Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) Price Target Raised to $50.00

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) had its target price increased by Wells Fargo & Company from $45.00 to $50.00 in a research report report published on Thursday morning,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an overweight rating on the restaurant operator’s stock.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on Chipotle Mexican Grill from $48.00 to $44.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Stephens dropped their target price on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from $48.00 to $35.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Gordon Haskett cut shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill in a report on Monday, January 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating and thirteen have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $50.23.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of NYSE CMG opened at $40.87 on Thursday. Chipotle Mexican Grill has a twelve month low of $29.75 and a twelve month high of $59.57. The stock has a market cap of $54.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.16, a P/E/G ratio of 3.88 and a beta of 0.97. The company’s fifty day moving average is $36.38 and its 200-day moving average is $39.85.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The restaurant operator reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.29. The business had revenue of $3 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.06 billion. Chipotle Mexican Grill had a return on equity of 45.39% and a net margin of 13.04%.The firm’s revenue was up 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.27 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Chipotle Mexican Grill will post 1.29 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CMG. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in Chipotle Mexican Grill by 4.7% during the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Bison Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill in the fourth quarter valued at about $224,000. Empowered Funds LLC increased its position in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill by 5.5% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 26,460 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $1,329,000 after acquiring an additional 1,368 shares during the last quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC raised its holdings in Chipotle Mexican Grill by 19.5% during the second quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 18,512 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $1,039,000 after acquiring an additional 3,024 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Financial Management Professionals Inc. boosted its position in Chipotle Mexican Grill by 322.2% during the second quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 857 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 654 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.30% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Chipotle Mexican Grill

Here are the key news stories impacting Chipotle Mexican Grill this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Piper Sandler raised its price target to $47 and maintains an “overweight” rating, signaling near-term upside from current levels. Piper Sandler price target raise via Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo lifted its price target to $50 with an “overweight” call, the most bullish target cited and a potential catalyst for additional buying. Wells Fargo price target raise via Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Raymond James published a forecast pointing to strong price appreciation for CMG, reinforcing the analyst-side optimism on growth and margin durability. Raymond James forecast (American Banking News)
• Positive Sentiment: Industry pieces (Zacks, Yahoo) highlight Chipotle’s digital sales, menu innovation and expansion as drivers renewing investor confidence—supporting a bullish narrative on execution and long-term growth. 3 Restaurant Stocks Showing Growth Potential (Zacks)
• Positive Sentiment: Long-term performance stories (e.g., Benzinga piece on a 15-year $100 investment) reinforce investor sentiment that Chipotle has been a durable growth compounder. If You Invested $100 In Chipotle 15 Years Ago (Benzinga)
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks flagged CMG as a trending stock with a roundup of facts investors should know—useful context but not an immediate price catalyst. Trending Stock: Facts to Know (Zacks)
• Neutral Sentiment: Chipotle filed to form a PAC, signaling a change in political engagement; this may affect governance perceptions but has unclear near-term financial impact. Chipotle forms PAC (Business Insider)
• Neutral Sentiment: Leadership moves — a search for a new CMO and related reshuffling — raise execution-watch flags for expansion and marketing strategy, but outcomes are uncertain. Leadership shuffle and CMO search (Yahoo Finance)
• Negative Sentiment: BWG Global downgraded CMG, introducing a concrete bearish analyst catalyst that could pressure shares if other firms follow suit or if downgrade cites execution or margin risks. BWG Global downgrades Chipotle (MSN)

Chipotle Mexican Grill Company Profile

Chipotle Mexican Grill is a fast-casual restaurant company known for its Mexican-inspired menu of burritos, bowls, tacos and salads. Founded in 1993 by Steve Ells, the chain emphasizes fresh, customizable meals made from a limited menu of core ingredients and a focus on ingredient quality. Chipotle operates primarily company-owned restaurants and offers dine-in, takeout, catering and delivery through its own digital platforms and third-party partners.

The company is headquartered in Newport Beach, California, and traces its roots to Denver, Colorado.