Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$61.47 -0.77 (-1.24%)

(As of 12/26/2024 05:41 PM ET)

Chipotle Mexican Grill - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 27 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
9

Buy
18

Based on 27 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Chipotle Mexican Grill in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 27 analysts, 9 have given a hold rating, and 18 have given a buy rating for CMG.

Consensus Price Target

$66.55
8.26% Upside

According to the 27 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Chipotle Mexican Grill, the average price target is $66.55. The highest price target for CMG is $77.76, while the lowest price target for CMG is $55.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 8.26% from the current price of $61.47.

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CMG Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 12/28/23 to 12/27/24	1 Month Ago 11/28/23 to 11/27/24	3 Months Ago 9/29/23 to 9/28/24	1 Year Ago 12/28/22 to 12/28/23
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	18 Buy rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)
Hold	9 Hold rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$66.55	$65.27	$62.36	$43.76
Forecasted Upside	8.26% Upside	5.21% Upside	8.76% Upside	-3.96% Downside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

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CMG Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

CMG Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Chipotle Mexican Grill	Retail/Wholesale Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.67	2.50	2.51
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	8.26% Upside	25.76% Upside	13.32% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News See Recent CMG News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
12/17/2024	Royal Bank of Canada 4 of 5 stars	L. Reich Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$70.00 ➝ $75.00	+16.64%
12/16/2024	Jefferies Financial Group 2 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$56.00 ➝ $62.00	-4.16%
12/16/2024	Raymond James 4 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$66.00 ➝ $72.00	+10.60%
12/12/2024	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$67.00 ➝ $75.00	+13.67%
12/5/2024	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$70.00 ➝ $72.00	+11.44%
12/4/2024	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$72.00 ➝ $74.00	+21.49%
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11/12/2024	Stephens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Salera Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$65.00 ➝ $65.00	+9.67%
10/30/2024	Wedbush Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	N. Setyan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$69.00 ➝ $69.00	+23.81%
10/30/2024	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$71.00 ➝ $70.00	+25.11%
10/30/2024	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$65.00 ➝ $68.00	+21.54%
10/30/2024	Loop Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$53.00 ➝ $58.00	+3.33%
10/30/2024	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$59.00 ➝ $60.00	+7.05%
10/30/2024	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$55.00 ➝ $60.00	+6.03%
10/30/2024	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$55.00 ➝ $56.00	-0.43%
10/30/2024	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$62.00 ➝ $70.00	+15.74%
9/30/2024	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$65.00 ➝ $65.00	+13.36%
8/14/2024	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$67.00 ➝ $67.00	+29.64%
8/14/2024	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$70.00 ➝ $70.00	+35.45%
7/25/2024	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$68.00 ➝ $66.00	+29.62%
7/25/2024	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	C. Cho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$74.60 ➝ $67.00	+33.12%
7/24/2024	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$54.50 ➝ $55.00	+4.66%
6/18/2024	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$73.36 ➝ $77.76	+14.68%
6/3/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$55.00 ➝ $60.00	-2.76%
4/25/2024	BTIG Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$65.00 ➝ $67.00	+8.14%
4/25/2024	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$59.72 ➝ $62.00	+0.07%
4/25/2024	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$68.00 ➝ $70.00	+15.72%
3/26/2024	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$56.00 ➝ $64.00	+10.16%
7/21/2023	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$44.00 ➝ $51.40	+22.72%
4/26/2023	888 Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Maintains
4/26/2023	Credit Suisse Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform	$41.00 ➝ $44.00	+23.60%
2/8/2023	Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform	$39.00 ➝ $41.00	+18.99%

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Should I Buy Chipotle Mexican Grill Stock? CMG Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Wednesday, December 18, 2024. Please send any questions or comments about these Chipotle Mexican Grill pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Chipotle Mexican Grill
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.:

Strong recent earnings performance, with the company reporting an EPS of $0.27, exceeding analysts' expectations of $0.25, indicating robust profitability.
Current stock price of $65.57, reflecting a positive market sentiment and potential for growth, especially considering the company's market cap of approximately $89.35 billion.
Revenue growth of 13.0% year-over-year, showcasing the company's ability to increase sales and expand its market presence.
High return on equity of 43.20%, which suggests effective management and a strong ability to generate profits from shareholders' equity.
Analyst ratings are predominantly positive, with a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a target price averaging around $65.42, indicating confidence in the stock's future performance.

Chipotle Mexican Grill
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. for these reasons:

Recent insider selling, with significant shares sold by directors, which may signal a lack of confidence in the company's short-term prospects.
High P/E ratio of 61.25, suggesting that the stock may be overvalued compared to its earnings, which could deter value-focused investors.
Trading volume has been below average, indicating potential liquidity issues or reduced investor interest in the stock.
Market volatility, with a beta of 1.27, suggesting that the stock is more volatile than the market, which could pose risks for conservative investors.
Recent revenue reported was slightly below analyst estimates, which may raise concerns about the company's growth trajectory and ability to meet future expectations.

CMG Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 27 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Chipotle Mexican Grill is $66.55, with a high forecast of $77.76 and a low forecast of $55.00.
: 27 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Chipotle Mexican Grill in the last year. There are currently 9 hold ratings and 18 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" CMG shares.
: According to analysts, Chipotle Mexican Grill's stock has a predicted upside of 8.26% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Chipotle Mexican Grill has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, Evercore ISI, Jefferies Financial Group, Loop Capital, Oppenheimer, Piper Sandler, Raymond James, Robert W. Baird, Royal Bank of Canada, Stephens, TD Cowen, Truist Financial, Wedbush, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Chipotle Mexican Grill more than other "retail/wholesale" companies. The consensus rating score for Chipotle Mexican Grill is 2.67 while the average consensus rating score for "retail/wholesale" companies is 2.50. Learn more on how CMG compares to other companies.

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This page (NYSE:CMG) was last updated on 12/27/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Stock Forecast & Price Target