Little House Capital LLC Buys 682 Shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG)

Little House Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) by 3.3% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 21,622 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock after buying an additional 682 shares during the quarter. Little House Capital LLC’s holdings in Chipotle Mexican Grill were worth $1,304,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in CMG. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Chipotle Mexican Grill during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $186,000. Creative Planning increased its holdings in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill by 82.9% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 444,354 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $25,604,000 after acquiring an additional 201,397 shares in the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill by 9.1% during the third quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 36,508 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $2,104,000 after purchasing an additional 3,040 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 145,012 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $8,356,000 after purchasing an additional 3,762 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC grew its position in Chipotle Mexican Grill by 15.0% in the 3rd quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC now owns 4,037 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $233,000 after purchasing an additional 526 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 91.31% of the company’s stock.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Stock Down 1.8 %

NYSE CMG opened at $57.06 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $77.74 billion, a PE ratio of 51.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.27. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. has a 52 week low of $47.98 and a 52 week high of $69.26. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $59.50 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $58.07.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The restaurant operator reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.01. Chipotle Mexican Grill had a net margin of 13.56% and a return on equity of 42.92%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. will post 1.29 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have weighed in on CMG shares. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from $63.00 to $60.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $70.00 target price on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Oppenheimer lifted their price target on Chipotle Mexican Grill from $65.00 to $69.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on Chipotle Mexican Grill from $75.00 to $70.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Wedbush cut their target price on Chipotle Mexican Grill from $69.00 to $64.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $66.31.

Insider Transactions at Chipotle Mexican Grill

In related news, insider Laurie Schalow sold 4,404 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.01, for a total transaction of $286,304.04. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 185,792 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,078,337.92. The trade was a 2.32 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.02% of the company’s stock.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Profile

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.