Rep. Byron Donalds Purchases Shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG)

Representative Byron Donalds (R-Florida) recently bought shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG). In a filing disclosed on April 14th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Chipotle Mexican Grill stock on March 20th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MORAN WEALTH IRA” account.

Representative Byron Donalds also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of DoorDash (NASDAQ:DASH) on 3/20/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) on 3/20/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) on 3/20/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) on 3/20/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) on 3/20/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Gartner (NYSE:IT) on 3/20/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Equifax (NYSE:EFX) on 3/20/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Tradeweb Markets (NASDAQ:TW) on 3/20/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) on 3/20/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Fiserv (NYSE:FI) on 3/20/2025.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Stock Down 1.3 %

CMG opened at $48.18 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $65.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.40, a PEG ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.27. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $51.27 and a 200-day moving average price of $56.71. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. has a twelve month low of $44.46 and a twelve month high of $69.26.

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

Institutional Trading of Chipotle Mexican Grill

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CMG. Ethos Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Chipotle Mexican Grill during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its holdings in Chipotle Mexican Grill by 1,110.0% during the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 605 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 555 shares during the period. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp bought a new stake in Chipotle Mexican Grill in the fourth quarter worth $38,000. Financial Life Planners purchased a new position in Chipotle Mexican Grill during the fourth quarter worth $45,000. Finally, Mascagni Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in Chipotle Mexican Grill during the fourth quarter valued at $45,000. 91.31% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CMG has been the topic of several research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $70.00 target price on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from $65.00 to $69.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Piper Sandler decreased their price target on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from $60.00 to $59.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from $63.00 to $60.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Cfra raised Chipotle Mexican Grill from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $59.00 to $73.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Chipotle Mexican Grill currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $65.42.

About Representative Donalds

Byron Donalds (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Florida’s 19th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2021. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Donalds (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Florida’s 19th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Byron Donalds was born in Brooklyn, New York, and lives in Naples, Florida. Donalds earned a bachelor’s degree in finance and marketing from Florida State University in 2002. His career experience includes working as a commercial credit officer in banking and as a portfolio manager in financial services.

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.