Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) and iPic Entertainment (OTCMKTS:IPIC) Critical Survey

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) and iPic Entertainment (OTCMKTS:IPIC) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Volatility & Risk

Chipotle Mexican Grill has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iPic Entertainment has a beta of -2.35, suggesting that its stock price is 335% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Chipotle Mexican Grill and iPic Entertainment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chipotle Mexican Grill	13.04%	45.39%	17.14%
iPic Entertainment	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Chipotle Mexican Grill and iPic Entertainment”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chipotle Mexican Grill	$11.31 billion	4.68	$1.53 billion	$1.13	35.41
iPic Entertainment	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Chipotle Mexican Grill has higher revenue and earnings than iPic Entertainment.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Chipotle Mexican Grill and iPic Entertainment, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chipotle Mexican Grill	0	13	23	2	2.71
iPic Entertainment	0	0	0	0	0.00

Chipotle Mexican Grill presently has a consensus price target of $50.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.97%. Given Chipotle Mexican Grill’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Chipotle Mexican Grill is more favorable than iPic Entertainment.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

91.3% of Chipotle Mexican Grill shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Chipotle Mexican Grill shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 50.7% of iPic Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Chipotle Mexican Grill beats iPic Entertainment on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Chipotle Mexican Grill

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants. It sells food and beverages through offering burritos, burrito bowls, quesadillas, tacos, and salads. The company also provides delivery and related services its app and website. It has operations in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.

About iPic Entertainment

iPic Entertainment Inc. operates restaurants and theaters in the United States. The company operates casual restaurants, farm-to-glass full-service bars, and theater auditoriums with in-theater dining. It operates restaurants under the City Perch Kitchen + Bar, Tanzy, The Tuck Room, The Tuck Room Tavern, and iPic Express brands. It operates screens in Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and Washington. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.