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Chipotle Mexican Grill's NYSE: CMG price action is down in Q2 2025 for several reasons, including a post-stock split letdown, a significant CEO transition, global macroeconomic woes, and a sluggish 2025 outlook. However, those factors do not offset the company's leadership position, quality management, fortress-like balance sheet, and substantial growth outlook.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG 4.84%) reported its financial results for the first quarter on Wednesday, posting adjusted earnings per share of $0.29, which exceeded Wall Street estimates. However, its revenue of $2.9 billion came up short of expectations.

The first Chipotle restaurant in Mexico will open early next year after the company signed a development deal with Alsea. In recent years, Chipotle has been trying to expand internationally, after decades focusing almost entirely on its U.S. business.

Since the earnings report, nearly two dozen Wall Street analysts have lowered their price target for Chipotle stock, according to FactSet.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. on Wednesday surprised Wall Street with its first quarterly same-store sales drop since the pandemic's lockdowns in 2020, leaving Wall Street searching for reasons to be optimistic about the rest of the year.

@investopedia's Caleb Silver says Chipotle (CMG) faces a "full burrito of problems." He believes the company is starting to see the effects of tariffs as it faces an uphill battle of in-store sales sliding as it builds hundreds of new stores.

A range of consumer companies are cutting their full-year forecasts, citing tariffs and a more cautious consumer. PepsiCo, Chipotle and Procter & Gamble are among the companies that lowered their forecasts.

Danilo Gargiulo, Bernstein analyst, joins CNBC's 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss outlooks on Chipotle, how consumer sentiment and cost inputs are impacting the stock, and more.

CMG's first-quarter 2025 comps are hurt by lower transactions. Also, unfavorable weather conditions and reduced consumer spending add to the downside.

Uncertainty over tariffs and an unpredictable trade war is weighing heavily on companies as they report their latest financial results and try to give investors financial forecasts.Some tariffs remain in place against key U.S. trading partners, but others have been postponed to give nations time to negotiate. The tariff and trade picture has been shifting for months, sometimes changing drastically on a daily basis.