Analyzing Chipotle Mexican Grill's Stock Performance

By Naomi Wentworth • Sunday, January 19 15:12 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Consumer Discretionary company Chipotle Mexican Grill has moved -1.4% so far today on a volume of 9,353,479, compared to its average of 9,283,239. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 1.0%.

Chipotle Mexican Grill trades -12.71% away from its average analyst target price of $65.9 per share. The 31 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $42.0 to $75.0, and on average have given Chipotle Mexican Grill a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in CMG, you'll want to know the following:

Chipotle Mexican Grill's current price is 765.0% above its Graham number of $6.65, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Chipotle Mexican Grill has moved 23.7% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 23.6%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 1.08, Chipotle Mexican Grill has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 53.3 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
CMG has a forward P/E ratio of 43.9 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $1.31 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 21.71 compared to its sector average of 3.19
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants.
Based in Newport Beach, the company has 125,000 full time employees and a market cap of $78.38 Billion.

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