Is Chipotle Stock a Bargain or Trap After Starbucks Took Its CEO?

We recently learned that Chipotle 's (NYSE: CMG) highly successful CEO, Brian Niccol, has been hired by Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) to turn the slumping coffee giant around. Should Chipotle investors be worried, or is any weakness in the stock a long-term buying opportunity?

*Stock prices used were the morning prices of Aug. 20, 2024. The video was published on Aug. 21, 2024.

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