William Blair Has Negative Outlook for CMG Q3 Earnings

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) – Analysts at William Blair dropped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Chipotle Mexican Grill in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 5th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now expects that the restaurant operator will post earnings of $0.33 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.34. The consensus estimate for Chipotle Mexican Grill’s current full-year earnings is $1.11 per share.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The restaurant operator reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.01. Chipotle Mexican Grill had a return on equity of 43.20% and a net margin of 13.51%.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on CMG. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $70.00 price target on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from $56.00 to $62.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, December 16th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on Chipotle Mexican Grill from $55.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on Chipotle Mexican Grill from $72.00 to $74.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, Piper Sandler decreased their target price on Chipotle Mexican Grill from $60.00 to $59.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $66.31.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Stock Performance

NYSE:CMG opened at $57.29 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $78.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.32, a PEG ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.27. Chipotle Mexican Grill has a 1 year low of $47.98 and a 1 year high of $69.26. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $60.17 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $57.83.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Laurie Schalow sold 4,404 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.01, for a total transaction of $286,304.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 185,792 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,078,337.92. This represents a 2.32 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 1.02% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Chipotle Mexican Grill

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CMG. Alpha DNA Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Alpha DNA Investment Management LLC now owns 13,644 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $786,000 after buying an additional 168 shares during the period. Lecap Asset Management Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Lecap Asset Management Ltd. now owns 14,625 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $843,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares during the period. Tortoise Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill by 14.0% in the 4th quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 1,436 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $87,000 after purchasing an additional 176 shares in the last quarter. Connable Office Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Connable Office Inc. now owns 31,928 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $1,840,000 after purchasing an additional 178 shares during the period. Finally, Albion Financial Group UT increased its position in Chipotle Mexican Grill by 14.4% during the 3rd quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 1,430 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $82,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. 91.31% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.