What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for CMG Q2 Earnings?

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill in a report issued on Wednesday, May 7th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now forecasts that the restaurant operator will earn $0.33 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.36. The consensus estimate for Chipotle Mexican Grill’s current full-year earnings is $1.29 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Chipotle Mexican Grill’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.23 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.38 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.69 EPS.

CMG has been the subject of several other reports. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and set a $70.00 target price on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Cfra upgraded shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $59.00 to $73.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Guggenheim set a $47.00 price target on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from $68.00 to $65.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their target price on Chipotle Mexican Grill from $65.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nineteen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $61.74.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Stock Down 3.3 %

NYSE:CMG opened at $49.77 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $49.67 and its 200-day simple moving average is $55.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $67.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.83, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.11. Chipotle Mexican Grill has a 12-month low of $44.46 and a 12-month high of $69.26.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The restaurant operator reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.01. Chipotle Mexican Grill had a net margin of 13.56% and a return on equity of 42.92%. The business had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.98 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $13.37 earnings per share. Chipotle Mexican Grill’s revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Tortoise Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill by 14.0% in the 4th quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 1,436 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $87,000 after buying an additional 176 shares during the last quarter. Traynor Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Traynor Capital Management Inc. now owns 7,522 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $454,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares during the period. BTC Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in Chipotle Mexican Grill by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. BTC Capital Management Inc. now owns 9,969 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $601,000 after purchasing an additional 184 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in Chipotle Mexican Grill by 4.7% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,804 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $290,000 after buying an additional 214 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Confluence Wealth Services Inc. raised its stake in Chipotle Mexican Grill by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. now owns 5,391 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $310,000 after buying an additional 218 shares during the period. 91.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.