NASDAQ:LOCO El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Stock Price, News & Analysis $11.45 -0.02 (-0.17%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern 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$11.16▼$11.6350-Day Range$10.97▼$13.1252-Week Range$8.17▼$14.25Volume178,906 shsAverage Volume169,591 shsMarket Capitalization$342.81 millionP/E Ratio14.49Dividend 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… El Pollo Loco Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks62nd Percentile Overall ScoreLOCO MarketRank™: El Pollo Loco scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 144th 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 Opinion2.0 / 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 14.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.91.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of El Pollo Loco is 14.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 110.47.Price to Book Value per Share RatioEl Pollo Loco has a P/B Ratio of 1.50. 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 Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted7.88% 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 9.8.Change versus previous monthShort interest in El Pollo Loco has recently increased by 22.56%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing 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 Shorted7.88% 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 9.8.Change versus previous monthShort interest in El Pollo Loco has recently increased by 22.56%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media2.0 / 5News Sentiment0.59 News SentimentEl Pollo Loco has a news sentiment score of 0.59. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for El Pollo Loco this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search Interest1 people have searched for LOCO on MarketBeat in the last 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 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 HeadlinesEl Pollo Loco Celebrates 50 Years of Fire-Grilled Flavor and Community ImpactJanuary 16 at 5:42 PM | globenewswire.comEl Pollo Loco appoints Joe Taylor to board of directorsJanuary 13, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comBoomers miss Bitcoin rallyEric's been mining Bitcoin since 2013... and has helped ordinary Americans achieve incredible gains on cryptos like Frontier, which soared 979% in just 5 weeks. Today, Eric has found a smaller crypto that he believes could be even more profitable for investors than Bitcoin.January 18, 2025 | Stansberry Research (Ad)El Pollo Loco Appoints Joe Taylor to its Board of DirectorsJanuary 13, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comEl Pollo Loco opens In French ValleyJanuary 10, 2025 | msn.comEl Pollo Loco Expands In Southwest Riverside CountyJanuary 8, 2025 | msn.comEl Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. to Participate at the 27th Annual ICR ConferenceJanuary 8, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comEl Pollo Loco: Already Marinating, Now Offering A 25%+ Safety Margin (Upgrade)December 27, 2024 | seekingalpha.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 start of the year. Since then, LOCO shares have decreased by 0.8% and is now trading at $11.45. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were El Pollo Loco's earnings last quarter? El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) issued its earnings results on Thursday, October, 31st. The restaurant operator reported $0.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.17 by $0.04. El Pollo Loco's revenue for the quarter was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. Who are El Pollo Loco's major shareholders? El Pollo Loco's top institutional shareholders include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.42%), Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.28%) and SG Americas Securities LLC (0.04%). 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 Earnings10/31/2024Today1/18/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)3/06/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get 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+13.5%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.79 Trailing P/E Ratio14.49 Forward P/E Ratio13.80 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 / Sales0.73 Cash Flow$1.27 per share Price / Cash Flow9.05 Book Value$7.61 per share Price / Book1.50Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares29,940,000Free Float29,370,000Market Cap$342.81 million OptionableOptionable Beta1.47 Social Links 13 Stocks Institutional Investors Won't Stop BuyingWhich stocks are major institutional investors including hedge funds and endowments buying in today's market? 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