Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG – Free Report) – Equities researchers at Wedbush lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Chipotle Mexican Grill in a report issued on Wednesday, October 30th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now expects that the restaurant operator will post earnings of $0.28 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.29. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $69.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Chipotle Mexican Grill’s current full-year earnings is $1.10 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Chipotle Mexican Grill’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.31 EPS.
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 29th. The restaurant operator reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.02. Chipotle Mexican Grill had a net margin of 13.51% and a return on equity of 43.20%. The firm had revenue of $2.79 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.82 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.23 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.0% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Chipotle Mexican Grill Price Performance
Shares of NYSE CMG opened at $58.59 on Friday. Chipotle Mexican Grill has a 1 year low of $39.92 and a 1 year high of $69.26. The company’s 50-day moving average is $57.28 and its 200 day moving average is $81.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $80.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 54.76, a P/E/G ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.26.
Institutional Trading of Chipotle Mexican Grill
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill in the second quarter worth $25,000. Riverview Trust Co raised its position in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill by 4,900.0% during the 2nd quarter. Riverview Trust Co now owns 400 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 392 shares during the period. RiverPark Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill by 4,900.0% during the 2nd quarter. RiverPark Advisors LLC now owns 400 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 392 shares during the period. Archer Investment Corp bought a new stake in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill during the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Finally, Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group raised its position in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill by 4,900.0% during the 2nd quarter. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group now owns 400 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 392 shares during the period. 91.31% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Insider Activity at Chipotle Mexican Grill
In related news, Director Robin S. Hickenlooper sold 1,790 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $56.38, for a total transaction of $100,920.20. Following the transaction, the director now owns 41,510 shares in the company, valued at $2,340,333.80. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. In other Chipotle Mexican Grill news, insider Curtis E. Garner sold 15,750 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.02, for a total transaction of $866,565.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 473,514 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,052,740.28. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Robin S. Hickenlooper sold 1,790 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $56.38, for a total transaction of $100,920.20. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 41,510 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,340,333.80. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 50,684 shares of company stock worth $2,817,127 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.02% of the company’s stock.
About Chipotle Mexican Grill
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.
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