Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Acquires New Holdings in Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG)

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new stake in Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 1,289,273 shares of the restaurant operator's stock, valued at approximately $77,743,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned 0.10% of Chipotle Mexican Grill as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ethos Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Chipotle Mexican Grill in the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill in the fourth quarter valued at $38,000. Financial Life Planners acquired a new stake in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill in the fourth quarter valued at $45,000. Oakworth Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill in the fourth quarter valued at $50,000. Finally, Sierra Ocean LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill in the fourth quarter valued at $50,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.31% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CMG has been the subject of several analyst reports. UBS Group lowered their target price on Chipotle Mexican Grill from $65.00 to $60.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Cfra upgraded Chipotle Mexican Grill from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and increased their price objective for the company from $59.00 to $73.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Argus downgraded Chipotle Mexican Grill from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, April 28th. Citigroup reduced their target price on Chipotle Mexican Grill from $70.00 to $62.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Finally, Loop Capital reduced their target price on Chipotle Mexican Grill from $65.00 to $63.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nineteen have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Chipotle Mexican Grill currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $61.60.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of NYSE:CMG traded down $0.35 on Thursday, reaching $49.72. 7,986,163 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 13,501,213. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $44.46 and a fifty-two week high of $69.26. The business's 50-day moving average is $50.02 and its two-hundred day moving average is $55.08. The firm has a market capitalization of $66.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.79, a PEG ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.11.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The restaurant operator reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.01. Chipotle Mexican Grill had a net margin of 13.56% and a return on equity of 42.92%. The business had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.98 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $13.37 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts predict that Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. will post 1.29 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Chipotle Mexican Grill

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.