El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO - Get Free Report) Director Mark Buller sold 10,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.76, for a total transaction of $123,480.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 51,043 shares in the company, valued at approximately $600,265.68. The trade was a 17.06 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.
El Pollo Loco Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ:LOCO traded down $0.08 during trading on Friday, hitting $9.55. 293,992 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 275,103. El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $8.17 and a 1-year high of $14.25. 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 company's fifty day simple moving average is $10.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $11.84. The company has a market capitalization of $287.04 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.09 and a beta of 1.35.
El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ:LOCO - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results 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 company had revenue of $114.28 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $113.19 million. El Pollo Loco had a net margin of 5.11% and a return on equity of 10.34%. Sell-side analysts expect that El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. will post 0.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. LSV Asset Management grew its position in shares of El Pollo Loco by 21.1% during the 4th quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 1,533,400 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $17,695,000 after buying an additional 266,908 shares during the period. William Blair Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in El Pollo Loco by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 1,406,454 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $16,230,000 after acquiring an additional 34,399 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings in El Pollo Loco by 6.9% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 618,829 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $7,141,000 after acquiring an additional 40,012 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of El Pollo Loco by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 593,425 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $8,130,000 after acquiring an additional 14,692 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of El Pollo Loco by 11.0% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 456,432 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $5,267,000 after purchasing an additional 45,134 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 81.28% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several brokerages have recently commented on LOCO. Craig Hallum started coverage on shares of El Pollo Loco in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. They set a "buy" rating and a $18.00 price target on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of El Pollo Loco from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Benchmark reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of El Pollo Loco in a research report on Monday, March 10th.
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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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