Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Competitors $57.58 +1.68 (+3.00%) As of 01/23/2025 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends CMG vs. MCD, SBUX, YUM, DRI, DPZ, TXRH, EAT, WEN, CAKE, and CBRLShould you be buying Chipotle Mexican Grill stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Chipotle Mexican Grill include McDonald's (MCD), Starbucks (SBUX), Yum! Brands (YUM), Darden Restaurants (DRI), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), Brinker International (EAT), Wendy's (WEN), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL). These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry. Chipotle Mexican Grill vs. McDonald's Starbucks Yum! Brands Darden Restaurants Domino's Pizza Texas Roadhouse Brinker International Wendy's Cheesecake Factory Cracker Barrel Old Country Store McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings. Which has better earnings and valuation, MCD or CMG? McDonald's has higher revenue and earnings than Chipotle Mexican Grill. McDonald's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chipotle Mexican Grill, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMcDonald's$25.49B8.00$8.47B$11.3924.98Chipotle Mexican Grill$9.87B7.95$1.23B$1.0753.59 Does the media refer more to MCD or CMG? In the previous week, McDonald's had 52 more articles in the media than Chipotle Mexican Grill. MarketBeat recorded 83 mentions for McDonald's and 31 mentions for Chipotle Mexican Grill. McDonald's' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Chipotle Mexican Grill's score of 0.78 indicating that McDonald's is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment McDonald's 55 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 16 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Chipotle Mexican Grill 19 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor MCD or CMG? McDonald's received 365 more outperform votes than Chipotle Mexican Grill when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.92% of users gave McDonald's an outperform vote while only 60.06% of users gave Chipotle Mexican Grill an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMcDonald'sOutperform Votes207271.92% Underperform Votes80928.08% Chipotle Mexican GrillOutperform Votes170760.06% Underperform Votes113539.94% Is MCD or CMG more profitable? McDonald's has a net margin of 31.79% compared to Chipotle Mexican Grill's net margin of 13.51%. Chipotle Mexican Grill's return on equity of 43.20% beat McDonald's' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets McDonald's31.79% -175.42% 15.61% Chipotle Mexican Grill 13.51%43.20%17.27% Do institutionals & insiders believe in MCD or CMG? 70.3% of McDonald's shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.3% of Chipotle Mexican Grill shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of McDonald's shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Chipotle Mexican Grill shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate MCD or CMG? McDonald's currently has a consensus price target of $321.22, suggesting a potential upside of 12.91%. Chipotle Mexican Grill has a consensus price target of $66.81, suggesting a potential upside of 16.03%. Given Chipotle Mexican Grill's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Chipotle Mexican Grill is more favorable than McDonald's.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score McDonald's 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Chipotle Mexican Grill 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Which has more volatility & risk, MCD or CMG? McDonald's has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chipotle Mexican Grill has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryMcDonald's beats Chipotle Mexican Grill on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Chipotle Mexican Grill News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CMG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CMG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricChipotle Mexican GrillEating places IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$78.45B$9.12B$25.19B$20.07BDividend YieldN/A3.70%168.43%3.59%P/E Ratio53.5930.84116.3541.55Price / Sales7.952.483.8317.74Price / Cash49.3620.2921.2920.44Price / Book25.829.746.785.79Net Income$1.23B$320.68M$678.42M$1.01B7 Day Performance-1.33%4.93%2.35%1.98%1 Month Performance-6.50%3.70%2.62%5.82%1 Year Performance23.99%5.46%14.34%18.98% Chipotle Mexican Grill Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CMGChipotle Mexican Grill4.8425 of 5 stars$57.58+3.0%$66.81+16.0%+24.0%$78.45B$9.87B53.59116,068Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionMCDMcDonald's4.8143 of 5 stars$280.90+0.4%$321.39+14.4%-5.2%$201.30B$25.49B24.66150,000Analyst ForecastSBUXStarbucks4.9213 of 5 stars$95.13+0.7%$103.92+9.2%+6.5%$107.86B$36.18B28.74361,000Upcoming EarningsYUMYum! Brands4.7942 of 5 stars$125.31-0.7%$146.24+16.7%-3.5%$34.97B$7.08B23.4235,000Analyst ForecastDRIDarden Restaurants4.776 of 5 stars$181.58+0.3%$189.12+4.2%+15.2%$21.27B$11.39B20.80191,105Analyst UpgradeInsider TradeNews CoverageDPZDomino's Pizza4.1279 of 5 stars$427.35+2.0%$503.22+17.8%+5.2%$14.76B$4.48B26.2511,200Analyst ForecastPositive NewsTXRHTexas Roadhouse4.1662 of 5 stars$178.95+0.4%$190.91+6.7%+47.1%$11.94B$4.63B30.7591,000Analyst UpgradeEATBrinker International3.5288 of 5 stars$144.17+0.4%$108.29-24.9%+290.2%$6.41B$4.42B35.1668,852Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastWENWendy's4.7406 of 5 stars$14.60-1.7%$19.99+36.9%-25.5%$2.98B$2.18B15.3715,300Analyst ForecastCAKECheesecake Factory3.9444 of 5 stars$48.76+1.6%$49.40+1.3%+52.7%$2.49B$3.44B18.5447,900Analyst RevisionCBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store3.9903 of 5 stars$54.73-3.8%$57.63+5.3%-20.9%$1.22B$3.47B30.2477,600News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies McDonald's Competitors Starbucks Competitors Yum! 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