pure-play SaaS company, but rather a defense contractor amid a significant shift. While revenue growth has been tepid, the company has been replacing lower-quality revenue streams with higher-quality opportunities while also expanding into heavily regulated commercial markets. Comparisons to Palantir NASDAQ: PLTR are misleading, as it provides critical infrastructure to the logistics and border-control markets and won’t see the same upfront growth explosion. Contracts of this nature take time. Additionally, most of the company’s losses are on non-cash adjustments; profitability is closer than it appears.
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Shares of Cava Group (CAVA +2.58%) rose after the Mediterranean-cuisine restaurant operator saw robust same-store sales growth and raised its full-year guidance. The stock is up nearly 40% year to date, but still down close to 10% over the past year.
Let's take a closer look at the company's latest results and prospects to see if now is the time to buy shares.
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Strong growth After a tough 2025, as its same-store sales growth slowed due to lapping the introduction of its hugely popular grilled steak option in 2024, Cava is back with a vengeance in 2026. Its comparable restaurant sales surged 9.7% in the first quarter, led by a 6.8% increase in traffic. Meanwhile, the company had a 1.4% price increase in January, saying it wasn't concerned with rivals' discounting. The same-store sales growth was a huge jump from the 0.5% increase it saw in Q4.
Overall revenue for the quarter surged 32% year over year to $434.4 million. It opened 20 new locations in the quarter, bringing its total to 459, a 20% increase versus a year ago.
The company continues to expand, with a focus on Midwestern markets. It slightly raised its outlook for new restaurant openings to 75-77, up from a prior estimate of 74-76 this fiscal year. Its goal is to have at least 1,000 restaurants by 2032.
Its restaurant-level margins came in at 25.1% in the quarter, unchanged from a year ago. Restaurant-level margins measure how profitable a chain's individual restaurants are before corporate costs. It expects a 2026 restaurant-level margin of between 23.7% and 24.3%.
On the profitability front, Cava's adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) surged by 38% year over year to $61.7 million. The company also generated $64.1 million in operating cash flow for the quarter and $15.5 million in free cash flow.
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Is it time to buy the stock? There are a lot of things to like about Cava. It has strong restaurant-level margins and robust average unit volumes of $3 million. The company has shown in the past that its menu item innovations, such as grilled steak, can help ignite same-store sales growth, and it is just now introducing salmon, which could be its next big driver. Meanwhile, with 459 locations, it has a huge expansion runway in front of it.
That said, with a $9.5 billion market cap and 459 stores with $3 million in sales each, investors are paying around 7 times each store's average unit volume. No one would come close to paying $20.7 million for a single restaurant doing $750,000 in profits (and this is before any corporate overhead costs).
If the company can grow to 1,500 locations in the next decade and continue to increase average unit volumes to around $4 million, you can still make money on the stock long term. However, you're paying a huge multiple today and needing everything to go right. As such, I'd wouldn't chase the stock at this valuation.
Guzman y Gomez Mexican Kitchen, an Australian-born Chipotle rival that once planned to open hundreds of U.S. locations, has abruptly closed all of its American restaurants after six years in the Chicago area.
"All GYG USA restaurants permanently closed," a message on the company’s U.S. website says. "Effective from May 22nd, GYG USA restaurants will cease trading. Thank you for your support."
The chain also announced the move on Instagram, thanking customers and employees in Chicagoland, where all eight of its U.S. restaurants were located.
"After six years of burritos and big dreams in Chicagoland, we've made the difficult decision to close our US restaurants," the post read. "To every guest who came through our doors – you chose us, and we never took that for granted."
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A Guzman y Gomez restaurant in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (Brent Lewin/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Guzman y Gomez's U.S. website shows just a message of its sudden closing Friday.
"To our team – thank you. Your passion and your purpose built something special. If you're ever in Australia, Singapore or Japan, come find us – we'll have your favs waiting for you. Chicagoland, Thank you!"
The shutdown marks a sharp reversal for Guzman y Gomez, which had recently reaffirmed its intent to expand in the U.S. market. The company (ASX: GYG) was founded in Australia by native New Yorkers Steven Marks and Robert Hazan and made its U.S. debut in 2020 with ambitions to build a much larger American footprint.
"I have always been confident in the differentiation of our food and guest experience, however this was not translating to an improvement in sales momentum," Marks said in an Australian Securities Exchange announcement, Business News Australia reported.
An employee prepares food at a Guzman y Gomez restaurant in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (Brent Lewin/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"Having spent the last three months in the US, I realized this was going to take significantly more time and capital than we had expected.
"In assessing the trajectory of the current network, the board and I have concluded that the business is unlikely to deliver the performance that would justify continued investment of shareholder capital."
FMR FAST FOOD CEO PREDICTS MORE RESTAURANTS WILL CLOSE NATIONWIDE OVER HIGHER PRICES
Guzman y Gomez says adios to the U.S., but remains active in Australia, Japan and Singapore. (Guzman Y Gomez/Instagram)
The company chose the Chicago area as its entry point. At the time, its founders said they intended to open "hundreds, if not thousands" of Guzman y Gomez locations across the country.
Instead, the company is exiting the U.S. entirely, which has helped is stock price in Australia surge more than $3 Australian from $18.05 to $21.10 when the news dropped Friday morning.
"We have a long runway ahead of us in Australia as we progress towards our longterm target of 1,000 restaurants and segment underlying EBITDA as a percentage of network sales of 10%," Marks said.
"Concentrating our capital, focus and infrastructure behind this opportunity is the most effective way to compound shareholder value over the long term."
The retreat comes as U.S. restaurants face pressure from cautious consumers, higher food costs and declining traffic.
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Guzman y Gomez (ASX: GYG), an Australian-based Chipotle rival in Chicago, is forced to close all its Chicago-area restaurants. (Brent Lewin/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
TheStreet reported that three in 10 Americans have cut back on retail spending and restaurant visits compared with a year earlier, citing S&P Global data. Food-away-from-home prices rose 39.3% from January 2019 to January 2026, far faster than in the previous seven-year period, according to the same report.
Those headwinds have weighed on chains across the industry, especially those trying to scale in crowded categories.
Guzman y Gomez positioned itself as a cleaner take on fast-casual Mexican food, touting no added preservatives, no artificial flavors, no added colors and no "unacceptable additives" on its Australian website.
Its U.S. closure leaves Chipotle — which has roughly 4,000 restaurants — without one of its smaller fast-casual Mexican challengers in the American market.
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RBC Capital Markets analyst Michael Toner told Reuters the exit could be positive for Guzman y Gomez’s broader business because its U.S. operations had limited prospects and were weighing on earnings.
"The U.S. business had very low prospects of being successful, and the losses of the business were weighing down the earnings of the group so the sooner exit than anticipated is positive," Toner said.
Cava Group (CAVA - Free Report) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock.
Over the past month, shares of this Mediterranean restaurant chain have returned -9.8%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.1% change. During this period, the Zacks Retail - Restaurants industry, which Cava falls in, has lost 1.1%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future direction?
While media releases or rumors about a substantial change in a company's business prospects usually make its stock 'trending' and lead to an immediate price change, there are always some fundamental facts that eventually dominate the buy-and-hold decision-making.
Earnings Estimate RevisionsHere at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company's future earnings over anything else. That's because we believe the present value of its future stream of earnings is what determines the fair value for its stock.
We essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up. A higher fair value than the current market price drives investors' interest in buying the stock, leading to its price moving higher. This is why empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.
For the current quarter, Cava is expected to post earnings of $0.17 per share, indicating a change of +6.3% from the year-ago quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed +9.3% over the last 30 days.
The consensus earnings estimate of $0.54 for the current fiscal year indicates no change from the prior year. This estimate has changed +5.3% over the last 30 days.
For the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $0.71 indicates a change of +30% from what Cava is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has changed +3.3%.
With an impressive externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- is a more conclusive indicator of a stock's near-term price performance, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. The size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, has resulted in a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for Cava.
The chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:
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Revenue Growth ForecastWhile earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues. After all, it's nearly impossible for a company to increase its earnings for an extended period without increasing its revenues. So, it's important to know a company's potential revenue growth.
For Cava, the consensus sales estimate for the current quarter of $354.62 million indicates a year-over-year change of +26.4%. For the current and next fiscal years, $1.49 billion and $1.78 billion estimates indicate +26.3% and +19.6% changes, respectively.
Last Reported Results and Surprise HistoryCava reported revenues of $438.27 million in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +32.1%. EPS of $0.2 for the same period compares with $0.22 a year ago.
Compared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $419.46 million, the reported revenues represent a surprise of +4.49%. The EPS surprise was +17.65%.
Over the last four quarters, Cava surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. The company topped consensus revenue estimates two times over this period.
ValuationNo investment decision can be efficient without considering a stock's valuation. Whether a stock's current price rightly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company's growth prospects is an essential determinant of its future price performance.
While comparing the current values of a company's valuation multiples, such as price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S), and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), with its own historical values helps determine whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of the reasonability of the stock's price.
The Zacks Value Style Score (part of the Zacks Style Scores system), which pays close attention to both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics to grade stocks from A to F (an A is better than a B; a B is better than a C; and so on), is pretty helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.
Cava is graded F on this front, indicating that it is trading at a premium to its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.
Bottom LineThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it's worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Cava. However, its Zacks Rank #3 does suggest that it may perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
CAVA Group shares are advancing steadily. Why is CAVA stock advancing? What Is Driving CAVA’s Stock Growth?The latest bid follows a strong first-quarter report and higher full-year same-store sales outlook, with management lifting that target to 7.8% from 6.1% while noting it isn't currently seeing a macro impact. Q1 revenue came in at $438.27 million versus $411.25 million expected, and adjusted EPS was 20 cents versus 17 cents expected.
CAVA's first-quarter operating leverage also stood out with adjusted EBITDA of $61.7 million versus $56.8 million expected, alongside total revenue growth of 32.2% year-over-year.
With the full-year framework, the company guided fiscal 2026 same-restaurant sales growth to 4.5% to 6.5% (up from 3% to 5%) and raised adjusted EBITDA to $181 million to $191 million (from $176 million to $184 million). CAVA also reiterated unit growth plans, targeting 75 to 77 new restaurant openings this year after opening 20 in the quarter to reach 459 locations.
Analysts also moved quickly to re-rate the setup, with Stifel lifting its target to $105 from $90 and Baird raising to $98 from $88, while Morgan Stanley nudged to $86 from $85 and Barclays moved to $74 from $70.
CAVA Stock: Key Levels To WatchFrom a trend perspective, CAVA is in a "reset" zone: it's trading 3.5% below its 20-day SMA ($82.03) and 6.9% below its 50-day SMA ($85.01), which can act as overhead supply if rallies fade quickly. At the same time, it's still 15.1% above its 200-day SMA ($68.78) and 1.3% above its 100-day SMA ($78.13), so the longer-term uptrend structure hasn't broken.
Momentum looks like it's trying to improve: MACD is above its signal line and the histogram is positive, which typically suggests downside pressure is easing versus the prior downswing. In plain terms, that signal-line crossover often shows buyers are gaining traction, even if price still needs to reclaim key moving averages to confirm a cleaner trend turn.
The March golden cross (50-day SMA above the 200-day SMA) remains a longer-term positive backdrop, but the shorter-term crossover is less friendly with the 20-day SMA below the 50-day SMA. That mix fits the recent "spring volatility" narrative—swing high in April, swing low in May—and suggests traders may keep treating rallies as tests until the stock can hold above the 50-day area.
Key Resistance: $90.50 — a nearby level where rebounds can stall, sitting above current price and near the zone traders often watch after prior spring pivots Key Support: $72.50 — a nearby level where buyers previously stepped in, aligning with a recent downside pivot zone and not far above the longer-term trend area What Is CAVA Group’s Business Model?Cava Group Inc owns and operates a chain of restaurants built around a Mediterranean-inspired fast-casual concept, and it also sells dips, spreads, and dressings that are centrally produced and distributed into grocery channels. Operationally, it reports two segments: CAVA (the restaurants) and CAVA Foods (the packaged and production side), with most revenue coming from the restaurant business.
That mix matters for Friday's move because the market is rewarding evidence of real demand (guest traffic growth) alongside a clear expansion plan. With 459 locations after opening 20 new restaurants in the quarter, and a plan to open 75 to 77 this year, execution on unit growth and same-store sales is the core driver investors are underwriting.
CAVA Group’s Benzinga Edge Scorecard BreakdownBelow is the Benzinga Edge scorecard for CAVA Group, highlighting its strengths and weaknesses compared to the broader market:
Momentum: Neutral (Score: 64.91) — The stock's recent tape is improving, but it's not in a clear momentum-leader posture versus the broader market. Value: Weak (Score: 11.32) — The market is pricing in a lot of growth, leaving less room for error if execution or demand cools. The Verdict: CAVA Group’s Benzinga Edge signal reveals a momentum-leaning setup paired with a clearly premium valuation profile. For longer-term bulls, the trade-off is straightforward: the chart can work if growth stays on track, but the low Value score implies pullbacks can get sharp when expectations wobble.
CAVA Stock Price Movement On FridayCAVA Stock Price Activity: Cava Group shares were up 0.14% at $78.32 at the time of publication on Friday, according to Benzinga Pro data.
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Key Takeaways CAVA posted 9.7% same-restaurant sales growth, driven by a 6.8% increase in guest traffic.CAVA grew revenues 32.2% to $434.4M and adjusted EBITDA 37.6% in first-quarter 2026.Chipotle and Sweetgreen face mixed demand trends as CAVA gains traction without heavy discounting. CAVA Group, Inc. (CAVA - Free Report) is proving that restaurant growth does not have to depend on heavy discounting. At a time when many restaurant operators are battling softer consumer spending and increasing promotional activity, CAVA continues to attract more customers through menu innovation, value and brand strength.
The company's first-quarter 2026 results highlighted this advantage. Same-restaurant sales increased 9.7%, supported by a robust 6.8% rise in guest traffic. Revenues surged 32.2% year over year to $434.4 million, while adjusted EBITDA climbed 37.6%. These results suggest that customer demand remains healthy even as the broader restaurant industry faces a more cautious spending environment.
Management attributed the performance to CAVA's differentiated Mediterranean offering, strong hospitality and disciplined pricing strategy. Unlike many peers that have turned to discounts to drive visits, CAVA has largely maintained its pricing structure. The company implemented only a modest price increase earlier this year while keeping base bowl and pita prices unchanged, reinforcing its value proposition for guests.
Innovation is also helping sustain momentum. The return of roasted white sweet potatoes generated strong customer engagement, while the recent launch of Pomegranate-Glazed Salmon expands the menu with a premium yet health-focused option. Meanwhile, loyalty initiatives and digital engagement programs are encouraging repeat visits and strengthening customer relationships.
Perhaps most notably, management stated that traffic strength has been consistent across regions, income levels and restaurant formats. That broad-based demand, combined with continued unit expansion and rising brand awareness, indicates that CAVA is gaining market share rather than simply benefiting from temporary factors. If these trends persist, CAVA may continue to distinguish itself as one of the restaurant industry's strongest growth stories.
How Do CAVA's Peers Compare on Traffic and Consumer Demand?While CAVA is posting strong traffic-led growth, competitors are facing a more mixed operating environment. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG - Free Report) remains one of the closest comparisons due to its customizable menu format and focus on fresh ingredients. However, Chipotle has recently encountered softer transaction trends as consumers become more selective with spending. The company continues to rely on menu innovation, loyalty programs and operational efficiency to drive visits, but its traffic growth has not matched CAVA's recent momentum.
Another relevant peer is Sweetgreen, Inc. (SG - Free Report) , which targets health-conscious consumers with a premium fast-casual offering. Sweetgreen has invested heavily in menu innovation, digital engagement and technology-driven operations. While these initiatives have supported brand awareness, Sweetgreen continues to navigate profitability challenges and uneven consumer demand in some markets.
Compared with both peers, CAVA's combination of strong traffic growth, moderate pricing, expanding brand awareness and broad customer appeal across income groups appears to be giving it a competitive edge. The company's ability to grow guest counts without aggressive discounting suggests that the Mediterranean-focused concept is resonating strongly with consumers and helping it capture market share in the fast-casual dining space.
CAVA’s Price Performance, Valuation & EstimatesShares of CAVA have gained 37.1% in the past six months against the industry’s decline of 2.6%.
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From a valuation standpoint, CAVA trades at a forward price-to-sales ratio of 5.4X, above the industry’s average of 3.23X.
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The Zacks Consensus Estimate for CAVA’s 2026 and 2027 earnings per share implies a year-over-year increase of 1.9% and 30.2%, respectively.
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CAVA currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Restaurant stock Cava Group Inc (NYSE:CAVA) was last seen down 1.8% at $73.33, on track for its fourth-straight daily loss. Shares have struggled to regain momentum since their April peak, logging losses in four of the last five weeks. Despite the recent pullback, CAVA remains up 24.2% in 2026, and a historically bullish signal suggests the stock could be setting up for a rebound by early July.
According to Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White, CAVA is trading within 0.75 times the 126-day moving average's 20-day average true range (ATR), after spending at least 80% of the previous two weeks and 80% of the prior 42 trading sessions above that trendline. This setup has appeared just three times during the last decade. One month later, the stock was higher every time, averaging an impressive 24% gain. A comparable rally from current levels would place CAVA near $91.00.
An unwinding of pessimism could provide further tailwinds. CAVA's Schaeffer's put/call open interest ratio (SOIR) of 1.52 sits higher than 99% of readings from the past 12 months, indicating short-term options traders are unusually put-heavy. Short interest is elevated as well. The 13.44 million shares sold short account for 12.24% of CAVA's available float, representing more than four days' worth of pent-up buying power at the stock's average daily trading pace.
Options traders are pricing in relatively low volatility, per CAVA's Schaeffer's Volatility Index (SVI) of 55%, which ranks in the 18th percentile of its annual range. The stock has tended to exceed these expectations over the past year, per its Schaeffer's Volatility Scorecard (SVS) of 90 out of 100.
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CAVA, (NYSE: CAVA) the category-defining Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant brand, today released its 2025 Impact Update, detailing the company's continued commitment to people development, community support, culinary innovation, and sustainable growth. The report reflects a milestone year for the company, surpassing $1 billion in revenue for the first time in 2025 while opening 72 net new restaurants across the country. Alongside this expansion, CAVA donated more.
Key Takeaways CAVA posted 9.7% same-restaurant sales growth in Q1 FY26, powered by 6.8% guest traffic gains.Digital revenue mix hit 39.9% as pickup, delivery and a separate make line support throughput and access.CAVA opened 20 net new restaurants to 459; FY26 openings raised to 75-77. CAVA Group (CAVA - Free Report) is leaning into a straightforward growth playbook: drive more visits, broaden access through digital, and keep opening restaurants at a steady pace. First-quarter fiscal 2026 results showed that the approach is working, with demand led by traffic and supported by measured pricing.
CAVA also raised its full-year fiscal 2026 outlook across key metrics, pointing to confidence in underlying demand and unit economics even as management builds in moderation later in the year.
CAVA Leads With Traffic, Not PriceIn first-quarter fiscal 2026, same-restaurant sales increased 9.7%, driven primarily by 6.8% guest traffic growth. The remaining 2.9% came from menu price and product mix, underscoring that visits, not pricing, did the heavy lifting.
Management characterized its pricing posture as measured. The company cited an approximately 1.4% price increase in January while keeping base bowl and pita pricing flat. That positioning can protect frequency by keeping core entry points stable, while allowing check growth to come through mix and innovation over time.
CAVA Group’s Menu Innovation Keeps Visits RisingMenu news remains a central lever for sustaining engagement. During the quarter, CAVA brought back roasted white sweet potato as a seasonal item and highlighted strong feedback alongside higher visit frequency, including from guests new to the brand.
CAVA also launched its first seafood offering, Pomegranate-Glazed Salmon, across all restaurants nationwide. The company positioned the item as a natural extension of its Mediterranean menu, expanding choice without drifting from the concept.
The broader message is that innovation is being used to lift traffic and support check growth without relying on broad discounting. That can be particularly valuable in a competitive environment where peers may lean into promotions. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG - Free Report) and Sweetgreen, Inc. (SG - Free Report) have also used menu updates and convenience-focused ordering to keep customers engaged, making consistent innovation a key competitive battleground in fast casual.
CAVA’s Digital Mix Deepens Access and LoyaltyDigital continues to be a meaningful share of the business. Digital revenue mix was 39.9% in first-quarter 2026, reinforcing that a large portion of demand already comes through digital channels.
Management also pointed to digital-led engagement initiatives aimed at deepening relationships with guests as the restaurant base grows. Over time, a scaled digital channel can support convenience, throughput, and more consistent access across dayparts and occasions.
That matters because digital ordering and third-party delivery expand how guests interact with the brand. CAVA has also designed restaurants with multiple access points, including digital pick-up, and includes a separate digital make line intended to maximize throughput. As digital engagement rises, the model is set up to serve those orders without forcing trade-offs in in-restaurant execution.
CAVA Group Builds Scale With New Restaurant MomentumUnit growth is a core engine of the story. CAVA opened 20 net new restaurants in first-quarter fiscal 2026 and ended the quarter with 459 locations, up 20.2% year over year.
Management raised fiscal 2026 net new opening guidance to 75-77, keeping the development plan moving forward while the footprint expands into newer markets. A sustained opening cadence supports multi-year revenue growth even if same-restaurant sales moderate as comparisons tighten.
The company also noted that new restaurant productivity in the first quarter trended above 100%, with openings exceeding expectations on both top-line and margin performance. Early strength like that can reinforce reinvestment as the chain scales across existing and new markets.
CAVA’s Unit Economics Fund the FlywheelCAVA’s store-level profitability provides the capacity to keep investing. In first-quarter fiscal 2026, the company generated $108.9 million of restaurant-level profit on $434.4 million of CAVA revenues.
Profitability held steady even as higher costs tied to a greater mix of third-party delivery and incremental wage investments were absorbed, with leverage from higher sales helping offset pressures. Average unit volume increased to $3.0 million versus $2.9 million in the prior-year quarter, supporting continued unit development as the base expands.
Looking ahead, management’s fiscal 2026 restaurant-level profit margin outlook of 23.7%-24.3% reflects ongoing investment in the operating model while sustaining store-level profitability as the footprint scales.
CAVA Group’s 2026 Outlook Signals Demand ConfidenceManagement raised full-year fiscal 2026 guidance to 4.5%-6.5% same-restaurant sales growth and $181-$191 million of Adjusted EBITDA. It also reiterated that second-quarter trends are tracking in line with the first quarter and above the revised full-year range, while still embedding moderation later in the year.
That setup frames a constructive near-term trajectory driven by traffic-led demand, disciplined unit growth, and sustained digital engagement. For investors who follow Zacks’ signals, CAVA currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
CAVA’s Key Risks to Watch From HereSeveral swing factors could pressure margins or damp demand. Management expects an estimated 100 basis-point margin-rate drag from the national salmon rollout beginning in the second quarter, creating a mix headwind even as the offering broadens the menu.
The company also flagged elevated energy costs, including a 20-40 basis-point buffer, which can weigh on restaurant-level leverage. Finally, macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty remains an overhang, especially in a highly competitive restaurant landscape where discounting could intensify.
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Key Takeaways CAVA trades at 5.15x forward sales vs 3.2x sub-industry; below its 2-year median 7.5x.CAVA Q1 EPS $0.20 on $0.44B revenue; FY26 comps raised to 4.5%-6.5% and EBITDA to $181-$191M.CAVA flags ~100 bp margin drag from salmon rollout, plus 20-40 bp energy buffer; no 2026 price hikes planned. CAVA Group (CAVA - Free Report) is putting up strong, traffic-led results while expanding its footprint at a brisk pace. That combination often earns premium valuation in restaurants, and CAVA is no exception.
The setup now comes down to whether the operating momentum and raised fiscal 2026 outlook can offset the margin headwinds management is already flagging. At roughly 5x sales, execution matters.
CAVA Trades Rich Versus the Sub-IndustryCAVA is currently trading at 5.15x forward 12-month sales, versus 3.2x for the Zacks sub-industry. The premium signals that investors are paying up for a growth profile that blends traffic momentum with unit expansion and solid store-level economics.
It also helps to frame where today’s multiple sits within CAVA’s own history. Over the past two years, the stock has traded as high as 15.11x sales and as low as 3.63x, with a two-year median of 7.5x. Today’s level is below that median, but still above the broader peer set, which leaves valuation sensitive to any change in demand or margin expectations.
CAVA Group’s Price Target and What It ImpliesCAVA’s shares carry a $75 price target that reflects 5.41x forward 12-month sales. The math behind that target is effectively a bet that CAVA can keep building scale without losing the attributes that are driving demand and profitability today.
What has to go right is fairly clear based on recent performance. Demand needs to remain healthy, new restaurants need to continue to open on plan, and restaurant-level profitability needs to stay resilient even as the company invests in the operating model. Management’s decision to raise fiscal 2026 guidance across same-restaurant sales, net new openings and Adjusted EBITDA reinforces that confidence, but the margin bridge still has real moving parts.
CAVA’s Hold Rating and Style Score SnapshotCAVA currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). That rating aligns with a view that near-term performance may track more in line with the broader market rather than signaling a clear short-horizon advantage.
The Style Scores show why the stock can screen well for some factors but not others. CAVA has a VGM Score of B, with Value at F, Growth at A and Momentum at A. In plain terms, the factor posture leans toward growth and momentum rather than valuation support, which fits a stock trading at a premium to the sub-industry.
CAVA Group’s Beat-and-Raise Quarter in ContextCAVA delivered first-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings of $0.20 per share, down 9.1% year over year but ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.17. Total revenues rose 32.1% to $0.44 billion, topping the consensus mark of $0.42 billion.
The demand engine behind the beat is also important. Same-restaurant sales increased 9.7% in the quarter, including guest traffic growth of 6.8%. Those fundamentals supported management’s decision to raise fiscal 2026 guidance for same-restaurant sales growth to 4.5%-6.5% and Adjusted EBITDA to $181-$191 million.
CAVA’s Margin Bridge: What Helped, What HurtCAVA’s restaurant-level profit margin was 25.1% in the first quarter, flat year over year, even as the company absorbed incremental wage investments and a higher mix of third-party delivery. Management noted that leverage from higher sales helped offset those pressures, keeping store-level profitability stable.
On the cost lines, food, beverage and packaging were 29.1% of CAVA revenues, down 20 basis points versus the prior-year quarter, largely due to favorable mix. Labor and related costs were 25.7% of revenues, approximately flat year over year, as sales leverage was offset by a 2% wage investment, including expansion of the Assistant General Manager role.
The trade-off is that a higher mix of third-party delivery can lift operating expense rates and reduce incremental margin flow-through, even if it supports demand. That balance will matter more as CAVA’s digital channels continue to scale.
CAVA Group’s 2026 Headwinds That Can Reprice the StockManagement expects incremental cost pressures, including a 20-40 basis-point buffer for elevated energy costs. It also expects an approximate 100 basis-point margin-rate drag tied to the national salmon rollout beginning in the second quarter of fiscal 2026.
Just as important, management reiterated it does not plan to take additional price increases in 2026 beyond the January menu adjustment. That value stance can support traffic, but it raises the bar for absorbing inflation through mix, labor productivity and operating discipline.
CAVA’s Balance Sheet and Cash Flow FlexibilityCAVA generated net cash provided by operating activities of $64.1 million in the first quarter. Capital spending remained elevated, with purchases of property and equipment of $48.6 million, resulting in free cash flow of $15.5 million.
Liquidity also remains ample, with $295.8 million of cash and cash equivalents and $107.2 million of investments, plus access to a $150 million revolving credit facility. That flexibility supports near-term expansion, which is central to the growth thesis.
In the broader restaurant peer set, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG - Free Report) carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), while Shake Shack, Inc. (SHAK - Free Report) has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell). For CAVA, sustaining premium valuation will likely require continued demand strength alongside disciplined cost absorption as those fiscal 2026 headwinds move through the income statement.
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Key Takeaways CAVA launched CavaCore in 2026 and CAVA Current to unify data and speed store-level actions.CAVA's digital mix hit 39.9% in Q1; Digital Kitchens add delivery and catering capacity in select markets.CAVA Q1 FY26 comps rose 9.7% on 6.8% traffic; delivery mix and salmon rollout are set to weigh on margins. CAVA Group (CAVA - Free Report) has been leaning on strong traffic momentum, disciplined pricing and broad consumer appeal across income cohorts. Digital ordering and third-party delivery are supporting guest frequency, while menu innovation is keeping engagement high. New restaurants are also performing strongly across markets, reinforcing the long-term unit-growth opportunity.
For investors, the setup now hinges on whether CAVA can keep execution tight as it scales. The company carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) at present, and its operating technology initiatives look increasingly tied to protecting consistency while the footprint expands.
CAVA’s CavaCore Sets Up Data at ScaleCAVA launched CavaCore earlier in 2026 as a modern data platform intended to create a unified, scalable foundation for how it manages and uses data. The stated objective is to enable faster execution across the business as it grows.
Management also positioned CavaCore as an infrastructure that can help the company leverage emerging artificial intelligence capabilities over time. The key point is structural. A single, scalable data layer can reduce friction when CAVA wants to standardize processes and accelerate decisions across hundreds of restaurants.
CAVA Group’s CAVA Current Aims for Faster Store ActionsCAVA Current is live and processing orders, with the platform designed to improve visibility. That visibility is meant to support faster, more localized actions across restaurants as the chain scales.
As unit count climbs across existing and new markets, the operating burden shifts from opening restaurants to running them consistently. Systems that translate demand signals into clearer store-level actions can help sustain service speed and decision-making discipline as the footprint becomes more complex.
CAVA’s Digital Kitchens Expand Off-Premise CapacityCAVA restaurants are designed to support multiple access points, including walk-the-line ordering and digital pick-up, and each location includes a separate digital make line to maximize throughput. In select markets, the company also operates Digital Kitchens to support third-party marketplace and native delivery, digital pick-up and centralized catering production.
Digital is already a meaningful part of the business. Digital revenue mix was 39.9% in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, showing that a large share of demand is transacting through digital channels. As off-premise expands, Digital Kitchens can act as a pressure valve, adding capacity for delivery and catering without forcing every restaurant to absorb the same operational complexity.
CAVA Group’s Supply Chain Is Built for 750 StoresCAVA has invested in vertically integrated manufacturing and a directly sourced supply chain with more than 50 grower, rancher and producer partners. This structure supports the restaurant system and the consumer packaged goods business, which sits within CAVA Foods.
The production footprint includes a 30,000-square-foot facility in Laurel, MD, a 55,000-square-foot facility in Verona, VA, and a 4,000-square-foot distribution facility in Edison, NJ, used primarily for consumer packaged goods distribution in the Northeast. The company has also signed a lease to expand the Laurel facility by an additional 20,000 square feet.
Management expects its production facilities to support at least 750 restaurants plus the consumer packaged goods business, with additional capacity development planned over time. That capacity signal matters because it indicates the supply chain is being built to stay ahead of unit growth rather than reacting after constraints appear.
CAVA’s Growth Loop: Tech, Throughput and New UnitsUnit expansion remains a core growth engine. CAVA opened 20 net new restaurants in the first quarter of fiscal 2026 and ended the quarter with 459 restaurants, up 20.2% year over year. Management raised full-year fiscal 2026 net new opening guidance to 75-77, keeping development moving forward as the footprint pushes into newer markets.
The operating model is also producing a profit base that can fund reinvestment. In the first quarter, CAVA generated $108.9 million of restaurant-level profit on $434.4 million of revenues, while average unit volume increased to $3.0 million from $2.9 million in the prior-year quarter. Over time, management’s technology investments are intended to help maintain consistent execution as those volumes and unit counts climb.
CAVA Group’s Trade-Offs as Digital and Delivery RiseScaling digital and delivery is not free. In the first quarter of fiscal 2026, other operating expenses rose to 13.3% of revenues, up 80 basis points year over year, primarily due to a higher mix of third-party delivery. Even if digital channels are managed for dollar contribution, a higher delivery mix can lift operating expense rates and reduce incremental margin flow-through as the store base expands.
CAVA is also absorbing incremental cost headwinds. Management expects a 20-40 basis point buffer for elevated energy costs and an expected 100 basis point margin-rate drag from the national salmon rollout beginning in the fiscal second quarter. With no additional price increases planned in 2026 beyond the January adjustment, the cost discipline around channel mix becomes more important.
CAVA: What to Track Next Quarter?First, watch whether comps remain traffic-led. In the first quarter of fiscal 2026, same-restaurant sales increased 9.7%, with 6.8% driven by guest traffic and 2.9% tied to menu price and product mix. Sustained traffic momentum would reinforce the durability of demand as comparisons tighten.
Second, track delivery mix and the expense line tied to it. The company has already flagged how third-party delivery can pressure operating expense rates and reduce incremental margin flow-through, so investors should monitor whether that dynamic accelerates as digital grows.
Third, follow how the salmon rollout flows through margins as it ramps. Management highlighted a margin-rate drag beginning in the second quarter, making mix and cost absorption key swing factors. For context, peers such as Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG - Free Report) and Sweetgreen, Inc. (SG - Free Report) also carry a Zacks Rank #3 each, underscoring how execution and cost control can separate operators even in a competitive restaurant environment.
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Cava CEO Brett Schulman sits down with Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi and reveals how CAVA leverages AI camera tech and a viral "Love Button" to ensure generous portion sizes that directly challenge their competitors. Timestamps 00:00 Inside Cava 00:58 From 1 to 460 locations 02:20 The origins of Cava 04:15 Leaving Wall Street 05:25 Near-death business moments 07:00 The Zoës Kitchen acquisition 07:55 Lessons from Ron Shaich 09:20 Scaling to 1,000 locations 10:00 Betting on yourself 12:15 Advice for entrepreneurs 13:20 Scaling the Cava model 15:00 Reinventing the restaurant 18:35 Technology and hospitality 20:22 The Cava "Love Button" 23:00 Building food at scale 27:40 GLP-1s and dining habits 29:45 Life as a public CEO #entrepreneurship #fastcasual #businessgrowth #powerplayers #yahoofinance == AlphaSpace by Yahoo Finance: A Professional-Grade Investment Platform Built for Everyday Investors.
New “Flavor Your Future” Platform expands career opportunities by investing in internal growth, leadership development, and community job creation
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CAVA (NYSE: CAVA), today announced a significant expansion of its workforce and career development initiatives as part of its ongoing commitment to build meaningful, long-term careers in Mediterranean hospitality through its new Flavor Your Future platform.
CAVA is doubling down on creating clear pathways for growth, investing in leadership development, and expanding opportunities for team members across the country. In 2026, the company plans to hire more than 2,500 new team members while expecting to open over 75 new restaurants, bringing purposeful job opportunities to the communities it serves.
"The most rewarding part of our growth is seeing our team members grow alongside the company," said Kelly Costanza, Chief People Officer at CAVA. “Whether someone is stepping into a leadership role or just getting started, we want CAVA to be a place where they can build a future they're proud of."
New Roles Designed for Growth
A key milestone within the “Flavor Your Future” platform is the recent launch of CAVA’s new Assistant General Manager (AGM) role, designed to build a deeper bench of role-ready leaders to support the company’s rapid growth. The company set out to fill more than 150 AGM roles this year and has already surpassed this goal. This added layer of leadership will strengthen day-to-day operations, accelerate the development of future leaders, and help build more sustainable restaurant teams over time.
Investing in Growth from Within
CAVA continues to prioritize internal mobility and leadership development:
3,500+ restaurant team members celebrated advancements and promotions in 2025. 60% of Assistant General Managers (AGMs) have been promoted from within since the role launched in December 2025. CAVA is expanding how it recognizes and rewards its leaders through new performance and equity-based incentives. In addition, all General Managers are now eligible for long-term incentive (LTI) equity grants, giving them a direct stake in the company’s success, while additional incentives tied to GM hiring and promotion performance further align leadership growth with overall business impact.
“We’re in an exciting season of growth at CAVA as we continue expanding our Mediterranean way to more guests and communities across the country,” said Doug Thompson, Chief Operating Officer at CAVA. “Our company's growth is only possible with our team members' growth. Through meaningful opportunities to develop, lead and build lasting careers, investing in our people isn’t separate from our success -- it’s what drives it.”
Benefits That Go Beyond the Workplace
From the very beginning, CAVA has been about more than just great food and a warm, welcoming experience. Founded by entrepreneurs who grew up around restaurants and experienced firsthand both the opportunities and challenges of the industry, CAVA was built on the belief that taking care of team members is just as important as taking care of guests. Whether watching their parents navigate restaurant work, working in restaurants themselves to help pay for college, or earning money to open the first CAVA Mezze restaurant, our founders saw the impact that strong support, opportunity, and care can have on people’s lives. Those early experiences continue to shape CAVA’s people-first culture and commitment to creating real opportunities for growth across the organization, and benefits offered that center on investing in the whole person:
Healthcare coverage, including medical, dental, vision, and telemedicine for eligible team members Financial wellbeing support through bonus opportunities, a 401(k) plan after 60 days of service with company match after a year of service, employee stock purchase plan, and early wage access Education support, including tuition discounts for undergraduate and graduate programs Family-focused benefits such as paid parental and bereavement leave, employee assistance programs, and legal and identity protection services Wellness offerings that include mental health support for all employees and their families Everyday perks like commuter benefits, pet insurance, and free or discounted meals during shifts New Multichannel Storytelling Series
As part of the initiative, CAVA is launching a new Flavor Your Future marketing effort featuring real stories from team members across the organization, showcasing the many ways careers can grow and evolve at CAVA. The campaign will come to life across social, digital, and owned channels throughout the year. To learn more, and stay up to date on CAVA’s open positions, please visit cava.com/careers and follow @CAVA on social channels, including TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
About CAVA
CAVA is the category-defining Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant brand, bringing together healthful food and bold, satisfying flavors at scale. Our brand and our opportunity transcend the Mediterranean category to compete in the large and growing limited-service restaurant sector as well as the health and wellness food category. CAVA serves guests across age groups, genders, and income brackets and benefits from generational tailwinds created by consumer demand for healthy living and a demographic shift towards greater ethnic diversity. We meet consumers’ desires to engage with convenient, authentic, purpose-driven brands that view food as a source of self-expression. The broad appeal of our food combined with these favorable industry trends drive our vast opportunity for continued growth.
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading lower after the stock market tried to take a cue from Monday’s action, and things didn’t work out quite as well on Tuesday. Once again, the market gapped open higher as the “Buy the dip” legions came in to ride what they thought would be another wave higher, only to once again see the gains reversed. This time, Monday’s pattern repeated, but the damage was greater: two of the four major indices closed lower, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which was the only index to close lower on Monday, finishing the session higher at 50,871, up 0.17%. The small-cap-heavy Russell 2000 closed the day at 2,864, up 0.32%. The Nasdaq finished the day down 0.97% at 25,678, while the S&P 500 was last seen down 0.26% at 7,386.
Treasury Bonds: Yields were down across the Treasury curve, as every time the long end gets over the 5% levels, and the 10-year trades above 4.50%, the buyers return. Part of this is a yield play, but another big factor is adding some insurance, and many see an inevitable big decline coming our way. Either way, when the dust settled on Tuesday, the 30-year-long bond closed the day at 5.01%, while the benchmark 10-year note was last seen at 4.53%. Today’s report on the Consumer Price Index for May and Thursday’s Producer Price Index print could shape how the bond market trades for the rest of the second quarter.
Oil and Gas: Oil prices were down across the board on Tuesday, as hopes for an end to the war with Iran surged on positive comments from the president, plus reports indicating that traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has increased, all of which added to the selling pressure, which Americans are cheering as the busy summer driving season is underway. Brent Crude closed the day at $91.65, down 2.75%, while West Texas Intermediate was last seen at $88.51, down 3.06%. The final trade for Natural Gas was reported at $3.14, down 3.o2%.
Gold: The precious metals had a tough day, as trading remained range-bound for both Gold and Silver. This comes as Paul Wong, Sprott’s market strategist, reminded investors that rising debt and inflation will remain the wind in the sails of the precious metals complex, which, as we have noted, has traded range-bound since late February. Gold closed Tuesday’s session at $4,259, down 1.61%, while the last trade for Silver was reported at $65.21, down a whopping 4.08%.
Crypto: Cryptocurrency markets declined on Tuesday, with Bitcoin trading near $62,500 after posting a roughly 1% loss over the past 24 hours. The broader digital asset market stayed under selling pressure as investors digested ongoing ETF outflows. Mid-week trading showed disappointing momentum, with crypto largely decoupling from a global rally in risk assets, which has run into a wall over the last two days. Although geopolitical tensions appeared to ease, concerns lingered about the prolonged streak of outflows from U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs. At 8 AM EDT, Bitcoin traded at $62,030, while Ethereum traded at $1,659.
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Here are some of the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen on Wednesday, June 10, 2026.
Upgrades:
Cava Group (NYSE: CAVA | CAVA Price Prediction) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS, which bumped the target price for the stock to $90 from $85. Entergy (NYSE: ETR) was upgraded to Outperform from In Line at Evercore ISI, which raised the target price for the utility giant to $121 from $115. GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ: GFS) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Arete, without a target price. Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) was upgraded to Sector Perform from Underperform at RBC Capital, with a $25 target price. STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) was raised to Buy from Neutral at Bank of America, which raised the target price for the shares to $100 from $83. Downgrades:
BILL Holdings (NYSE: BILL) was cut to Hold from Buy at Truist, which dropped the target price for the stock to $35 from $45 Hess Midstream (NYSE: HESM) was cut to Underweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley, which has a $38 target price. Nike (NYSE: NKE) was downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC Capital, which cut the target price for the sports apparel and shoe giant to $50 from $70. Nuvalent (NASDAQ: NUVL) was downgraded to Hold from Buy at TD Cowen, which dropped the target price for the share to $124 from $140. Taylor Morrison (NYSE: TMHC) was downgraded to Peer Perform from Outperform at Wolfe Research, with a $72.50 target price. That is the amount Berkshire Hathaway is paying to acquire the company. Initiations: 3M Company (NYSE: MMM) was initiated with an Underperform rating at Bernstein, with a $131 target price. Honeywell International (NYSE: HON) was started with a Market Perform rating at Berstein, with a $233 target price. Power Integrations (NASDAQ: POWI) was started with a Buy rating at Needham, with a $90 target price objective. SharkNinja (NYSE: SN) was initiated with an Overweight rating at Piper Sandler, with a $150 target price. Vertiv Holdings (NYSE: VRT) was started with an Outperform rating at Bernstein, and has a $416 target price for the stock.
CAVA Group Inc (NYSE:CAVA) is up 2.2% at $77.99 in premarket trading, after UBS upgraded the Mediterranean restaurant chain to "buy" from "neutral" and lifted its price target to $90 from $85. The brokerage pointed to strong sales trends, accelerating unit growth, and an attractive risk/reward setup following the stock's recent pullback.
The upgrade arrives as CAVA attempts to build on its recent rebound. Shares are up nearly 30% in 2026, though they remain well below their April 21 annual high of $98.79. The equity has added more than 5% over the last week, and today's premarket move has it eyeing a fifth-straight gain.
Analyst sentiment leans bullish heading into today. Of the 30 brokerages in coverage, 18 carry a "buy" or better rating, while 12 sport a "hold" or worse.
Options traders have leaned bearish toward CAVA stock. The security's Schaeffer's put/call open interest ratio (SOIR) of 1.52 ranks higher than 98% of readings from the past year, showing short-term options traders are more put-heavy than usual. Meanwhile, short interest accounts for 12.2% of the stock's available float, leaving plenty of room for short-covering activity should the shares continue higher.
The options pits are pricing in relatively low volatility expectations, too, per CAVA's Schaeffer's Volatility Index (SVI) of 57%, which sits in the 22nd percentile of its annual range. The stock's Schaeffer's Volatility Scorecard (SVS) of 93 out of 100 indicates it has consistently exceeded those expectations during the past year.
CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA) shares were upgraded to Buy by UBS, which cited the Mediterranean fast-casual chain's same-store sales resilience, unit expansion potential, and an improved risk/reward following a pullback in shares since April.
"CAVA remains a compelling growth story, which is increasingly scarce in the sector in the current environment," UBS analysts wrote, pointing to differentiated menu offerings, multiple sales catalysts, and healthy new unit returns as key supports for a premium valuation.
UBS models upside to CAVA's 2026 same-store sales guidance of 4.5% to 6.5%, with traffic-driven momentum holding up despite a difficult macro backdrop. The firm sees potential upside to consensus estimates of approximately 7% same-store sales growth in 2026 and roughly 4% annually from 2027 through 2029.
Drivers include CAVA's appeal to health-conscious consumers, a pipeline of menu innovation and limited-time offerings, marketing investments to build brand awareness, digital and loyalty program contributions, and operational improvements tied to technology initiatives, labor investments, and the Project Soul new restaurant design rollout. UBS Evidence Lab data was cited as supporting the sustainability of same-store sales momentum at or above the company's long-term growth algorithm.
The new $90 target implies roughly 38x next-twelve-months EBITDA, up from the prior 36x multiple, reflecting UBS's expectation of 20%-plus revenue growth and 25%-plus EBITDA growth in the coming years.
UBS modeled 17.5% unit growth in 2026 and a 16% three-year unit CAGR through 2029, underpinned by cash-on-cash returns above 40% at year two, strong new store performance across both newer and existing markets, and significant whitespace. The firm sees potential upside to CAVA's target of 1,000 units by 2032, supported by growing brand awareness in new markets and investments in developing a pipeline of leaders to support new store operations.
UBS said CAVA's premium valuation is justified given a clear path to industry-leading EBITDA growth, and that sustained outsized growth, without the overhang concerns affecting select peers, should support a re-rating of shares higher.
CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA) shares were upgraded to Buy by UBS, which cited the Mediterranean fast-casual chain's same-store sales resilience, unit expansion potential, and an improved risk/reward following a pullback in shares since April.
"CAVA remains a compelling growth story, which is increasingly scarce in the sector in the current environment," UBS analysts wrote, pointing to differentiated menu offerings, multiple sales catalysts, and healthy new unit returns as key supports for a premium valuation.
UBS models upside to CAVA's 2026 same-store sales guidance of 4.5% to 6.5%, with traffic-driven momentum holding up despite a difficult macro backdrop. The firm sees potential upside to consensus estimates of approximately 7% same-store sales growth in 2026 and roughly 4% annually from 2027 through 2029.
Drivers include CAVA's appeal to health-conscious consumers, a pipeline of menu innovation and limited-time offerings, marketing investments to build brand awareness, digital and loyalty program contributions, and operational improvements tied to technology initiatives, labor investments, and the Project Soul new restaurant design rollout. UBS Evidence Lab data was cited as supporting the sustainability of same-store sales momentum at or above the company's long-term growth algorithm.
The new $90 target implies roughly 38x next-twelve-months EBITDA, up from the prior 36x multiple, reflecting UBS's expectation of 20%-plus revenue growth and 25%-plus EBITDA growth in the coming years.
UBS modeled 17.5% unit growth in 2026 and a 16% three-year unit CAGR through 2029, underpinned by cash-on-cash returns above 40% at year two, strong new store performance across both newer and existing markets, and significant whitespace. The firm sees potential upside to CAVA's target of 1,000 units by 2032, supported by growing brand awareness in new markets and investments in developing a pipeline of leaders to support new store operations.
UBS said CAVA's premium valuation is justified given a clear path to industry-leading EBITDA growth, and that sustained outsized growth, without the overhang concerns affecting select peers, should support a re-rating of shares higher.
Cava Group (CAVA - Free Report) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock's performance in the near future.
Shares of this Mediterranean restaurant chain have returned +12.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.6% change. The Zacks Retail - Restaurants industry, to which Cava belongs, has lost 0.8% over this period. Now the key question is: Where could the stock be headed in the near term?
Although media reports or rumors about a significant change in a company's business prospects usually cause its stock to trend and lead to an immediate price change, there are always certain fundamental factors that ultimately drive the buy-and-hold decision.
Revisions to Earnings EstimatesHere at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company's future earnings over anything else. That's because we believe the present value of its future stream of earnings is what determines the fair value for its stock.
Our analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account. When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well. And when a stock's fair value is higher than its current market price, investors tend to buy the stock, resulting in its price moving upward. Because of this, empirical studies indicate a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and short-term stock price movements.
For the current quarter, Cava is expected to post earnings of $0.17 per share, indicating a change of +6.3% from the year-ago quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed +8.5% over the last 30 days.
The consensus earnings estimate of $0.55 for the current fiscal year indicates a year-over-year change of +1.9%. This estimate has changed +4.8% over the last 30 days.
For the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $0.71 indicates a change of +30.2% from what Cava is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has changed +3.9%.
With an impressive externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- is a more conclusive indicator of a stock's near-term price performance, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. The size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, has resulted in a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for Cava.
The chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:
12 Month EPS
Revenue Growth ForecastWhile earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues. After all, it's nearly impossible for a company to increase its earnings for an extended period without increasing its revenues. So, it's important to know a company's potential revenue growth.
For Cava, the consensus sales estimate for the current quarter of $353.73 million indicates a year-over-year change of +26.1%. For the current and next fiscal years, $1.49 billion and $1.78 billion estimates indicate +26.2% and +19.5% changes, respectively.
Last Reported Results and Surprise HistoryCava reported revenues of $438.27 million in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +32.1%. EPS of $0.2 for the same period compares with $0.22 a year ago.
Compared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $419.46 million, the reported revenues represent a surprise of +4.49%. The EPS surprise was +17.65%.
Over the last four quarters, Cava surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. The company topped consensus revenue estimates two times over this period.
ValuationWithout considering a stock's valuation, no investment decision can be efficient. In predicting a stock's future price performance, it's crucial to determine whether its current price correctly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company's growth prospects.
Comparing the current value of a company's valuation multiples, such as its price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S), and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), to its own historical values helps ascertain whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, whereas comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of how reasonable its stock price is.
The Zacks Value Style Score (part of the Zacks Style Scores system), which pays close attention to both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics to grade stocks from A to F (an A is better than a B; a B is better than a C; and so on), is pretty helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.
Cava is graded F on this front, indicating that it is trading at a premium to its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.
Bottom LineThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it's worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Cava. However, its Zacks Rank #3 does suggest that it may perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
Key Takeaways CAVA now expects to open 75-77 net new restaurants in FY26, up from prior guidance.CAVA opened 20 net new restaurants in Q1, expanding to 459 locations across 29 states and D.C.CAVA's 2026 restaurant cohort is tracking in line with or ahead of its strong 2025 class. CAVA Group, Inc. (CAVA - Free Report) is raising its restaurant opening target as new units continue to deliver strong early productivity. The company now expects to open 75-77 net new CAVA restaurants in fiscal 2026, up from its prior outlook of 74-76, signaling confidence in its development pipeline and long-term expansion opportunity.
In the first quarter of fiscal 2026, CAVA opened 20 net new restaurants, ending the period with 459 restaurants across 29 states and Washington, D.C. The restaurant base increased 20.2% year over year, reflecting continued progress in national expansion. During the quarter, the company reported new market openings in Cincinnati, St. Louis and Columbus and stated plans to open in Minneapolis later this year.
CAVA’s growth momentum is being supported by strong new-unit economics. The company said its 2026 restaurant cohort is tracking in line with or ahead of the strength of its 2025 class, with first-quarter new restaurant productivity trending above 100%. Management also noted that new openings continue to exceed expectations in both top-line and margin performance, while systemwide AUVs reached approximately $3 million.
Management indicated that results remain strong across geographies, formats and market types, suggesting that the concept continues to resonate beyond its more established markets. The 2025 vintage is also performing similarly to the 2024 class, indicating that recent cohorts are holding up well as they mature into the comp base.
For CAVA, the raised opening outlook strengthens the case that growth momentum can continue, supported by strong new-unit productivity, broad market acceptance and healthy cohort performance. The consistency of recent restaurant classes suggests that the company’s development model remains fundamentally sound as it expands into new markets. If execution holds as the restaurant base scales, CAVA’s unit-growth runway could remain a key driver of growth.
How CAVA Stacks Up Against CMG and SHAKChipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG - Free Report) remains a larger-scale development benchmark. In the first quarter of 2026, Chipotle opened 49 restaurants, including 42 Chipotlanes and remains on track to open around 350 restaurants for the full year, with roughly 80% including a Chipotlane. Chipotle’s long-term target of 7,000 restaurants underscores the scale advantage it still holds, but CAVA’s smaller base gives it a longer runway for percentage-based unit growth.
Shake Shack Inc. (SHAK - Free Report) is also accelerating development. In the first quarter of 2026, Shake Shack opened 17 company-operated Shacks, its largest first-quarter opening count, and raised its 2026 company-operated opening outlook to 60-65 units from the prior 55-60 range. Shake Shack’s development cadence reflects strong growth ambition, though CAVA’s above-100% new restaurant productivity gives its unit-growth story an important efficiency component.
Compared with CMG’s mature large-scale expansion model and SHAK’s accelerating company-operated development, CAVA’s growth story stands out for the combination of a smaller restaurant base, raised opening guidance and strong new-unit productivity. With recent cohorts performing well, CAVA’s ability to scale while preserving unit economics remains central to its long-term growth narrative.
CAVA’s Price Performance, Valuation & EstimatesCAVA’s shares have gained 6.1% in the past year against the industry’s 10% growth.
CAVA’s One-Year Price Performance
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From a valuation standpoint, CAVA trades at a forward price-to-sales (P/S) multiple of 5.87, above the industry’s average of 3.25.
CAVA’s P/S Ratio (Forward 12-Month) vs. Industry
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The Zacks Consensus Estimate for CAVA’s fiscal 2026 earnings implies a year-over-year increase of 1.9%. The EPS estimates for fiscal 2026 have increased in the past 30 days.
EPS Trend of CAVA Stock
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CAVA stock currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
From a technical perspective, Cava Group (CAVA - Free Report) is looking like an interesting pick, as it just reached a key level of support. CAVA recently overtook the 20-day moving average, and this suggests a short-term bullish trend.
A well-liked tool among traders, the 20-day simple moving average offers a look back at a stock's price over a 20-day period. This is very beneficial to short-term traders, as it smooths out short-term price trends and gives more trend reversal signals than longer-term moving averages.
Like other SMAs, if a stock's price is moving above the 20-day, the trend is considered positive. When the price falls below the moving average, it can signal a downward trend.
Over the past four weeks, CAVA has gained 12.8%. The company is currently ranked a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), another strong indication the stock could move even higher.
The bullish case only gets stronger once investors take into account CAVA's positive earnings estimate revisions. There have been 8 revisions higher for the current fiscal year compared to none lower, and the consensus estimate has moved up as well.
With a winning combination of earnings estimate revisions and hitting a key technical level, investors should keep their eye on CAVA for more gains in the near future.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Why: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces an investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of CleanCore Solutions, Inc. (NYSE American: ZONE) resulting from allegations that CleanCore Solutions, Inc. may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
So what: If you purchased CleanCore Solutions securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.
What to do next: To join the prospective class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=59015 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action.
What is this about: Rosen Law Firm is investigating potential civil securities claims.
Why Rosen Law: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved, at that time, the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs’ Bar. Many of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Why: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces an investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of CleanCore Solutions, Inc. (NYSE American: ZONE) resulting from allegations that CleanCore Solutions, Inc. may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
So what: If you purchased CleanCore Solutions securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.
What to do next: To join the prospective class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=59015 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action.
What is this about: Rosen Law Firm is investigating potential civil securities claims.
Why Rosen Law: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved, at that time, the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs’ Bar. Many of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
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LOS ANGELES, April 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of CleanCore Solutions, Inc. (“CleanCore” or “the Company”) (NYSE American: ZONE) for violations of the securities laws.
The investigation focuses on whether the Company issued false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose information pertinent to investors.
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We also encourage you to contact Brian Schall of the Schall Law Firm, 2049 Century Park East, Suite 2460, Los Angeles, CA 90067, at 310-301-3335, to discuss your rights free of charge. You can also reach us through the firm's website at www.schallfirm.com, or by email at [email protected].
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Chevron CEO Mike Wirth joins ‘Mornings with Maria' to break down surging oil prices, the Iran conflict and how the Strait of Hormuz shutdown could spark a global supply crunch as U.S. energy ramps up. 0:00 – Chevron Q1 Earnings: Profits vs.
Company has signed Non-Binding Letter of Intent (LOI) for an initial data center project
Alex Spiro serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors
, /PRNewswire/ -- CleanCore Solutions, Inc. (NYSE American: ZONE) ("CleanCore" or the "Company") today announced that Tyler Hassen has been appointed Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and as a member of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"). Under Hassen's leadership, the Company will focus on building critical AI infrastructure across the United States. Formerly backed by the Dogecoin Foundation in partnership, the Company will move away from its cleaning products business and its previously announced Dogecoin treasury strategy. The Company also announced that it has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent ("LOI") to develop a data center project in the Midwest.
Hassen brings over two decades of experience across the energy, industrial, and government sectors. Most recently, he served as the Acting Assistant Secretary of Policy, Management & Budget at the U.S. Department of the Interior under Secretary Doug Burgum, and previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Basin Holdings, a diversified energy and industrial business. His experience navigating industrial operations, permitting processes, and strategic partnerships in these sectors will help position CleanCore Solutions to execute and transition the business to meet the growing AI infrastructure demand.
"Compute has become one of the most valuable resources in the world, and the demand for power, land and infrastructure it requires is unprecedented, and only continues to accelerate," said Tyler Hassen, newly appointed CEO. "We believe that our transition positions us to be a foundational player in the critical infrastructure that powers the AI economy."
The Company is actively evaluating additional development opportunities across rural and industrial areas of the United States, as it expands its pipeline to bring data centers and campuses online.
About CleanCore Solutions, Inc.
CleanCore Solutions, Inc. (NYSE American: ZONE) is building the critical infrastructure that powers the AI economy. Through a growing pipeline of projects, ZONE aims to help meet the increasing demand for compute capacity, power, and digital infrastructure required by the world's leading AI companies.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company's strategic transition to AI infrastructure; the Company's plans to develop data centers and related projects; expectations regarding the Letter of Intent and other development opportunities; and other statements that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements are generally identified by words such as "believes," "looks to," "will," "positions," "focused on," "aims," "expanding," and similar expressions.
These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and assumptions as of the date of this press release and are subject to significant risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the highly speculative and uncertain nature of the Company's anticipated AI critical infrastructure business; the Company's lack of operating history in the data center or computing infrastructure industry; the Company's limited experience in the data center and AI infrastructure industries; the Company's ability to successfully transition its business model from cleaning services; risks associated with the Company's LOI, including that it may not result in a definitive agreement or completed project; the Company's ability to identify, develop, and bring online data center projects on anticipated timelines and budgets; the Company's ability to secure adequate financing for capital-intensive infrastructure projects; the significant capital requirements associated with data center development and the Company's limited current financial resources; the Company's ability to consummate a sale or disposition of its cleaning products business on favorable terms or at all; risks associated with the Company's transition away from its Dogecoin treasury strategy, including potential volatility in cryptocurrency markets and risks related to the disposition of digital asset holdings; competition from established data center operators and hyperscale cloud providers; risks related to permitting, land acquisition, and utility interconnection for data center projects; the Company's dependence on development and operating partners for initial projects; changes in demand for AI infrastructure and compute capacity; changes in government regulation affecting AI infrastructure or data centers; conditions that raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern; and general economic and market conditions.
For a more complete discussion of risks and uncertainties, please refer to the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
Tildeling av aksjer til enkelte primærinnsidere og deres nærstående i Equinor (OSE: EQNR, NYSE: EQNR) i henhold til Equinors aksjespareprogram og langtidsinsentivprogram.
Enkelte primærinnsidere, samt deres nærstående, som deltar i Equinors aksjespareordning har den 20. mai 2026 fått tildelt aksjer.
Videre har enkelte primærinnsidere som deltar i Equinors langtidsinsentivprogram den 20. mai 2026 fått tildelt aksjer til en kurs på NOK 356,31 pr aksje i forbindelse med selskapets langtidsinsentivprogram. Langtidsinsentivprogrammet er et fast lønnselement som blir beregnet som en andel av deltakernes grunnlønn, og er på 20-25 prosent avhengig av den enkelte deltakerens stilling. Netto årlig beløp investeres i Equinor aksjer. Aksjene er bundet i tre år.
Detaljer om individuelle tildelinger av aksjer til primærinnsidere og deres nærstående er inntatt i vedlegget til denne meldingen.
Denne opplysningen er informasjonspliktig etter EU Market Abuse Regulation, jf. verdipapirhandelloven § 3-1, samt verdipapirhandelloven §5-12.
20 May 2026 Allocation of shares - LTI 20 May 2026 Allocation of shares
Allocation of shares to certain primary insiders and their close associates in Equinor (OSE: EQNR, NYSE: EQNR) under Equinor’s share saving plan and long-term incentive programme.
Certain primary insiders, and their close associates, participating in Equinor’s share saving plan, have on 20 May 2026 been allocated shares.
Further, certain primary insiders participating in Equinor’s long term incentive programme, have on 20 May 2026 been allocated shares at a share price of NOK 356,31 per share in connection with the company’s long-term incentive programme. The long-term incentive programme is a fixed, monetary compensation calculated as a portion of the participant’s base salary, ranging from 20-25 per cent depending on the individual’s position. The net annual amount is invested in Equinor shares. The shares are subject to a three-year lock-in period.
Details on individual allocation of shares to the primary insiders and their close associates are set forth in the attached overview.
This information is subject to disclosure obligations pursuant to the EU Market Regulation, cf. section 3-1 in the Norwegian Securities Trading Act, and section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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Equinor logo is seen displayed in this illustration taken, May 3, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab
CompaniesOSLO, May 21 (Reuters) - Norwegian oil companies Equinor (EQNR.OL), opens new tab and Aker BP (AKRBP.OL), opens new tab said on Thursday they have agreed to swap stakes in several oil and gas fields off the coast of Norway, and that this could lead to increased production by speeding up new developments.
Initial deals involved stakes in a cluster of discoveries known as Ringvei Vest as well as the Yggdrasil field and the Wisting area, and could be followed by further transactions, the companies said.
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"These agreements will enable better development solutions, reduce complexity, and support value creation in line with our long-term strategy," Equinor Executive Vice President Kjetil Hove said in a statement.
"By aligning interests across these assets, we can enable better and faster project decisions," he added.
Norway is Europe's biggest oil and gas producer, pumping more than four million barrels of oil equivalent per day, and aims to extend the lifetime of its petroleum industry in the coming decades.
"The transactions support Equinor's strategy to optimise its oil and gas portfolio and enable high-value, timely developments on the Norwegian continental shelf towards 2035," the majority state-owned company said.
Reporting by Terje Solsvik; Editing by Tom Hogue and Kim Coghill
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Equinor ASA (OSE: EQNR, NYSE: EQNR) announced on 4 February 2026 a cash dividend per share of USD 0.39 for fourth quarter 2025.
The NOK cash dividend per share is based on average USDNOK fixing rate from Norges Bank in the period plus/minus three business days from record date 15 May 2026, in total seven business days.
Average Norges Bank fixing rate for this period was 9.2414. Total cash dividend for fourth quarter 2025 is consequently NOK 3.6041 per share.
On 27 May 2026, the cash dividend will be paid to relevant shareholders on Oslo Børs (Oslo Stock Exchange) and to holders of American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") on New York Stock Exchange.
This information is published in accordance with the requirements of the Continuing Obligations and is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
The deal includes a series of transactions across several discoveries to better align ownership interests, speed development of resources and enhance production.
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SummaryCompaniesEuropean gas stocks are just above 35%Equinor's Kristiansen says stocks could reach acceptable level if Strait of Hormuz reopens soonDutch TTF gas prices peaked at 74 euros/MWh in March, highest since January 2023AMSTERDAM, May 21 (Reuters) - Europe could face a critical shortfall in gas stocks if disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz lasts one to three months from now, as low inventories and distorted prices slow stockpiling, senior executives at Equinor (EQNR.OL), opens new tab said.
Gas caverns and tanks across Europe are currently just above 35% full, below a seasonal norm of around 50%, Gas Infrastructure Europe data showed.
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Member states need to build a gas buffer during the northern hemisphere summer to reach an EU-imposed 90% storage target between October and the beginning of December.
"If the war stopped tomorrow, with free flow to the Strait happening quickly, we could come to an acceptable, but tight storage level of 75%, but if the closure continues for one to three months, it could become critical," Equinor Senior Vice President for Gas & Power Trading Helle Ostergaard Kristiansen told Reuters.
Refilling gas storage for next winter already looked problematic at the beginning of March and little progress has been made since then due to current prices, with contracts for gas delivery in winter cheaper than summer.
HIGHER PRICES COULD CURB GAS CONSUMPTIONGovernments could intervene in the market with incentives and rules or the structure of prices must change with a rise in contracts for gas delivery in the winter compared with summer deliveries, analysts say.
"We saw that in 2022, when the governments imposed regulation on storage filling... it was very costly for them. So the market itself can probably balance the situation through price signals," Peder Bjorland, Equinor's vice president for gas trading, said on the sidelines of the Flame energy conference in Amsterdam.
He added that elevated prices could curb gas consumption significantly - through fuel switching to coal, an increased use of renewable energy and a fall in fuel demand by the industry - helping a rebalance.
"If we have prices up to what we saw in the beginning (of the Iran war), around 60-70 euros per megawatt hour, then we have estimated that gas to power alone could actually result in a reduced demand of around 10 billion cubic metres," Bjorland said.
European gas prices at the Dutch TTF gas hub were hovering around 50 euros/MWh on Thursday, having risen in March to 74 euros/MWh, their highest level since January 2023.
Reporting by Francesca Landini; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise
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Francesca has covered since 2022 some of Europe's biggest energy groups, focusing on their efforts to decarbonize their business while ensuring growth and technological progress. She also reports about European Union's initiatives against climate change and energy regulation in Italy. She was named Reporter of the Year in 2022 by Reuters. Before energy, Francesca was part of Reuters aerospace and defense reporting team. She is graduated in Economics and loves painting in her free time.
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Here's an example: a stock with a #4 (Sell) or #5 (Strong Sell) rating, even one with Style Scores of A and B, still has a downward-trending earnings outlook, and a bigger chance its share price will decrease too.
Thus, the more stocks you own with a #1 or #2 Rank and Scores of A or B, the better.
Stock to Watch: Equinor (EQNR - Free Report) Headquartered in Stavanger, Norway, Equinor ASA is one of the premier integrated energy companies in the world, with operations spreading across 30 countries. In Europe, the company is the second-largest supplier of natural gas. Equinor is also a leading seller of crude oil. Over the years, the company has developed its expertise to expand upstream operations outside of conventional offshore resources to the prolific shale oil and gas plays. Importantly, at 2025-end, the company had estimated proved reserves of 5,183 million barrels of oil equivalent (Boe), compared to 5,571 million Boe at 2024-end. The reserve replacement ratio was 48% in 2025.
EQNR is a #1 (Strong Buy) on the Zacks Rank, with a VGM Score of B.
It also boasts a Value Style Score of A thanks to attractive valuation metrics like a forward P/E ratio of 7.61; value investors should take notice.
Five analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days for fiscal 2026. The Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $1.72 to $5.10 per share. EQNR boasts an average earnings surprise of +10.9%.
With a solid Zacks Rank and top-tier Value and VGM Style Scores, EQNR should be on investors' short list.
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What are the Zacks Style Scores? The Zacks Style Scores is a unique set of guidelines that rates stocks based on three popular investing types, and were developed as complementary indicators for the Zacks Rank. This combination helps investors choose securities with the highest chances of beating the market over the next 30 days.
Each stock is given an alphabetic rating of A, B, C, D or F based on their value, growth, and momentum qualities. With this system, an A is better than a B, a B is better than a C, and so on, meaning the better the score, the better chance the stock will outperform.
The Style Scores are broken down into four categories:
Value ScoreFinding good stocks at good prices, and discovering which companies are trading under their true value, are what value investors like to focus on. So, the Value Style Score takes into account ratios like P/E, PEG, Price/Sales, Price/Cash Flow, and a host of other multiples to highlight the most attractive and discounted stocks.
Growth ScoreGrowth investors, on the other hand, are more concerned with a company's financial strength and health, and its future outlook. The Growth Style Score examines things like projected and historic earnings, sales, and cash flow to find stocks that will experience sustainable growth over time.
Momentum ScoreMomentum traders and investors live by the saying "the trend is your friend." This investing style is all about taking advantage of upward or downward trends in a stock's price or earnings outlook. Employing factors like one-week price change and the monthly percentage change in earnings estimates, the Momentum Style Score can indicate favorable times to build a position in high-momentum stocks.
VGM ScoreWhat if you like to use all three types of investing? The VGM Score is a combination of all Style Scores, making it one of the most comprehensive indicators to use with the Zacks Rank. It rates each stock on their combined weighted styles, which helps narrow down the companies with the most attractive value, best growth forecast, and most promising momentum.
How Style Scores Work with the Zacks Rank The Zacks Rank, which is a proprietary stock-rating model, employs earnings estimate revisions, or changes to a company's earnings expectations, to make building a winning portfolio easier.
Investors can count on the Zacks Rank's success, with #1 (Strong Buy) stocks producing an unmatched +23.7% average annual return since 1988, more than double the S&P 500's performance. But the model rates a large number of stocks, and there are over 200 companies with a Strong Buy rank, plus another 600 with a #2 (Buy) rank, on any given day.
This totals more than 800 top-rated stocks, and it can be overwhelming to try and pick the best stocks for you and your portfolio.
That's where the Style Scores come in.
You want to make sure you're buying stocks with the highest likelihood of success, and to do that, you'll need to pick stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2 that also have Style Scores of A or B. If you like a stock that only has a #3 (Hold) rank, it should also have Scores of A or B to guarantee as much upside potential as possible.
As mentioned above, the Scores are designed to work with the Zacks Rank, so any change to a company's earnings outlook should be a deciding factor when picking which stocks to buy.
A stock with a #4 (Sell) or #5 (Strong Sell) rating, for instance, even one with Scores of A and B, will still have a declining earnings forecast, and a greater chance its share price will fall too.
Thus, the more stocks you own with a #1 or #2 Rank and Scores of A or B, the better.
Stock to Watch: Equinor (EQNR - Free Report) Headquartered in Stavanger, Norway, Equinor ASA is one of the premier integrated energy companies in the world, with operations spreading across 30 countries. In Europe, the company is the second-largest supplier of natural gas. Equinor is also a leading seller of crude oil. Over the years, the company has developed its expertise to expand upstream operations outside of conventional offshore resources to the prolific shale oil and gas plays. Importantly, at 2025-end, the company had estimated proved reserves of 5,183 million barrels of oil equivalent (Boe), compared to 5,571 million Boe at 2024-end. The reserve replacement ratio was 48% in 2025.
EQNR is a #3 (Hold) on the Zacks Rank, with a VGM Score of A.
Momentum investors should take note of this Oils-Energy stock. EQNR has a Momentum Style Score of A, and shares are up 2% over the past four weeks.
Four analysts revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for fiscal 2026, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.87 to $5.10 per share. EQNR also boasts an average earnings surprise of +10.9%.
With a solid Zacks Rank and top-tier Momentum and VGM Style Scores, EQNR should be on investors' short list.
Please see below information about transactions made under the second tranche of the 2026 share buy-back programme for Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR, CEUX:EQNRO, TQEX:EQNRO).
Date on which the buy-back tranche was announced: 6 May 2026.
The duration of the buy-back tranche: 19 May to no later than 20 July 2026.
Further information on the tranche can be found in the stock market announcement on its commencement dated 6 May 2026, available here: https://newsweb.oslobors.no/message/672447
From 19 May to 22 May 2026, Equinor ASA has purchased a total of 312,060 own shares at an average price of NOK 369.0578 per share.
Overview of transactions:
DateTrading venueAggregated daily volume (number of shares)Daily weighted average share price (NOK)Total daily transaction value (NOK) 19 MayOSE78,900373.068529,435,104.65 CEUX TQEX 20 MayOSE76,160375.412428,591,408.38 CEUX TQEX 21 MayOSE78,000367.265528,646,709.00 CEUX TQEX 22 MayOSE79,000360.695628,494,952.40 CEUX TQEX Total for the periodOSE312,060369.0578115,168,174.43 CEUX TQEX Previously disclosed buy-backs under the trancheOSE CEUX TQEX Total Total buy-backs under the tranche (accumulated)OSE312,060369.0578115,168,174.43CEUX TQEX Total312,060369.0578115,168,174.43 Following completion of the above transactions, Equinor ASA owns a total of 65,387,023 own shares, corresponding to 2.56% of Equinor ASA’s share capital, including shares under Equinor’s share savings programme (excluding shares under Equinor’s share savings programme, Equinor owns a total of 55,111,356 own shares, corresponding to 2.16% of the share capital).
This is information that Equinor ASA is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and that is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
Appendix: A overview of all transactions made under the buy-back tranche that have been carried out during the above-mentioned time period is attached to this report and available at www.newsweb.no.
The nomination committee of Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR) recommends that the company's corporate assembly elects Jarle Roth as new chair of the board of directors of Equinor ASA.
Furthermore, the nomination committee recommends re-election of Anne Drinkwater as deputy chair, in addition to Finn Bjørn Ruyter, Haakon Bruun-Hanssen, Mikael Karlsson, Fernanda Lopes Larsen and Dawn Summers as members of the board of directors of Equinor ASA. Jon Erik Reinhardsen, who has been the chair of the board since 2017, would like to resign from the board of directors.
Jarle Roth has been a member of the board since1 December 2025.
Jarle Roth is an independent advisor. Roth has held CEO roles in multiple Norwegian companies, including at Eksportkreditt Norge AS, Arendals Fossekompani ASA, Umoe Group, Schat-Harding and Unitor ASA. His career spans across industrial investment management, change management, energy transition initiatives, financing of Norwegian export industries and global shipping services. He has extensive experience from major listed companies. His boardroom experience includes governance, risk management, strategy, M&A, and sustainability. Internationally, Roth has led and integrated businesses with activities within Europe, Americas and Asia.
Roth has previously served as chair of the nomination committee and corporate assembly of Equinor ASA.
Roth has a MSc of Finance and Business Administration (“siviløkonom”) from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).
The election to the board of directors of Equinor ASA will be held in the company's corporate assembly meeting Monday 8 June 2026. It is proposed that the election enters into effect from 1 July 2026 and until the ordinary election of members to the board of directors in June 2027.
Contacts:
Nils Morten Huseby, chair of the nomination committeeAll enquiries to be directed through Equinor Corporate Press Office, Sissel Rinde, +47 412 60 584. This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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CompaniesHELSINKI/OSLO, June 1 (Reuters) - Equinor (EQNR.OL), opens new tab said on Monday its nomination committee has proposed board member Jarle Roth as the Norwegian oil group's new chair after Jon Erik Reinhardsen decided to step down.
Reinhardsen, 70, has led the board for nearly a decade, overseeing a push into renewables and other low-carbon businesses, an expansion that has slowed in recent years amid rising costs, energy security concerns and U.S. headwinds.
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"Jon Erik Reinhardsen, who has been the chair of the board since 2017, would like to resign from the board of directors," Equinor said in a statement, without elaborating.
Roth, 66, an independent adviser, joined Equinor's board in December 2025, having previously served as CEO of Norwegian companies Eksportkreditt Norge, Arendals Fossekompani, Umoe Group, Schat-Harding and Unitor.
His experience spans industrial investment management, restructuring, energy transition, export financing and global shipping services, Equinor said.
"Roth's long experience from different CEO positions, boards and his knowledge of the company will benefit Equinor if he is elected on June 8," a spokesperson said in an email.
The vote comes ahead of an investor presentation in New York on June 16, when management is expected to update its strategy.
Over the past year, Equinor has scaled back its renewable ambitions, scrapping a 2030 investment target, cutting planned installed capacity and lowering its net carbon intensity goals, citing rising costs and immature markets.
Last year, Reinhardsen called for closer cooperation with Denmark's Orsted (ORSTED.CO), opens new tab, the world's largest offshore wind developer, in which Equinor took a 10% stake at the end of 2024 and subscribed to a new share issue last year.
The committee also proposed re-electing Anne Drinkwater as deputy chair, along with board members Finn Bjorn Ruyter, Haakon Bruun-Hanssen, Mikael Karlsson, Fernanda Lopes Larsen and Dawn Summers.
Reporting by Essi Lehto and Nerijus Adomaitis, editing by Anna Ringstrom and Alexander Smith
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Key Takeaways Baker Hughes signed multi-year contract extensions with Equinor for offshore projects on the NCS.Baker Hughes will deploy advanced drilling and reservoir-mapping technologies to support field development.Baker Hughes is expanding its intervention role to help improve well output, efficiency and longevity. Baker Hughes Company (BKR - Free Report) announced two multi-year contract extensions with Equinor ASA (EQNR - Free Report) to provide integrated drilling, well services and wireline intervention solutions for offshore projects in the North Sea. The contract will help EQNR develop both mature and new fields on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) to boost efficiency, increase resource recovery and meet production targets.
Under the integrated drilling and well services contract, BKR will deploy technologies across its Well Construction and Completions, Intervention and Measurement portfolio to support the development of the NCS. Advanced solutions such as the Kantori autonomous well construction system and TRU-ARMS advanced reservoir mapping services will be used to enhance field development.
Under the intervention contract, Baker Hughes will combine its surface and downhole solutions with partner technologies to maximize the lifespan and output of the North Sea offshore wells. This contract extension expands the PRIME Technology Platform's role in driving production efficiency and lowering emissions on the NCS.
The contract extensions reinforce BKR’s long-standing presence in Norway’s energy sector and strengthen its position in the North Sea market. They also highlight the growing demand for advanced technologies that improve operational efficiency, maximize hydrocarbon recovery and support long-term offshore production growth. Such contracts strengthen BKR’s business model, boost cash flow and increase investor appeal.
Baker Hughes currently has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), while Equinor carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
The business models of BKR and other players providing oilfield services to upstream companies are closely tied to upstream players' capital spending. With West Texas Intermediate crude prices trading around the $90-per-barrel mark, according to oilprice.com, upstream players like Chevron Corporation (CVX - Free Report) , YPF Sociedad Anónima (YPF - Free Report) and EQNR are benefiting from the elevated crude prices. CVX and YPF sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Chevron is an integrated energy giant with a robust presence in the Permian Basin. Supported by strong upstream execution and its expanding resource base, CVX achieved first-quarter 2026 international net oil-equivalent production of 1.8 million barrels of oil equivalent per day, representing an increase from the year-ago quarter.
YPF is a major integrated energy company that leverages its extensive footprint in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta formation to fuel production growth. YPF expects spending and activity to increase in the coming quarters of 2026, which should bolster oil and gas production in the second half of 2026.
Please see below information about transactions made under the second tranche of the 2026 share buy-back programme for Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR, CEUX:EQNRO, TQEX:EQNRO).
Date on which the buy-back tranche was announced: 6 May 2026.
The duration of the buy-back tranche: 19 May to no later than 20 July 2026.
Further information on the tranche can be found in the stock market announcement on its commencement dated 6 May 2026, available here: https://newsweb.oslobors.no/message/672447
From 26 May to 29 May 2026, Equinor ASA has purchased a total of 333,700 own shares at an average price of NOK 344.0047 per share.
Overview of transactions:
DateTrading venueAggregated daily volume (number of shares)Daily weighted average share price (NOK)Total daily transaction value (NOK) 26 MayOSE82,000353.075028,952,150.00 CEUX TQEX 27 MayOSE81,900342.712828,068,178.32 CEUX TQEX 28 MayOSE83,400344.392328,722,317.82 CEUX TQEX 29 MayOSE86,400336.246929,051,732.16 CEUX TQEX Total for the periodOSE333,700344.0047114,794,378.30 CEUX TQEX Previously disclosed buy-backs under the trancheOSE312,060369.0578115,168,174.43CEUX TQEX Total312,060369.0578115,168,174.43 Total buy-backs under the tranche (accumulated)OSE645,760356.1115229,962,552.73CEUX TQEX Total645,760356.1115229,962,552.73 Following completion of the above transactions, Equinor ASA owns a total of 65,720,723 own shares, corresponding to 2.57% of Equinor ASA’s share capital, including shares under Equinor’s share savings programme (excluding shares under Equinor’s share savings programme, Equinor owns a total of 55,445,056 own shares, corresponding to 2.17% of the share capital).
This is information that Equinor ASA is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and that is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
Appendix: A overview of all transactions made under the buy-back tranche that have been carried out during the above-mentioned time period is attached to this report and available at www.newsweb.no.
Bedriftsforsamlingen i Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR) har 8. juni 2026 valgt Jarle Roth som ny leder av styret i Equinor ASA.
Anne Drinkwater ble gjenvalgt som nestleder og Finn Bjørn Ruyter, Haakon Bruun-Hanssen, Mikael Karlsson, Fernanda Lopes Larsen og Dawn Summers ble gjenvalgt som medlemmer av styret i Equinor ASA. Nåværende styreleder Jon Erik Reinhardsen vil tre ut av styret.
Aksjonærrepresentanter til styret i Equinor ASA er valgt med virkning fra 1. juli 2026 og gjelder frem til neste ordinære valg til styret i juni 2027.
Kontaktpersoner:
Nils Morten Huseby, leder av valgkomiteenForespørsler formidles gjennom informasjonsdirektør i Equinor,
Sissel Rinde, +47 412 60 584 Denne opplysningen er informasjonspliktig etter verdipapirhandelloven §5-12
The corporate assembly of Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR) has on 8 June 2026 elected Jarle Roth as new chair of the board of directors of Equinor ASA.
The corporate assembly re-elected Anne Drinkwater as deputy chair and Finn Bjørn Ruyter, Haakon Bruun-Hanssen, Mikael Karlsson, Fernanda Lopes Larsen and Dawn Summers were re-elected as members of the board of directors of Equinor ASA. The current chair of the board, Jon Erik Reinhardsen, will resign from the board of directors.
The shareholder representatives of the board of directors of Equinor ASA are elected with effect from 1 July 2026 and until the ordinary election to the board of directors in June 2027.
Contacts:
Nils Morten Huseby, chair of the nomination committeeAll enquiries to be directed through Equinor Corporate Press Office,
Sissel Rinde, +47 412 60 584 This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act
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CompaniesCOPENHAGEN, June 8 (Reuters) - Norwegian oil group Equinor (EQNR.OL), opens new tab said on Monday it had elected Jarle Roth as its new board chair, after the nomination committee proposed him last week.
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Roth is elected with effect from July 1, Equinor said in a statement.
Equinor's nomination committee proposed Roth after Jon Erik Reinhardsen, who has been chair since 2017, decided to step down.
Roth, 66, an independent adviser, joined Equinor's board in December 2025, having previously served as CEO of Norwegian companies Eksportkreditt Norge, Arendals Fossekompani, Umoe Group, Schat-Harding and Unitor.
The board also re-elected Anne Drinkwater as deputy chair, along with board members Finn Bjorn Ruyter, Haakon Bruun-Hanssen, Mikael Karlsson, Fernanda Lopes Larsen and Dawn Summers.
Reporting by Louise Rasmussen; Editing by Nia Williams
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Please see below information about transactions made under the second tranche of the 2026 share buy-back programme for Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR, CEUX:EQNRO, TQEX:EQNRO).
Date on which the buy-back tranche was announced: 6 May 2026.
The duration of the buy-back tranche: 19 May to no later than 20 July 2026.
Further information on the tranche can be found in the stock market announcement on its commencement dated 6 May 2026, available here: https://newsweb.oslobors.no/message/672447
From 1 June to 5 June 2026, Equinor ASA has purchased a total of 408,516 own shares at an average price of NOK 350.5696 per share.
Overview of transactions:
DateTrading venueAggregated daily volume (number of shares)Daily weighted average share price (NOK)Total daily transaction value (NOK) 1 JuneOSE84,500345.441029,189,764.50 CEUX TQEX 2 JuneOSE80,675346.487327,952,862.93 CEUX TQEX 3 JuneOSE81,441355.296928,935,734.83 CEUX TQEX 4 JuneOSE80,400352.672528,354,869.00 CEUX TQEX 5 JuneOSE81,500353.129628,780,062.40 CEUX TQEX Total for the periodOSE408,516350.5696143,213,293.66 CEUX TQEX Previously disclosed buy-backs under the trancheOSE645,760356.1115229,962,552.73CEUX TQEX Total645,760356.1115229,962,552.73 Total buy-backs under the tranche (accumulated)OSE1,054,276353.9641373,175,846.39CEUX TQEX Total1,054,276353.9641373,175,846.39 Following completion of the above transactions, Equinor ASA owns a total of 66,129,239 own shares, corresponding to 2.59% of Equinor ASA’s share capital, including shares under Equinor’s share savings programme (excluding shares under Equinor’s share savings programme, Equinor owns a total of 55,853,572 own shares, corresponding to 2.18% of the share capital).
This is information that Equinor ASA is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and that is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
Appendix: A overview of all transactions made under the buy-back tranche that have been carried out during the above-mentioned time period is attached to this report and available at www.newsweb.no.
Equinor remains my top buy for European natural gas exposure amid a looming supply crunch and low inventories. The widening WTI & Brent price spread also plays into positive fundamentals. I am raising my buy target to $37, planning incremental purchases below this level as Europe's energy crisis deepens. Q1 results showed net income rising to $3.1B on higher upstream production, despite lower realized European gas prices.
Shares of Figma rose about 9% in premarket trading on Friday after the design software company raised its annual revenue forecast, signaling that growing adoption of its artificial intelligence tools is helping drive customer expansion and higher spending across its platform.
The company said it now expects fiscal 2026 revenue between $1.42 billion and $1.43 billion, up from its earlier forecast of $1.36 billion to $1.37 billion.
The stronger outlook came after Figma reported first-quarter revenue of $333.4 million for the period ended March 31, ahead of analyst estimates of $313.2 million, according to data compiled by LSEG.
Figma has increasingly integrated AI features across its browser-based design platform, which is widely used by customers ranging from freelancers to large Fortune 500 companies.
The company’s software allows users to move from early-stage sketches and prototypes to coding and publishing products within a single platform.
Figma has been betting that AI can simplify those workflows further and expand adoption among corporate customers.
Executives said customer engagement with the company’s AI products remained strong even after Figma introduced usage-based credit limits earlier this year.
Over 75% of “Org” and “Enterprise” users who exceeded their AI credit limits continued purchasing additional AI credits in April, the company said.
Figma began enforcing those credit limits in March and introduced paid add-ons for customers who exceeded the AI usage included in their plans, part of a broader push to monetize demand for AI-powered features.
“As AI gets better, Figma is accelerating and customer usage and workflows on our platform are deepening. Our platform and AI products drove faster growth for both new customer acquisition and expansion within existing accounts,” Chief Financial Officer Praveer Melwani said in the earnings statement.
The company also forecast second-quarter revenue between $348 million and $350 million, above analysts’ expectations of $327 million.
Competition concerns remainDespite the upbeat results, investors and analysts continue to watch closely for signs that rapidly evolving AI technology could disrupt traditional software platforms.
The rise of so-called agentic AI tools has intensified concerns across the technology industry that advanced models may eventually handle more design and development tasks without relying on conventional software workflows.
Last month, Anthropic unveiled Claude Design, a tool that allows users to generate designs, interactive prototypes and presentations using AI prompts.
“When you talk about a Claude design...you can't dismiss them, their ability to train first-party models and couple those with their own products is something that we definitely are paying attention to,” Melwani told Reuters.
Still, Figma executives argued that AI is currently acting more as a growth catalyst than a threat, helping the company attract more customers and deepen usage across existing accounts.
Analysts remain cautiously optimistic on the stock.
Piper Sandler lowered its price target on Figma to $30 from $35, though broader Wall Street sentiment remains constructive.
According to estimates from seven analysts, Figma’s average price target has fallen to $35.14 from $37.43, with forecasts ranging from $25 to $44 per share.
Based on the stock’s May 14 closing price, the revised average target still implies roughly 74% upside potential.
Consensus ratings compiled across 13 analysts continue to stand at “Buy,” with four Buy ratings, nine Holds, and no Sell recommendations.
1. Nu Holdings' Latin America Growth Continues Nu Holdings (NU +0.86%) posted a 56% net income jump year over year (YoY) in its first quarter of fiscal 2026 yesterday, after customer numbers reached a new record – up 14% YoY to 135 million. The outlook for the Latin American fintech platform is on scaling technology, including AI. But with credit risk growing, and operating costs expected to rise, the stock fell over 4% in pre-market trading this morning. The stock lags the S&P 500 by 11% since its 2023 Rule Breakers recommendation.
Over 15 million Mexico customers: Mexico was a highlight of the quarter, with Nu Holdings now the third-largest financial institution in the country – as it achieved break-even for the first time. It follows previous growth across the region. "In Brazil, we surpassed 115 million customers": Founder and CEO David Vélez also spoke of "our position as the largest private financial institution in the country," as the company approaches 100 million monthly active customers. 2. Cerebras Soars 68% on IPO Cerebras Systems (CBRS 3.75%) made its highly anticipated stock market debut yesterday, at an initial pricing of $185 – raising $5.55 billion, to nail it as the biggest IPO of the year so far. The launch was oversubscribed more than 20 times, and the stock quickly spiked to $385 – triggering a temporary trading halt. By market close the price settled to $311, for a 68% rise on the offer price – and it gained a further 2% in overnight trading.
Wafer-scale AI chips: Market leader Nvidia (NVDA +0.08%) and other semiconductor makers etch multiple chips on the same wafer and cut it up to produce individual devices. Cerebras, instead, is the first company to commercialize making the entire wafer into a single massive chip – which can handle AI workloads faster and with less power. Revenue up 76% in 2025 to $510 million: From revenue of just $25 million in 2022, Cerebras is growing impressively. But it's still way behind Nvidia, which reported nearly 380 times the data center revenue last year that Cerebras achieved. 3. Thursday Earnings You Might Have Missed Globant (GLOB 4.34%) gained more than 5% pre-market following the AI services tech's Q1 earnings. Though revenue dipped 0.7% in the quarter, it was still above the high end of the company's guidance. Annual recurring revenue from Globant's AI Pods subscription service soared to $32.8 million, from $20.6 million in the previous quarter. Applied Materials (AMAT +5.64%) revealed new revenue and profit records in Q2 yesterday, with non-GAAP earnings per share up 20% YoY – as its Semiconductor Systems segment drove most of the growth. Despite these gains, free cash flow fell 80% due to big spending on manufacturing capacity. The stock dipped 3% in early trading. Figma (FIG 3.59%) climbed 10% this morning, after the cloud-based tools specialist saw growth accelerate in Q1. Fool analyst Tim Beyers noted "enterprise software tools – including SaaS tools – are likely to be the greatest distribution mechanism for AI tools and technology." 4. Futures Dip as Trump-Xi Summit Ends Markets retreated sharply this morning, after both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh all-time highs yesterday – and the Dow ended above 50,000 points. In early trading, S&P 500 futures declined 1%, with Nasdaq futures down 1.5%.
"One thing he agreed to today, he's going to order 200 jets": As President Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping drew to an end, Trump told Fox News of a new deal with Boeing (BA +2.43%) – though shares remained depressed after the company was hit with a $49.5 million penalty relating to the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max crash. He also spoke of new farm goods deals, though Beijing has not confirmed anything. Iran war costs: There were hopes China could be enlisted to help end the turmoil in Iran, while Xi warned of possible "clashes and even conflicts" with the U.S. over Taiwan. Meanwhile, inflation continues to drive up, while global bonds are in a rout – with 10-year Treasury yields above 4.5%. 5. Your Take IPOs often pop on day one, then settle or pull back in the following weeks/months. Do you have the patience to wait for a better price, or does watching from the sidelines feel worse than overpaying?
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Morgan Stanley lowered its price target on Figma (NYSE:FIG) to $38 from $44, maintaining an Equal Weight rating following the design software maker’s first-quarter results. The price target cut arrives despite a second straight quarter of accelerating revenue growth to 46% year over year, highlighting an unusual tension in the analyst community.
Piper Sandler analyst Billy Fitzsimmons also trimmed his target to $30 from $35 while keeping an Overweight rating. For investors in Figma stock, the message is nuanced: growth is excellent, yet the AI competition debate is compressing the multiple Wall Street will pay for it.
Ticker Company Firm Action Old Rating New Rating Old Target New Target FIG Figma Morgan Stanley Price Target Cut Equal Weight Equal Weight $44 $38 FIG Figma Piper Sandler Price Target Cut Overweight Overweight $35 $30 The Analyst’s Case Morgan Stanley credited the accelerating top line to seat expansion, paid customer conversion, and new credit monetization. The firm noted that while investor debates on competition and gross margins persist, the Q1 2026 results “provide a strong case for Figma’s positioning in AI.”
Piper Sandler’s data points were similarly strong: Figma’s 6% revenue beat, net dollar retention of 139%, and a Q2 revenue growth guidance midpoint of 40% year over year, a sizable nine points ahead of consensus. Management also raised the FY26 revenue growth midpoint to 35% year over year.
Company Snapshot Figma operates a collaborative design platform used by product teams across enterprises. The company carries a market capitalization of roughly $9.98 billion and generated trailing revenue of $1.06 billion, with gross margins around 85%.
FIG shares last traded at $23, well below the 52-week high of $142.92. The consensus analyst target sits at $40.25, with ratings skewing toward Hold.
Why the Move Matters Now The valuation reset reflects a structural concern about category disruption rather than any execution miss in the quarter. So-called “vibe coding” platforms and AI-generated user interface tools are increasingly capable of producing design assets without traditional workflows. That has investors questioning whether the design tool category itself faces disruption.
Figma’s defense is its enterprise footprint and AI feature velocity, evidenced by that 139% net dollar retention figure. Even so, Figma stock trades at a price-to-sales ratio of 9x, leaving little room for multiple compression if growth ever slows.
What It Means for Your Portfolio For prudent investors, the analyst downgrade signals less about Figma’s near-term fundamentals and more about the AI overhang on the entire design software category. A 46% growth rate at this scale remains rare, and management’s raised full-year outlook suggests momentum is durable.
Yet the bear case deserves weight. If AI-native tools commoditize design output, even exceptional results may not drive multiple expansion. Position sizing should reflect that asymmetric risk while leaving room to participate if the AI competition fear proves overstated.
Key Takeaways Figma shares jumped 12% after Q1 earnings beat estimates and revenues climbed 46% y/y.FIG raised its 2026 revenue guidance as AI credit monetization and seat expansion gained traction.Figma ended Q1 with 15,218 customers generating more than $10,000 in ARR. Figma (FIG - Free Report) shares gained 12% during Thursday’s extended trading session after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter 2026 results. Figma came out with non-GAAP earnings of 10 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 66.7%. The company reported earnings of 3 cents in the year-ago quarter.
Figma posted revenues of $333.4 million in the first quarter of 2026, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5.5%. Figma’s first-quarter 2026 revenues increased 46% year over year.
Figma’s first-quarter results reflected broad-based seat expansion and rising AI adoption, with net dollar retention reaching 139% at the end of the first quarter. Management also highlighted early traction from AI credit monetization, which began rolling out in March 2026.
FIG’s AI Rollout Starts to Show Up in ResultsA key theme in the first quarter was the company’s push to monetize AI usage while keeping adoption intact. FIG implemented AI credit limits across seats beginning March 18, and management pointed to encouraging early behavior among larger customers as usage moved into a more structured framework.
The company also emphasized that the “surface area” for credit consumption is expanding. While current credit usage is heavily tied to products like Figma Make and image-editing workflows, management expects newer capabilities, including an AI assistant that is in alpha, to further broaden where credits are consumed over time.
Figma’s Quarterly Results in DetailFIG’s non-GAAP gross profit rose 31.5% year over year to $274.6 million, with a non-GAAP gross margin of 82.4%, down 910 basis points from the prior-year quarter.
The company’s non-GAAP operating profit increased 30.3% year over year to $52.1 million, with a non-GAAP operating margin of 15.6%, down 190 basis points from the prior-year quarter.
The company ended the quarter with 15,218 customers generating more than $10,000 in ARR, adding 1,357 customers in this category in the first quarter of 2026. The company now has 1,525 customers generating more than $100,000 in ARR, adding 120 customers in this category in the first quarter of 2026 alone.
FIG’s Balance SheetAs of March 31, 2026, Figma held $1.6 billion in cash and marketable securities compared with $1.7 billion as of Dec. 31, 2025.
Figma generated $97.3 million in operating cash flow and $88.6 million in adjusted free cash flow during the quarter.
Figma Raises 2026 Revenue OutlookFor 2026, the company raised its revenue outlook to $1.422-$1.428 billion, implying year-over-year growth of 40%, up from its prior view of $1.366-$1.374 billion, suggesting growth of 30%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2026 revenues is pinned at $1.37 billion.
Figma projects its 2026 non-GAAP operating income between $125 million and $135 million, up from the prior stated $100-$110 million.
FIG guided to second-quarter 2026 revenues of $348-$350 million, implying 40% year-over-year growth at the mid-point. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the second quarter of 2026 revenues is pinned at $330.3 million.
Management tied the upward revision to sustained seat expansion across tiers, improved paid conversion, and better-than-expected performance in credit utilization and add-on purchases since AI credit limits were introduced.
Zacks Rank & Stocks to ConsiderCurrently, Figma carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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Figma, Inc. delivered strong Q1 results, with 46% YoY revenue growth and notable customer expansion, but FIG valuation remains demanding. Operational advances, AI monetization, and high net dollar retention (139%) support the bullish thesis, yet margin compression raises caution. Stock-based compensation and a negative GAAP operating margin (-41%) present ongoing FIG shareholder dilution and profitability concerns.
