Q4 EPS Estimate for Chipotle Mexican Grill Cut by Analyst

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) – Equities research analysts at William Blair dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill in a research note issued on Thursday, April 24th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now anticipates that the restaurant operator will post earnings per share of $0.30 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.32. The consensus estimate for Chipotle Mexican Grill’s current full-year earnings is $1.29 per share.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The restaurant operator reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.01. Chipotle Mexican Grill had a net margin of 13.56% and a return on equity of 42.92%. The firm had revenue of $2.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.98 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $13.37 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on CMG. Truist Financial reduced their price target on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from $74.00 to $61.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Evercore ISI cut their price target on Chipotle Mexican Grill from $64.00 to $57.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from $68.00 to $65.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. Robert W. Baird cut their target price on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from $62.00 to $56.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from $64.00 to $58.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nineteen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Chipotle Mexican Grill presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $61.74.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of CMG opened at $50.65 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $68.65 billion, a PE ratio of 45.62, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.27. Chipotle Mexican Grill has a 52-week low of $44.46 and a 52-week high of $69.26. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $50.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $56.17.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Chipotle Mexican Grill

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Cloud Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill during the first quarter worth about $25,000. HighMark Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Chipotle Mexican Grill by 173.4% during the 1st quarter. HighMark Wealth Management LLC now owns 585 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 371 shares in the last quarter. North Capital Inc. purchased a new position in Chipotle Mexican Grill in the 1st quarter worth approximately $30,000. Ethos Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Chipotle Mexican Grill in the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, ORG Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Chipotle Mexican Grill in the first quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.31% of the company’s stock.

About Chipotle Mexican Grill

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.