Key Points Chipotle stock fell sharply after an underwhelming earnings report. A key customer demographic has pulled back on spending. The company expects the challenges to continue for at least the next few quarters. 10 stocks we like better than Chipotle Mexican Grill › Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) has been one of the best-performing restaurant stocks, but after its third-quarter earnings report, which was released on Wednesday night, the stock now seems to be in full-on crisis mode. The ...

You can find original article here Nrn. Subscribe to our free daily Nrn newsletters. Chipotle eked out positive same-store sales in the third quarter — at 0.3% — following back-to-back (and rare) negative quarters, but transactions remained negative at the fast-casual chain, which seemed all but untouchable until this year.  During the company’s earnings call Wednesday after market, chief executive officer Scott Boatwright acknowledged the results fell short of expectations, adding that some of the ...