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After finishing at $43.17 in the prior trading day, Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) closed at $44.04, up 2.02%. In other words, the price has increased by $2.02 from its previous closing price. On the day, 19.02 million shares were traded. CMG stock price reached its highest trading level at $44.09 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $43.17.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CMG by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 38.18 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 40.29. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.62 and its Current Ratio is at 1.65. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.35 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.27.
On July 18, 2025, BMO Capital Markets Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Market Perform but kept the price unchanged to $65.
On July 14, 2025, Melius started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $60.Melius initiated its Hold rating on July 14, 2025, with a $60 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 07 ’25 when Garner Curtis E sold 15,750 shares for $56.32 per share. The transaction valued at 887,108 led to the insider holds 339,732 shares of the business.
Garner Curtis E sold 63,000 shares of CMG for $3,473,833 on Jun 25 ’25. The Pres, Chief Strgy & Tech Off now owns 355,482 shares after completing the transaction at $55.14 per share. On Jun 25 ’25, another insider, Curtis E. Garner, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 94,500 shares for $54.65 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CMG now has a Market Capitalization of 59052355584 and an Enterprise Value of 62286667776. As of this moment, Chipotle’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 38.93, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 30.98. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.70. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.10 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 16.74. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.38 whereas that against EBITDA is 26.673.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CMG is 1.02, which has changed by -0.16337389 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15005577 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CMG has reached a high of $66.74, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $41.18. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -12.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -18.29%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 15.58M shares per day over the past 3-months and 18032370 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 1.34B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.33B. Insiders hold about 0.85% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.11% stake in the company. Shares short for CMG as of 1753920000 were 24631143 with a Short Ratio of 1.58, compared to 1751241600 on 22918072. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 24631143 and a Short% of Float of 1.8499999999999999.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 29.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.29, with high estimates of $0.32 and low estimates of $0.27.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.25 and $1.19 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.21. EPS for the following year is $1.42, with 33.0 analysts recommending between $1.56 and $1.3.
Revenue Estimates
27 analysts predict $3.06B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.12B to a low estimate of $3.03B. As of the current estimate, Chipotle Mexican Grill’s year-ago sales were $2.79BFor the next quarter, 27 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.14B. There is a high estimate of $3.23B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.1B.
A total of 30 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CMG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $12.28B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $12.08B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $12.14B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $11.31BBased on 30 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $13.68B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $14.04B and the low estimate is $13.34B.
