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Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Sees a More Significant Dip Than Broader Market: Some Facts to Know
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Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $36.03, moving -2.52% from the previous trading session. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.48%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.77%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.64%.
Shares of the Mexican food chain have appreciated by 15.5% over the course of the past month, outperforming the Retail-Wholesale sector's loss of 6.98%, and the S&P 500's loss of 0.97%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Chipotle Mexican Grill in its upcoming release. The company plans to announce its earnings on October 28, 2026. The company's upcoming EPS is projected at $0.29, signifying steadiness compared to the same quarter of the previous year. At the same time, our most recent consensus estimate is projecting a revenue of $3.28 billion, reflecting a 9.35% rise from the equivalent quarter last year.
CMG's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $1.15 per share and revenue of $13 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of -1.71% and +8.97%, respectively.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Chipotle Mexican Grill. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. Consequently, upward revisions in estimates express analysts' positivity towards the business operations and its ability to generate profits.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.12% higher. At present, Chipotle Mexican Grill boasts a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
With respect to valuation, Chipotle Mexican Grill is currently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 32.26. This indicates a premium in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 23.04.
Investors should also note that CMG has a PEG ratio of 2.26 right now. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. CMG's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.82 as of yesterday's close.
The Retail - Restaurants industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 164, this industry ranks in the bottom 34% of all industries, numbering over 250.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Make sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.
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Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Sees a More Significant Dip Than Broader Market: Some Facts to Know
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $36.03, moving -2.52% from the previous trading session. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.48%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.77%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.64%.
Shares of the Mexican food chain have appreciated by 15.5% over the course of the past month, outperforming the Retail-Wholesale sector's loss of 6.98%, and the S&P 500's loss of 0.97%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Chipotle Mexican Grill in its upcoming release. The company plans to announce its earnings on October 28, 2026. The company's upcoming EPS is projected at $0.29, signifying steadiness compared to the same quarter of the previous year. At the same time, our most recent consensus estimate is projecting a revenue of $3.28 billion, reflecting a 9.35% rise from the equivalent quarter last year.
CMG's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $1.15 per share and revenue of $13 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of -1.71% and +8.97%, respectively.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Chipotle Mexican Grill. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. Consequently, upward revisions in estimates express analysts' positivity towards the business operations and its ability to generate profits.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.12% higher. At present, Chipotle Mexican Grill boasts a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
With respect to valuation, Chipotle Mexican Grill is currently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 32.26. This indicates a premium in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 23.04.
Investors should also note that CMG has a PEG ratio of 2.26 right now. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. CMG's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.82 as of yesterday's close.
The Retail - Restaurants industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 164, this industry ranks in the bottom 34% of all industries, numbering over 250.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Make sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.