NASDAQ:LOCO El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Stock Price, News & Analysis $9.66 +0.18 (+1.90%) Closing price 04/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.68 +0.02 (+0.20%) As of 04/25/2025 07:19 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About El Pollo Loco Stock (NASDAQ:LOCO) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get El Pollo Loco alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$9.32▼$9.6850-Day Range$9.28▼$12.4752-Week Range$8.36▼$14.25Volume164,591 shsAverage Volume268,361 shsMarket Capitalization$290.35 millionP/E Ratio12.23Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$15.50Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewEl 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.Read More… El Pollo Loco Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks78th Percentile Overall ScoreLOCO 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. Analyst's Opinion3.2 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingEl 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 CoverageEl 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 and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth14.46% Earnings GrowthEarnings 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 MarketThe 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 21.68.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe 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 RatioEl 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. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted6.81% of the float of El Pollo Loco has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverEl Pollo Loco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.6.Change versus previous monthShort interest in El Pollo Loco has recently decreased by 5.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldEl Pollo Loco does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthEl Pollo Loco does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Sustainability and ESG1.2 / 5Environmental Score-4.38 Percentage of Shares Shorted6.81% of the float of El Pollo Loco has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverEl Pollo Loco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.6.Change versus previous monthShort interest in El Pollo Loco has recently decreased by 5.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media1.9 / 5News Sentiment0.47 News SentimentEl Pollo Loco has a news sentiment score of 0.47. 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 0.93 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for El Pollo Loco this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 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. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, El Pollo Loco insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.90% of the stock of El Pollo Loco is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions81.28% 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. Receive LOCO Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for El Pollo Loco and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address LOCO Stock News HeadlinesMark Buller Sells 10,500 Shares of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) StockApril 9, 2025 | insidertrades.comSamuel N. Borgese Sells 1,000 Shares of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) StockApril 8, 2025 | insidertrades.comGold Alert: The Truth About Fort Knox Is ComingOwning physical gold isn’t the best way to profit. I’ve found a better way to invest in gold—one that’s already performing nearly twice as well as gold this year and looks ready to go much higher. If you wait for the news to hit, you’ll already be too late.April 26, 2025 | Golden Portfolio (Ad)3 Reasons to Avoid LOCO and 1 Stock to Buy InsteadApril 21, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comInvestors in El Pollo Loco Holdings (NASDAQ:LOCO) have seen returns of 14% over the past yearApril 20, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comEl Pollo Loco Holdings: No More Poison PillsApril 17, 2025 | seekingalpha.comEl Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. to Announce First Quarter 2025 Results on Thursday, May 1, 2025April 16, 2025 | gurufocus.comEl Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. to Announce First Quarter 2025 Results on Thursday, May 1, 2025 | ...April 16, 2025 | gurufocus.comSee More Headlines LOCO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have LOCO shares performed this year? El Pollo Loco's stock was trading at $11.54 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LOCO shares have decreased by 16.3% and is now trading at $9.66. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were El Pollo Loco's earnings last quarter? El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) released its earnings results on Thursday, March, 6th. The restaurant operator reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.06. The restaurant operator had revenue of $114.28 million for 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%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are El Pollo Loco's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of El Pollo Loco 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. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of El Pollo Loco? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of El Pollo Loco own? 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 Earnings3/06/2025Today4/26/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)5/01/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorRetail/Wholesale Industry Eating places Sub-IndustryRestaurants, Hotels, Motels Current SymbolNASDAQ:LOCO CIK1606366 Webwww.elpolloloco.com Phone(714) 599-5000FaxN/AEmployees4,630Year FoundedN/APrice 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 RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.33 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.85 Trailing P/E Ratio12.23 Forward P/E Ratio11.64 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$25.55 million Net Margins5.11% Pretax Margin7.12% Return on Equity10.34% Return on Assets4.40% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.30 Current Ratio0.31 Quick Ratio0.29 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$473.01 million Price / Sales0.61 Cash Flow$0.95 per share Price / Cash Flow10.19 Book Value$7.61 per share Price / Book1.27Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares30,057,000Free Float29,370,000Market Cap$290.35 million OptionableOptionable Beta1.35 Social Links Metaverse Stocks And Why You Can't Ignore ThemThinking about investing in Meta, Roblox, or Unity? 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