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El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$9.66 +0.18 (+1.90%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$9.68 +0.02 (+0.20%)
As of 07:19 PM Eastern
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About El Pollo Loco Stock (NASDAQ:LOCO)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$9.32
$9.68
50-Day Range
$9.28
$12.47
52-Week Range
$8.36
$14.25
Volume
164,591 shs
Average Volume
268,361 shs
Market Capitalization
$290.35 million
P/E Ratio
12.23
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$15.50
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiary, El Pollo Loco, Inc., develops, franchises, licenses, and operates quick-service restaurants under the El Pollo Loco name. It operates and franchises restaurants located in California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Colorado, Utah, and Louisiana. It also licenses its brand to restaurants in the Philippines. The company was formerly known as Chicken Acquisition Corp. and changed its name to El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. in April 2014. El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California.

El Pollo Loco Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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78th Percentile Overall Score

LOCO MarketRank™: 

El Pollo Loco scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 81st out of 214 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    El Pollo Loco has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    El Pollo Loco has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about El Pollo Loco's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for El Pollo Loco are expected to grow by 14.46% in the coming year, from $0.83 to $0.95 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of El Pollo Loco is 12.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.67.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of El Pollo Loco is 12.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 22.52.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    El Pollo Loco has a P/B Ratio of 1.27. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about El Pollo Loco's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    6.81% of the float of El Pollo Loco has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    El Pollo Loco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.6.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in El Pollo Loco has recently decreased by 5.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    El Pollo Loco does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    El Pollo Loco does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    6.81% of the float of El Pollo Loco has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    El Pollo Loco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.6.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in El Pollo Loco has recently decreased by 5.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    El Pollo Loco has a news sentiment score of 0.58. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for El Pollo Loco this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added El Pollo Loco to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, El Pollo Loco insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.90% of the stock of El Pollo Loco is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    81.28% of the stock of El Pollo Loco is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about El Pollo Loco's insider trading history.
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LOCO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

El Pollo Loco's stock was trading at $11.54 at the start of the year. Since then, LOCO stock has decreased by 16.3% and is now trading at $9.66.
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El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March, 6th. The restaurant operator reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.06. The restaurant operator earned $114.28 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $113.19 million. El Pollo Loco had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.34% and a net margin of 5.11%.
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El Pollo Loco's top institutional investors include Rhumbline Advisers (0.13%) and GAMMA Investing LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Laurance Roberts, Mark Buller, John M Roth and Samuel N Borgese.
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Shares of LOCO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that El Pollo Loco investors own include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
3/06/2025
Today
4/25/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/01/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Eating places
Sub-Industry
Restaurants, Hotels, Motels
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:LOCO
Fax
N/A
Employees
4,630
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$15.50
High Stock Price Target
$18.00
Low Stock Price Target
$13.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+60.5%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.33
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
12.23
Forward P/E Ratio
11.64
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$25.55 million
Pretax Margin
7.12%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$473.01 million
Cash Flow
$0.95 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.19
Book Value
$7.61 per share
Price / Book
1.27

Miscellaneous

Free Float
29,370,000
Market Cap
$290.35 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.35

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This page (NASDAQ:LOCO) was last updated on 4/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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