What is William Blair’s Forecast for CMG Q4 Earnings?

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) – William Blair cut their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Chipotle Mexican Grill in a report issued on Thursday, April 24th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now expects that the restaurant operator will post earnings of $0.30 per share 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.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Loop Capital dropped their target price on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from $65.00 to $63.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Barclays cut their price objective on Chipotle Mexican Grill from $60.00 to $56.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. TD Securities lowered their price target on Chipotle Mexican Grill from $60.00 to $57.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Chipotle Mexican Grill from $64.00 to $58.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Finally, Truist Financial lowered their target price on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from $74.00 to $61.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nineteen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Chipotle Mexican Grill presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $61.74.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Price Performance

CMG opened at $50.65 on Monday. Chipotle Mexican Grill has a 12-month low of $44.46 and a 12-month high of $69.26. The stock 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. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $50.01 and its 200 day moving average price is $56.17.

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

Institutional Trading of Chipotle Mexican Grill

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CMG. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its position in Chipotle Mexican Grill by 29.5% in the fourth quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 30,100,520 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $1,815,061,000 after purchasing an additional 6,853,470 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 28,476,031 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $1,712,238,000 after buying an additional 395,053 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 20,236,980 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $1,220,290,000 after buying an additional 166,767 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in Chipotle Mexican Grill during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,093,345,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in Chipotle Mexican Grill by 11.1% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 14,443,085 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $870,918,000 after acquiring an additional 1,438,860 shares during the period. 91.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.