NASDAQ:LOCO El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Stock Price, News & Analysis $12.88 -0.15 (-1.15%) (As of 11/13/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends 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$12.84▼$13.1850-Day Range$11.78▼$13.8552-Week Range$8.17▼$14.25Volume143,525 shsAverage Volume278,896 shsMarket Capitalization$385.63 millionP/E Ratio16.30Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$13.00Consensus 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… “This Changes Everything” - Trump Hands Millions Massive IRS Gift (Ad)Now it's your time to return the favor by taking advantage of this tax "revenge loophole." Because even as we wait for Trump's agenda to kick in…>> YES! Send Me My FREE Gold Guide! El Pollo Loco Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks72nd Percentile Overall ScoreLOCO MarketRank™: El Pollo Loco scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 112th out of 218 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.0 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingEl Pollo Loco has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageEl Pollo Loco has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about El Pollo Loco's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth12.05% Earnings GrowthEarnings for El Pollo Loco are expected to grow by 12.05% in the coming year, from $0.83 to $0.93 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of El Pollo Loco is 16.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 124.92.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of El Pollo Loco is 16.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 127.53.Price to Book Value per Share RatioEl Pollo Loco has a P/B Ratio of 1.51. 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 Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted4.33% 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 4.4.Change versus previous monthShort interest in El Pollo Loco has recently decreased by 5.08%, 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-4.34 Percentage of Shares Shorted4.33% 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 4.4.Change versus previous monthShort interest in El Pollo Loco has recently decreased by 5.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media2.3 / 5News Sentiment1.13 News SentimentEl Pollo Loco has a news sentiment score of 1.13. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for El Pollo Loco this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for LOCO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.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 Ownership3.3 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, El Pollo Loco insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $2,483,158.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in 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 HeadlinesEl Pollo Loco: Although Emptier, Q3 Brought Cost Efficiency To Pollo LocoNovember 6, 2024 | seekingalpha.comWilliam Blair Boosts Earnings Estimates for El Pollo LocoNovember 5, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comIs Your 401(k) Safe? The Real Risk No One Sees ComingEvery day you wait, your savings are at greater risk. The government isn't slowing down, inflation isn't stopping, and the digital dollar is coming. You can protect yourself—but only if you act now. Don't wake up too late. Get your Digital Dollar Protection today and secure your retirement before the window closes.November 14, 2024 | Golden Crest (Ad)El Pollo Loco ramps up remodel efforts with low-cost designNovember 4, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comEl Pollo Loco Holdings Third Quarter 2024 Earnings: EPS Beats ExpectationsNovember 2, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comSouth L.A. El Pollo Loco employees strike over working conditionsNovember 2, 2024 | msn.comEl Pollo Loco reports Q3 EPS 21c, consensus 17cNovember 1, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comEl Pollo Loco Reports Mixed Q3 2024 ResultsNovember 1, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comSee More Headlines LOCO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have LOCO shares performed this year? El Pollo Loco's stock was trading at $8.82 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, LOCO stock has increased by 46.0% and is now trading at $12.88. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were El Pollo Loco's earnings last quarter? El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 31st. The restaurant operator reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.04. The company's quarterly revenue was up .0% on a year-over-year basis. Who are El Pollo Loco's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of El Pollo Loco include Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.66%), Empowered Funds LLC (0.56%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.49%) and Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.25%). Insiders that own company stock include Laurance Roberts, John M Roth and Miguel Lozano. 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. Compare Top Brokerages Here. 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 Earnings10/31/2024Today11/13/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)3/06/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorRetail/Wholesale Industry Eating places Sub-IndustryRestaurants, Hotels, Motels Current SymbolNASDAQ:LOCO CUSIPN/A CIK1606366 Webwww.elpolloloco.com Phone(714) 599-5000FaxN/AEmployees4,362Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$13.00 High Stock Price Target$13.00 Low Stock Price Target$13.00 Potential Upside/Downside+0.9%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.79 Trailing P/E Ratio16.30 Forward P/E Ratio15.52 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$468.66 million Price / Sales0.82 Cash Flow$1.20 per share Price / Cash Flow10.74 Book Value$8.52 per share Price / Book1.51Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares29,940,000Free Float29,370,000Market Cap$385.63 million OptionableOptionable Beta1.50 Social Links 12 Stocks Corporate Insiders are AbandoningIf a company's CEO, COO, and CFO were all selling shares of their stock, would you want to know?Get This Free Report This page (NASDAQ:LOCO) was last updated on 11/14/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBlackrock’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeIt's a groundbreaking opportunity that could be poised for extraordinary gains. 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