Brokers Issue Forecasts for Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NYSE:CMG)

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) – Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Chipotle Mexican Grill in a research note issued to investors on Monday, July 22nd. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now anticipates that the restaurant operator will earn $0.30 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.31. The consensus estimate for Chipotle Mexican Grill’s current full-year earnings is $1.10 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Chipotle Mexican Grill’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.28 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from $47.00 to $54.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 16th. Oppenheimer raised their price target on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from $66.00 to $69.70 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 22nd. Raymond James reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $70.00 price target (up from $67.00) on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill in a report on Friday, June 28th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from $3,270.00 to $70.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 9th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from $68.00 to $72.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 25th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seventeen have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Chipotle Mexican Grill presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $64.77.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Trading Down 1.4 %

CMG opened at $51.79 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $125.89 and a 200 day simple moving average of $79.68. The firm has a market cap of $71.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.26, a PEG ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.24. Chipotle Mexican Grill has a twelve month low of $35.37 and a twelve month high of $69.26.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 24th. The restaurant operator reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $2.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.94 billion. Chipotle Mexican Grill had a net margin of 12.70% and a return on equity of 43.74%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 18.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $12.65 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill in the second quarter worth approximately $25,000. Riverview Trust Co increased its position in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill by 4,900.0% in the second quarter. Riverview Trust Co now owns 400 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 392 shares in the last quarter. Steph & Co. purchased a new position in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill in the first quarter worth approximately $29,000. M&R Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill by 4,900.0% in the second quarter. M&R Capital Management Inc. now owns 500 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 490 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc increased its position in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill by 9,900.0% in the second quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 500 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 495 shares in the last quarter. 91.31% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Chipotle Mexican Grill

In other Chipotle Mexican Grill news, COO Scott Boatwright sold 55,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.80, for a total transaction of $3,509,176.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 120,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,694,665.92. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. In other news, COO Scott Boatwright sold 55,000 shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.80, for a total value of $3,509,176.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 120,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,694,665.92. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Roger E. Theodoredis sold 125,450 shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.29, for a total transaction of $7,939,579.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 54,250 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,433,417.40. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 550,750 shares of company stock valued at $35,023,769. Company insiders own 1.02% of the company’s stock.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Company Profile

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants. It sells food and beverages through offering burritos, burrito bowls, quesadillas, tacos, and salads. The company also provides delivery and related services its app and website. It has operations in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom.