Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Competitors $51.45 -0.82 (-1.57%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CMG vs. MCD, SBUX, YUM, DRI, DPZ, TXRH, EAT, CAKE, WEN, and PZZAShould you be buying Chipotle Mexican Grill stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Chipotle Mexican Grill include McDonald's (MCD), Starbucks (SBUX), Yum! Brands (YUM), Darden Restaurants (DRI), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), Brinker International (EAT), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Wendy's (WEN), and Papa Johns International (PZZA). These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry. Chipotle Mexican Grill vs. McDonald's Starbucks Yum! Brands Darden Restaurants Domino's Pizza Texas Roadhouse Brinker International Cheesecake Factory Wendy's Papa Johns International Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) and McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and earnings. Which has better valuation and earnings, CMG or MCD? McDonald's has higher revenue and earnings than Chipotle Mexican Grill. McDonald's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chipotle Mexican Grill, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioChipotle Mexican Grill$11.49B6.03$1.53B$1.1345.53McDonald's$25.71B8.89$8.22B$11.3328.21 Which has more volatility and risk, CMG or MCD? Chipotle Mexican Grill has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, McDonald's has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor CMG or MCD? In the previous week, McDonald's had 38 more articles in the media than Chipotle Mexican Grill. MarketBeat recorded 74 mentions for McDonald's and 36 mentions for Chipotle Mexican Grill. Chipotle Mexican Grill's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat McDonald's' score of 0.74 indicating that Chipotle Mexican Grill is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Chipotle Mexican Grill 31 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive McDonald's 32 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 21 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CMG or MCD? 91.3% of Chipotle Mexican Grill shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of McDonald's shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Chipotle Mexican Grill shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of McDonald's shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate CMG or MCD? Chipotle Mexican Grill currently has a consensus price target of $61.74, indicating a potential upside of 20.00%. McDonald's has a consensus price target of $325.91, indicating a potential upside of 1.97%. Given Chipotle Mexican Grill's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Chipotle Mexican Grill is more favorable than McDonald's.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Chipotle Mexican Grill 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75McDonald's 0 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64 Is CMG or MCD more profitable? McDonald's has a net margin of 31.73% compared to Chipotle Mexican Grill's net margin of 13.56%. Chipotle Mexican Grill's return on equity of 42.92% beat McDonald's' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Chipotle Mexican Grill13.56% 42.92% 17.32% McDonald's 31.73%-181.63%15.48% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CMG or MCD? McDonald's received 355 more outperform votes than Chipotle Mexican Grill when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.85% of users gave McDonald's an outperform vote while only 60.20% of users gave Chipotle Mexican Grill an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformChipotle Mexican GrillOutperform Votes173560.20% Underperform Votes114739.80% McDonald'sOutperform Votes209071.85% Underperform Votes81928.15% SummaryChipotle Mexican Grill beats McDonald's on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Chipotle Mexican Grill News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CMG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CMG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricChipotle Mexican GrillEating places IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$69.32B$9.02B$25.21B$19.69BDividend YieldN/A3.77%169.74%3.84%P/E Ratio46.3427.2124.7735.11Price / Sales6.031.923.9834.10Price / Cash38.5819.1719.4117.51Price / Book19.065.706.254.78Net Income$1.53B$318.00M$781.36M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.56%-2.00%0.21%0.90%1 Month Performance6.89%7.12%12.45%11.10%1 Year Performance-19.05%-8.07%8.23%5.28% Chipotle Mexican Grill Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CMGChipotle Mexican Grill4.1808 of 5 stars$51.45-1.6%$61.74+20.0%-18.7%$69.32B$11.49B46.34105,000Trending NewsMCDMcDonald's4.3911 of 5 stars$310.45-1.0%$325.91+5.0%+17.9%$221.93B$25.71B27.25150,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionSBUXStarbucks4.7599 of 5 stars$86.04+7.1%$98.72+14.7%+8.7%$97.68B$36.35B27.73402,000Trending NewsYUMYum! Brands4.1625 of 5 stars$146.59-0.4%$156.70+6.9%+5.7%$40.85B$7.74B28.1036,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionDRIDarden Restaurants4.3637 of 5 stars$205.00+3.3%$201.38-1.8%+35.5%$23.99B$11.76B23.48179,000News CoveragePositive NewsDPZDomino's Pizza3.101 of 5 stars$481.07+0.5%$498.50+3.6%-3.0%$16.43B$4.73B29.4711,000Positive NewsTXRHTexas Roadhouse2.8197 of 5 stars$189.52+4.8%$191.62+1.1%+14.1%$12.59B$5.50B29.2882,000EATBrinker International3.096 of 5 stars$144.07+5.2%$141.14-2.0%+138.0%$6.40B$5.13B24.9662,000Positive NewsCAKECheesecake Factory3.724 of 5 stars$52.80+5.3%$53.60+1.5%+41.9%$2.61B$3.62B16.5047,500Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionWENWendy's4.9192 of 5 stars$12.25+2.0%$16.34+33.5%-32.9%$2.35B$2.24B12.8814,500PZZAPapa Johns International4.022 of 5 stars$40.79+6.6%$51.25+25.6%-19.2%$1.33B$2.06B14.1912,000Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies McDonald's Competitors Starbucks Competitors Yum! 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