Chipotle (CMG, $853.51) gets ratings boost & price target hike from Wedbush, on strong digital prospects and new menu items
Shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill jumped +1.2% Monday, following a rating upgrade from Wedbush.
Analyst Nick Setyan upgraded his rating of the fast food restaurant chain' shares to outperform from neutral. He also boosted his 12-month stock price target from $780 to $980, the highest target of all the analysts surveyed by FactSet.
Setyan indicated that Chipotle is in a leading position to “enable a multi-year streak of mid- to high single digit SSS growth”, amidst a growing focus on digital transaction sin the industry. The analyst also hopes that new menu items like quesadillas, carne asada and white queso would bolster same-store sales growth for Chipotle.
In July, the chain’s second-quarter results revealed that its digital sales nearly doubled. Digital sales surged +99.1%, and contributed to 18.2% of total sales for the quarter. This was the program’s first full quarter since it began.
Setyan mentioned that loyalty would be a strong, key driver of penetration of Chipotle’s own app among consumers. He said CMG would be “at the top of restaurant apps” in terms of its popularity of usage on handheld devices.
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Notable companies
The most notable companies in this group are McDonald's Corp (NYSE:MCD), Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ:SBUX), Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG), Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM), Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI), Domino's Pizza (NYSE:DPZ), Yum China Holdings (NYSE:YUMC), Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK), Noodles & Company (NASDAQ:NDLS).
Industry description
The industry includes companies that operate full-service restaurants, fast food restaurants, cafeterias and snack bars. McDonald`s Corporation, Starbucks Corporation, YUM! Brands, Inc. and Restaurant Brands International Inc. are some of the largest U.S. restaurant-owning companies in terms of market capitalization. While restaurant spending could be viewed as discretionary for consumers, some companies in the business have been able to weather economic cycles by establishing strong loyalty among customers over the years. Many of them also have a strong global presence as well.
Market Cap
The average market capitalization across the Restaurants Industry is 6.81B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 6.73K to 181.22B. MCD holds the highest valuation in this group at 181.22B. The lowest valued company is AMHG at 6.73K.
High and low price notable news
The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the Restaurants Industry was 0%. For the same Industry, the average monthly price growth was -2%, and the average quarterly price growth was -5%. DPCDF experienced the highest price growth at 32%, while ALSSF experienced the biggest fall at -17%.
Volume
The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the Restaurants Industry was 14%. For the same stocks of the Industry, the average monthly volume growth was 32% and the average quarterly volume growth was 119%
Fundamental Analysis Ratings
The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows
Valuation Rating: 46
P/E Growth Rating: 64
Price Growth Rating: 64
SMR Rating: 65
Profit Risk Rating: 85
Seasonality Score: 15 (-100 ... +100)