What is William Blair’s Forecast for CMG Q1 Earnings?

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) – Investment analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Chipotle Mexican Grill in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, December 5th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia forecasts that the restaurant operator will post earnings of $0.33 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Chipotle Mexican Grill’s current full-year earnings is $1.11 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Chipotle Mexican Grill’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.65 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the company. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on Chipotle Mexican Grill from $65.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $65.00 price objective on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill in a research note on Monday, September 30th. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on Chipotle Mexican Grill from $59.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Royal Bank of Canada began coverage on Chipotle Mexican Grill in a research note on Friday, November 15th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $70.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $69.00 price objective on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eighteen have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Chipotle Mexican Grill currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $65.42.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Stock Performance

NYSE:CMG opened at $65.22 on Friday. Chipotle Mexican Grill has a 52-week low of $44.08 and a 52-week high of $69.26. The firm has a market cap of $88.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 60.95, a PEG ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 1.27. The business’s fifty day moving average is $59.25 and its 200 day moving average is $80.84.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The restaurant operator reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.02. Chipotle Mexican Grill had a return on equity of 43.20% and a net margin of 13.51%. The firm had revenue of $2.79 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.82 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.23 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 13.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Insider Buying and Selling at Chipotle Mexican Grill

In other Chipotle Mexican Grill news, insider Curtis E. Garner sold 15,750 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.05, for a total transaction of $898,537.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 457,764 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,115,436.20. This represents a 3.33 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Robin S. Hickenlooper sold 1,790 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.38, for a total value of $100,920.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 41,510 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,340,333.80. This represents a 4.13 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 33,290 shares of company stock valued at $1,866,023 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 1.02% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CMG. NINE MASTS CAPITAL Ltd bought a new position in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $470,000. CWM LLC raised its position in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill by 6,172.1% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 40,079 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $2,511,000 after acquiring an additional 39,440 shares in the last quarter. Csenge Advisory Group grew its stake in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill by 6,234.0% in the 2nd quarter. Csenge Advisory Group now owns 6,334 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $397,000 after buying an additional 6,234 shares during the last quarter. CX Institutional grew its stake in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill by 4,987.0% in the 2nd quarter. CX Institutional now owns 6,664 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $418,000 after buying an additional 6,533 shares during the last quarter. Finally, U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill by 5,946.2% in the 2nd quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,716 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $295,000 after buying an additional 4,638 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.