Wedbush Boosts Earnings Estimates for Chipotle Mexican Grill

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) – Research analysts at Wedbush boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Chipotle Mexican Grill in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 5th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now expects that the restaurant operator will post earnings per share of $0.33 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.32. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $64.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Chipotle Mexican Grill’s current full-year earnings is $1.11 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Chipotle Mexican Grill’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from $62.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Citigroup increased their price target on Chipotle Mexican Grill from $69.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Stephens lowered their price objective on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from $61.00 to $60.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Cfra raised shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from $59.00 to $73.00 in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Piper Sandler decreased their price target on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from $60.00 to $59.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Chipotle Mexican Grill has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $66.31.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Stock Down 2.5 %

CMG stock opened at $57.54 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $78.41 billion, a PE ratio of 53.56, a P/E/G ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.27. Chipotle Mexican Grill has a 52-week low of $47.98 and a 52-week high of $69.26. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $60.36 and its two-hundred day moving average is $57.84.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The restaurant operator reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.01. Chipotle Mexican Grill had a return on equity of 43.20% and a net margin of 13.51%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Chipotle Mexican Grill

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CMG. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill during the 2nd quarter worth $186,000. Czech National Bank increased its stake in Chipotle Mexican Grill by 6.6% in the 3rd quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 278,976 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $16,075,000 after acquiring an additional 17,276 shares during the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. increased its holdings in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill by 4,408.4% in the 3rd quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 12,398 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $714,000 after buying an additional 12,123 shares during the last quarter. Kesler Norman & Wride LLC bought a new stake in Chipotle Mexican Grill in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $708,000. Finally, Axiom Advisory LLC boosted its position in Chipotle Mexican Grill by 1,423.8% during the third quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 9,600 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $531,000 after buying an additional 8,970 shares during the period. 91.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Chipotle Mexican Grill

In other Chipotle Mexican Grill news, insider Laurie Schalow sold 4,404 shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.01, for a total value of $286,304.04. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 185,792 shares in the company, valued at $12,078,337.92. The trade was a 2.32 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.02% 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.