Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Chipotle Mexican Grill shares valued at $1,146,725 were sold by Eskenazi Ilene on Aug 25 ’25. At $43.15 per share, Eskenazi Ilene sold 26,576 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 84,441 shares worth approximately $3.35 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, ILENE ESKENAZI purchased 26,576 shares, netting a total of over 1,146,725 in proceeds.
Before that, Garner Curtis E had sold 15,750 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $887,108, the Pres, Chief Strgy & Tech Off traded Chipotle Mexican Grill shares for $56.32 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 15,750 shares, worth approximately $13.48 million.
As published in a research note from Rothschild & Co Redburn on September 03, 2025, Chipotle Mexican Grill [CMG] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $55. Analysts at Piper Sandler upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid August. As of July 18, 2025, BMO Capital Markets has increased its “Market perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for CMG. Earlier on July 14, 2025, Melius initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Hold” for CMG stock.
Analyzing CMG Stock Performance
On last trading session, Chipotle Mexican Grill [NYSE: CMG] rose 0.94% to $39.67. The stock’s lowest price that day was $39.37, but it reached a high of $40.2468 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.48%. Over the course of the year, Chipotle Mexican Grill shares have dropped approximately -29.31%.
Is Chipotle Mexican Grill subject to short interest?
Stocks of Chipotle Mexican Grill saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-29 dropping by -0.96 million shares to 23.67 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 24.63 million shares. A decline of -4.07% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.33 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.33.
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In terms of Chipotle Mexican Grill share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 60 in the next 12 months, up nearly 52.67% from the previous closing price of $39.3. Analysts anticipate Chipotle Mexican Grill stock to reach 65 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 47. In spite of this, 26 analysts ranked Chipotle Mexican Grill stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On June 10, 2025, Redburn Atlantic assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $55.
