First Watch Restaurant falls after PE sponsor Advent carves holdings

Shares of First Watch Restaurant Group FWRG.O down 5.4% to $17.82 early Thurs, on course to snap 3-session winning streak, after secondary offering priced

Bradenton, Florida-based daytime dining chain late Weds said private equity firm Advent International to sell 5 mln shares

Offering priced at $17.90, per thefly.com, representing 4.9% discount to stock's last close

Barclays and Goldman Sachs are the underwriters on the offering

Prior to the offering, Advent owned ~14.7 mln shares, or ~24% of FWRG's ~61 mln shares outstanding, per LSEG data

With move on Thurs, stock down nearly 5% YTD

Before the bell on Tues, FWRG said Q2 rev increased 19% y/y to ~$308 mln on same-restaurant sales growth of 3.5%, topping analysts' expectations

10 of 11 analysts rate FWRG "strong buy" or "buy", 1 rates "hold" and median PT is $22 - LSEG