Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Chipotle Mexican Grill shares valued at $887,108 were sold by Garner Curtis E on Jul 07 ’25. At $56.32 per share, Garner Curtis E sold 15,750 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 339,732 shares worth approximately $14.57 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Garner Curtis E sold 63,000 shares, netting a total of over 3,473,833 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $55.14 each, the insider now holds 355,482 shares.
Before that, Curtis E. Garner had added 94,500 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $5,164,425, the Officer bought Chipotle Mexican Grill shares for $54.65 each.
As published in a research note from BMO Capital Markets on July 18, 2025, Chipotle Mexican Grill [CMG] has been rated up from a Market perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $65. Analysts at Melius started covering the stock with ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in mid July. As of June 10, 2025, Redburn Atlantic has initiated its “Neutral” rating for CMG. Earlier on April 28, 2025, Argus downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for CMG stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing CMG Stock Performance
On last trading session, Chipotle Mexican Grill [NYSE: CMG] plunged -2.01% to $42.88. The stock’s lowest price that day was $42.825, but it reached a high of $43.905 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -6.25%. Over the course of the year, Chipotle Mexican Grill shares have dropped approximately -15.87%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $61.16 on 01/02/25 and a 52-week low of $42.83 on 07/31/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 42.50, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 42.12. In the upper region, resistance lies at 43.58. The next price resistance is at 44.28. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 23.51 on the 14-day chart, showing oversold technical sentiment.
Is Chipotle Mexican Grill subject to short interest?
Stocks of Chipotle Mexican Grill saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 2.23 million shares to 27.27 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 25.05 million shares. A jump of 8.17% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.17 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.17.
Which companies own the most shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)?
In terms of Chipotle Mexican Grill share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 65 in the next 12 months, up nearly 48.54% from the previous closing price of $43.76. 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 March 14, 2025, Loop Capital assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $65.
