El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ:LOCO - Get Free Report) issued its earnings results on Thursday. The restaurant operator reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.06, Zacks reports. El Pollo Loco had a return on equity of 10.34% and a net margin of 5.11%. The company had revenue of $114.28 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $113.19 million.
El Pollo Loco Stock Down 1.3 %
Shares of NASDAQ LOCO traded down $0.14 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $10.48. 219,629 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 218,222. El Pollo Loco has a 52 week low of $8.17 and a 52 week high of $14.25. The company has a market cap of $313.73 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.26 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 0.29 and a current ratio of 0.31. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $11.63 and a 200-day moving average price of $12.46.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
LOCO has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Benchmark restated a "hold" rating on shares of El Pollo Loco in a research note on Monday. StockNews.com upgraded El Pollo Loco from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, February 28th.
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About El Pollo Loco
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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.
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