Zacks Research Has Bearish Forecast for CMG FY2025 Earnings

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) – Analysts at Zacks Research dropped their FY2025 earnings estimates for Chipotle Mexican Grill in a report issued on Wednesday, November 12th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the restaurant operator will post earnings of $1.17 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $1.21. Zacks Research has a “Strong Sell” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Chipotle Mexican Grill’s current full-year earnings is $1.29 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Chipotle Mexican Grill’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.26 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.37 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.43 EPS.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The restaurant operator reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.29. Chipotle Mexican Grill had a return on equity of 44.32% and a net margin of 13.04%.The business had revenue of $3 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.06 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.27 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on Chipotle Mexican Grill from $59.00 to $50.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from $59.00 to $49.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Rothschild Redb raised shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $45.00 price objective (down from $52.00) on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on Chipotle Mexican Grill from $48.00 to $44.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $49.81.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Trading Up 0.9%

NYSE CMG traded up $0.27 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $31.59. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 5,002,681 shares, compared to its average volume of 16,391,104. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $38.56 and its 200 day simple moving average is $45.67. Chipotle Mexican Grill has a twelve month low of $29.75 and a twelve month high of $66.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $41.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.94, a PEG ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 0.98.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill during the 2nd quarter worth about $1,001,668,000. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill during the 1st quarter worth $535,023,000. Sustainable Growth Advisers LP acquired a new stake in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill in the second quarter worth $597,031,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill by 98.1% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 9,900,521 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $497,105,000 after purchasing an additional 4,903,969 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. raised its stake in Chipotle Mexican Grill by 5,319.7% during the first quarter. Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. now owns 4,848,990 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $235,580,000 after acquiring an additional 4,759,520 shares during the period. 91.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.