text: Narrowing in on Price Target Estimates and Earnings for Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG)	by Engelwood Staff —	September 28, 2016 Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) most recently reported quarterly actual earnings per share of $0.87 for the period ending on 2016-06-30. Prior to the company reporting, consensus estimates based on data from Zacks Research projected the company to report EPS of $0.98. The difference between the estimate and the actual EPS was $-0.11 creating a surprise factor of -11.22%. Currently, the company has an impact score of 72. The likelihood that the stock will move on news is greater with a higher impact score. According to Beta Research, the stock has a sentiment score of 0.284. On a scale between 1 and -1, a positive score tends to portray a favorable view of company results by news outlets. The opposite is true for a negative sentiment score.
  In taking a look at where the stock might be headed, analysts have a consensus price target of $409.666 on the shares. The most bullish brokerage firm has a $550 target, while the most bearish sees the stock headed towards $215. This is according to the 15 estimates taken into consideration by Zacks Research. In terms of Buy/Sell recommendations, analysts have a consensus rating of 2.88. This is according to a simplified scale where 1 represents a Strong Buy and 5 a Strong Sell recommendation. There were 15 recommendations taking into account in order to arrive at this number. Of the 15, 5 have a Strong Buy rating and 2 are rating it a Buy. N/A Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. - Receive News & Ratings Via Email - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.