The stock of Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) has gone up by 1.81% for the week, with a -11.23% drop in the past month and a -2.71% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.29%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.05% for CMG. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.18% for CMG’s stock, with a -2.79% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) Right Now?
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.46x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for CMG is 1.28. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 21 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 10 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for CMG is 1.35B and currently, short sellers hold a 1.76% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CMG on January 20, 2025 was 9.18M shares.
CMG) stock’s latest price update
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG)’s stock price has plunge by -1.44relation to previous closing price of 58.36. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 1.81% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2025-01-19 that Due to industry regulations, large investment companies are required to reveal their portfolio holdings every quarter. This is a gold mine for retail investors, as they can search a big list of positions to find potential buying opportunities.
Analysts’ Opinion of CMG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CMG stocks, with RBC Capital Mkts repeating the rating for CMG by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for CMG in the upcoming period, according to RBC Capital Mkts is $70 based on the research report published on November 15, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Wedbush, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CMG reach a price target of $58, previously predicting the price at $54. The rating they have provided for CMG stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on August 14th, 2024.
Evercore ISI gave a rating of “Outperform” to CMG, setting the target price at $72 in the report published on July 16th of the previous year.
CMG Trading at -5.21% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CMG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -16.95% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.05%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.29%, as shares sank -10.53% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +2.02% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CMG rose by +1.81%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -0.89% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $59.41. In addition, Chipotle Mexican Grill saw -4.61% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CMG starting from Garner Curtis E, who sale 15,750 shares at the price of $58.24 back on Jan 07 ’25. After this action, Garner Curtis E now owns 410,514 shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill, valued at $917,261 using the latest closing price.
Curtis E. Garner, the Officer of Chipotle Mexican Grill, proposed sale 47,250 shares at $58.80 during a trade that took place back on Jan 07 ’25, which means that Curtis E. Garner is holding shares at $2,778,300 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CMG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.17 for the present operating margin
- 0.25 for the gross margin
The net margin for Chipotle Mexican Grill stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.24. Equity return is now at value 45.67, with 17.54 for asset returns.
Based on Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.55 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.41.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.94 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.65. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 7.48. The receivables turnover for the company is 62.67for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.22. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.62.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
