Shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG – Get Free Report) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the twenty-seven research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eighteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $64.29.
Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on Chipotle Mexican Grill from $64.00 to $72.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 25th. StockNews.com cut shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from $59.72 to $62.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 25th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from $48.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 25th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on Chipotle Mexican Grill from $47.00 to $54.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 16th.
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Insider Activity
Institutional Trading of Chipotle Mexican Grill
A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of CMG. Norges Bank bought a new position in Chipotle Mexican Grill in the 4th quarter valued at about $805,529,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in Chipotle Mexican Grill by 220,249.6% during the 4th quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 301,879 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $6,903,850,000 after purchasing an additional 301,742 shares during the last quarter. Appleton Partners Inc. MA boosted its stake in Chipotle Mexican Grill by 4,779.9% in the 2nd quarter. Appleton Partners Inc. MA now owns 210,225 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $13,171,000 after purchasing an additional 205,917 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in Chipotle Mexican Grill by 41.6% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 397,182 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $727,570,000 after buying an additional 116,723 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Global Assets Advisory LLC bought a new position in Chipotle Mexican Grill during the 1st quarter worth $167,256,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.31% of the company’s stock.
Chipotle Mexican Grill Stock Performance
CMG opened at $61.60 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $127.91 and its two-hundred day moving average is $78.65. The firm has a market cap of $84.60 billion, a PE ratio of 65.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.49 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 – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 24th. The restaurant operator reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $2.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.67 billion. Chipotle Mexican Grill had a net margin of 12.70% and a return on equity of 43.74%. Equities analysts forecast that Chipotle Mexican Grill will post 1.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.
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.
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