Leeward Financial Partners LLC Has $442,000 Stake in Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG)

Leeward Financial Partners LLC boosted its position in Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) by 38.2% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 7,669 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,119 shares during the quarter. Leeward Financial Partners LLC’s holdings in Chipotle Mexican Grill were worth $442,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of CMG. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Chipotle Mexican Grill by 225.0% in the first quarter. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 13 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 9 shares in the last quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Chipotle Mexican Grill during the 1st quarter worth approximately $44,000. LRI Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Chipotle Mexican Grill in the first quarter valued at approximately $168,000. Pacific Center for Financial Services increased its stake in Chipotle Mexican Grill by 8.0% during the 1st quarter. Pacific Center for Financial Services now owns 54 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $157,000 after purchasing an additional 4 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nwam LLC acquired a new position in Chipotle Mexican Grill during the 1st quarter valued at about $220,000. 91.31% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Curtis E. Garner sold 15,750 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.05, for a total transaction of $898,537.50. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 457,764 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,115,436.20. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. In related news, Director Robin S. Hickenlooper sold 1,790 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $56.38, for a total value of $100,920.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 41,510 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,340,333.80. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Curtis E. Garner sold 15,750 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.05, for a total transaction of $898,537.50. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 457,764 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,115,436.20. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 50,684 shares of company stock valued at $2,817,127. 1.02% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Stock Down 1.4 %

CMG traded down $0.84 during trading on Monday, hitting $57.75. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,383,534 shares, compared to its average volume of 13,970,306. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $57.28 and its 200-day simple moving average is $81.46. The firm has a market cap of $79.09 billion, a PE ratio of 54.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.26. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. has a one year low of $40.73 and a one year high of $69.26.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The restaurant operator reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.02. Chipotle Mexican Grill had a net margin of 13.51% and a return on equity of 43.20%. The company had revenue of $2.79 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.82 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.23 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 13.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts expect that Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. will post 1.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CMG has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $67.00 price objective on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill in a research note on Wednesday, August 14th. Guggenheim increased their price target on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from $54.50 to $55.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 24th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from $66.00 to $67.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Citigroup cut their price target on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from $71.00 to $70.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Raymond James decreased their price target on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from $70.00 to $62.50 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 25th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eighteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Chipotle Mexican Grill presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $64.47.

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.