The stock price of Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) has surged by 4.52 when compared to previous closing price of 49.54, but the company has seen a 7.49% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2025-04-27 that After warning during its fourth-quarter conference call that 2025 was off to a tough start in January, fast-casual restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG 4.84%) found that traffic never really recovered; it reported its first same-store sales decline since 2020, early in the COVID-19 pandemic. The stock largely shrugged off these disappointing results, although as of this writing it’s still down more than 18% on the year.
Is It Worth Investing in Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) Right Now?
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 45.50x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.12. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 22 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CMG is 1.34B, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.93% of that float. On April 28, 2025, the average trading volume of CMG was 13.85M shares.
CMG’s Market Performance
CMG’s stock has seen a 7.49% increase for the week, with a 3.42% rise in the past month and a -8.68% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.27%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.34% for Chipotle Mexican Grill The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 5.35% for CMG’s stock, with a -7.38% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CMG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CMG stocks, with Loop Capital repeating the rating for CMG by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for CMG in the upcoming period, according to Loop Capital is $65 based on the research report published on March 14, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CMG reach a price target of $70, previously predicting the price at $65. The rating they have provided for CMG stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on March 03rd, 2025.
CFRA gave a rating of “Strong Buy” to CMG, setting the target price at $73 in the report published on February 05th of the current year.
CMG Trading at 2.32% 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 -25.24% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.34%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.27%, as shares surge +1.69% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -9.62% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CMG rose by +7.49%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -9.92% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $49.15. In addition, Chipotle Mexican Grill saw -14.13% 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 6,940 shares at the price of $50.53 back on Mar 11 ’25. After this action, Garner Curtis E now owns 418,482 shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill, valued at $350,659 using the latest closing price.
Garner Curtis E, the Chief Customer & Techlgy Ofcr of Chipotle Mexican Grill, sale 6,930 shares at $50.21 during a trade that took place back on Mar 12 ’25, which means that Garner Curtis E is holding 418,482 shares at $347,944 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
- 0.37 for the gross margin
The net margin for Chipotle Mexican Grill stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.25. Equity return is now at value 45.57, with 17.89 for asset returns.
Based on Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.57 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.45.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.32 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 6.45. The receivables turnover for the company is 113.07for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.27. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.52.
Conclusion
To sum up, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others 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.
