Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Chipotle Mexican Grill shares valued at $2,438,422 were sold by Garner Curtis E on Dec 12 ’25. At $36.05 per share, Garner Curtis E sold 67,646 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 298,360 shares worth approximately $12.11 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, CURTIS E. GARNER purchased 67,646 shares, netting a total of over 2,438,422 in proceeds.
Before that, Garner Curtis E had sold 61,892 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $2,145,734, the Pres, Chief Strgy & Tech Off traded Chipotle Mexican Grill shares for $34.67 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 61,892 shares, worth approximately $12.11 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Telsey Advisory Group on January 09, 2026, Chipotle Mexican Grill [CMG] has been an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $50. Analysts at Northcoast downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late October. As of October 28, 2025, Mizuho has initiated its “Neutral” rating for CMG. Earlier on October 22, 2025, Barclays resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “an Equal weight” for CMG stock.
Analyzing CMG Stock Performance
On last trading session, Chipotle Mexican Grill [NYSE: CMG] rose 2.99% to $40.59. The stock’s lowest price that day was $39.0431, but it reached a high of $40.655 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.43%. Over the course of the year, Chipotle Mexican Grill shares have dropped approximately -27.85%.
Is Chipotle Mexican Grill subject to short interest?
Stocks of Chipotle Mexican Grill saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 2.95 million shares to 34.42 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 31.46 million shares. A jump of 8.58% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.86 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.86.
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In terms of Chipotle Mexican Grill share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 45 in the next 12 months, up nearly 14.18% from the previous closing price of $39.41. Analysts anticipate Chipotle Mexican Grill stock to reach 55 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 35. In spite of this, 26 analysts ranked Chipotle Mexican Grill stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On October 02, 2025, Bernstein assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $60.
