Contrasting Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) & Tuniu (NASDAQ:TOUR)

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) and Tuniu (NASDAQ:TOUR) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Chipotle Mexican Grill and Tuniu”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chipotle Mexican Grill	$11.93 billion	3.49	$1.54 billion	$1.07	30.72
Tuniu	$593.05 million	0.09	$4.45 million	$0.32	14.79

Chipotle Mexican Grill has higher revenue and earnings than Tuniu. Tuniu is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chipotle Mexican Grill, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Chipotle Mexican Grill and Tuniu, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chipotle Mexican Grill	0	9	27	0	2.75
Tuniu	1	0	0	0	1.00

Chipotle Mexican Grill currently has a consensus price target of $42.36, suggesting a potential upside of 28.86%. Given Chipotle Mexican Grill’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Chipotle Mexican Grill is more favorable than Tuniu.

Volatility & Risk

Chipotle Mexican Grill has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Tuniu has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chipotle Mexican Grill	10.83%	57.05%	15.64%
Tuniu	3.73%	3.17%	1.90%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

91.3% of Chipotle Mexican Grill shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Chipotle Mexican Grill shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 76.1% of Tuniu shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Chipotle Mexican Grill beats Tuniu on 13 of the 14 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 Tuniu

Tuniu Corporation operates as an online leisure travel company in China. The company offers various packaged tours, including organized and self-guided tours; and other travel-related services, such as tourist attraction tickets, visa application services, accommodation reservation, financial services, and hotel booking services, as well as air, train, and bus ticketing for leisure travelers. It also provides car rental and insurance services, as well as advertising services to tourism boards and bureaus. The company offers its products and services through various online and offline channels, including tuniu.com website; mobile platform; a call center in Nanjing; and other offline retail stores in China. Tuniu Corporation was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Nanjing, the People's Republic of China.