Chipotle (CMG) CEO Scott Boatwright cut quite a figure as he checked in on staff at a New York City store on a recent Friday afternoon. The restaurant manager was eager to see him and share how the operation was doing. What looked to be an investment banker in a black bro vest randomly came up to Boatwright and said he recognized him. It was all in a day for Boatwright, an avid weightlifter with a linebacker frame, high-wattage smile, and the looks of an OG Abercrombie & Fitch model. He told me over a bag o ...

The stock is also digesting the message that management kept full-year comp guidance flat, even as several analysts argued second-quarter comps around 1% could prove conservative based on April trends. Chipotle's unit growth cadence is part of the bull case, with 49 company-owned openings in first quarter and 42 of them featuring a Chipotlane, which management is leaning on to support throughput and digital mix via Opened 49 company-owned restaurants. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (NYSE:CMG) shares are trading ...