William Blair Has Negative Forecast for CMG Q2 Earnings

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG - Free Report) - Stock analysts at William Blair dropped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Chipotle Mexican Grill in a research note issued on Thursday, April 24th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now expects that the restaurant operator will post earnings per share of $0.31 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.36. The consensus estimate for Chipotle Mexican Grill's current full-year earnings is $1.29 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Chipotle Mexican Grill's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.31 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.21 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.45 EPS.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The restaurant operator reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $2.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.98 billion. Chipotle Mexican Grill had a net margin of 13.56% and a return on equity of 42.92%.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on CMG. KeyCorp reduced their price target on Chipotle Mexican Grill from $60.00 to $58.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Barclays cut their price target on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from $60.00 to $56.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Loop Capital decreased their price objective on Chipotle Mexican Grill from $65.00 to $63.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Stephens reduced their price target on Chipotle Mexican Grill from $54.00 to $49.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Truist Financial lowered their price target on Chipotle Mexican Grill from $74.00 to $61.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $61.78.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Price Performance

Shares of CMG traded up $2.39 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $51.93. The stock had a trading volume of 26,657,351 shares, compared to its average volume of 13,469,142. The firm has a market cap of $70.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $50.11 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $56.28. Chipotle Mexican Grill has a twelve month low of $44.46 and a twelve month high of $69.26.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of CMG. HighMark Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Chipotle Mexican Grill by 173.4% in the first quarter. HighMark Wealth Management LLC now owns 585 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 371 shares during the last quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Chipotle Mexican Grill in the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. ORG Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in Chipotle Mexican Grill in the 1st quarter valued at about $31,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC boosted its holdings in Chipotle Mexican Grill by 1,110.0% during the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 605 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 555 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp bought a new stake in Chipotle Mexican Grill in the 4th quarter worth about $38,000. 91.31% of the stock is owned by 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.