Is Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Stock a Good Buy for Short-term Investors?

Ulysses Smith

At the time of writing, Chipotle Mexican Grill [CMG] stock is trading at $41.76, down -0.02%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The CMG shares have gain 2.13% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 5.27%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Chipotle Mexican Grill [NYSE: CMG] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 02, 2025, when Bernstein reiterated its Outperform rating and also revised its price target to $60 from $65. Previously, Rothschild & Co Redburn upgraded its rating to Buy on September 03, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $55. On August 12, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight but maintained its price target of $50 on the stock. BMO Capital Markets upgraded its rating to a Outperform but stick to its price target of $65 on July 18, 2025. Melius initiated its recommendation with a Hold and recommended $60 as its price target on July 14, 2025. Redburn Atlantic started tracking with a Neutral rating for this stock on June 10, 2025, and assigned it a price target of $55. In a note dated April 28, 2025, Argus downgraded a Hold rating on this stock.

For the past year, the stock price of Chipotle Mexican Grill fluctuated between $38.30 and $66.74. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $54.44 within the next 12 months. Chipotle Mexican Grill [NYSE: CMG] shares were valued at $41.76 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 30.36% based on the average CMG price forecast.

Analyzing the CMG fundamentals

According to Chipotle Mexican Grill [NYSE:CMG], the company’s sales were 11.58B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 3.04% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.37% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.17%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.17%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.13%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.17, Equity is 0.43 and Total Capital is 0.24. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.35.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 41.43 points at the first support level, and at 41.10 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 42.13, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 42.51.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that Chipotle Mexican Grill [NYSE:CMG] has a current ratio of 1.65. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.62, while the Cash Ratio is 0.75. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.84, the price to book ratio is 15.88 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 36.91.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Eskenazi Ilene, Chief Human Resources Officer, that happened on Aug 25 ’25 when 26576.0 shares were sold. Officer, ILENE ESKENAZI completed a deal on Aug 25 ’25 to buy 26576.0 shares. Meanwhile, Pres, Chief Strgy & Tech Off Garner Curtis E sold 15750.0 shares on Jul 07 ’25.

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