El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Competitors $12.36 -0.35 (-2.75%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends LOCO vs. BH, HABT, DENN, DIN, CHUY, CNNE, FWRG, PLYA, HDL, and KRUSShould you be buying El Pollo Loco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of El Pollo Loco include Biglari (BH), Habit Restaurants (HABT), Denny's (DENN), Dine Brands Global (DIN), Chuy's (CHUY), Cannae (CNNE), First Watch Restaurant Group (FWRG), Playa Hotels & Resorts (PLYA), Super Hi International (HDL), and Kura Sushi USA (KRUS). El Pollo Loco vs. Biglari Habit Restaurants Denny's Dine Brands Global Chuy's Cannae First Watch Restaurant Group Playa Hotels & Resorts Super Hi International Kura Sushi USA Biglari (NYSE:BH) and El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ:LOCO) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking. Does the media prefer BH or LOCO? In the previous week, Biglari had 4 more articles in the media than El Pollo Loco. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Biglari and 1 mentions for El Pollo Loco. Biglari's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat El Pollo Loco's score of 0.53 indicating that Biglari is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Biglari Positive El Pollo Loco Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BH or LOCO? El Pollo Loco received 110 more outperform votes than Biglari when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.16% of users gave Biglari an outperform vote while only 59.37% of users gave El Pollo Loco an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBiglariOutperform Votes24862.16% Underperform Votes15137.84% El Pollo LocoOutperform Votes35859.37% Underperform Votes24540.63% Which has more volatility and risk, BH or LOCO? Biglari has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, El Pollo Loco has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is BH or LOCO more profitable? Biglari has a net margin of 14.14% compared to El Pollo Loco's net margin of 5.11%. Biglari's return on equity of 16.03% beat El Pollo Loco's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Biglari14.14% 16.03% 11.23% El Pollo Loco 5.11%10.34%4.40% Do analysts rate BH or LOCO? El Pollo Loco has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.18%. Given El Pollo Loco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe El Pollo Loco is more favorable than Biglari.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Biglari 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00El Pollo Loco 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has higher earnings & valuation, BH or LOCO? Biglari has higher earnings, but lower revenue than El Pollo Loco. Biglari is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than El Pollo Loco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBiglari$365.32M1.31$54.95M$176.491.19El Pollo Loco$468.66M0.79$25.55M$0.7915.65 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BH or LOCO? 74.3% of Biglari shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.3% of El Pollo Loco shares are owned by institutional investors. 71.4% of Biglari shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of El Pollo Loco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryBiglari beats El Pollo Loco on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyFinancial Prophecy The Magnificent 7 could be in for a world of pain… And the insiders know it. It’s why Jeff Bezos just sold $3 billion of Amazon… it’s why Nvidia’s CEO just sold $713 million... and it’s why Zuckerberg just sold $1.3 billion in Meta stock. The financial establishment doesn’t want you to know about this… but a controversial new documentary just pulled back the curtain and exposed what’s really going on. It’s called The Final Frontier.Including the name of the #1 company to buy. Get El Pollo Loco News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LOCO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LOCO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEl Pollo LocoEating places IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$370.05M$9.55B$23.96B$8.74BDividend YieldN/A3.75%171.36%4.07%P/E Ratio15.6522.7895.2413.27Price / Sales0.792.533.1281.14Price / Cash10.1921.3519.8535.77Price / Book1.4515.486.765.92Net Income$25.55M$323.18M$689.25M$225.73M7 Day Performance-4.19%-3.72%-2.81%-1.34%1 Month Performance-9.72%-3.88%0.81%1.15%1 Year Performance40.61%11.99%15.12%24.02% El Pollo Loco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LOCOEl Pollo Loco3.3613 of 5 stars$12.36-2.8%$13.00+5.2%+41.7%$370.05M$468.66M15.654,362Positive NewsBHBiglari3.409 of 5 stars$176.58+1.2%N/A+42.2%$402.60M$365.32M1.002,466Insider BuyingShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsHABTHabit RestaurantsN/A$13.98flatN/A+0.0%$365.05M$466.06M87.386,093DENNDenny's3.6645 of 5 stars$6.78-3.0%N/A-32.9%$348.01M$453.01M20.553,500Short Interest ↑DINDine Brands Global4.4016 of 5 stars$33.76+0.4%N/A-21.7%$514.71M$813.84M5.623,520Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓CHUYChuy's0.7014 of 5 stars$37.48flatN/AN/A$645.78M$460.07M24.507,400CNNECannae4.5985 of 5 stars$21.68+2.0%N/A+14.1%$1.36B$570M-3.207,741Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓FWRGFirst Watch Restaurant Group4.2808 of 5 stars$19.74-7.8%N/A+3.2%$1.19B$997.25M59.8214,000Insider SellingHigh Trading VolumePLYAPlaya Hotels & Resorts1.1597 of 5 stars$9.80-1.1%N/A+23.4%$1.19B$962.14M20.4214,100Short Interest ↑HDLSuper Hi InternationalN/A$16.79-0.5%N/AN/A$1.09B$686.36M0.0012,891Short Interest ↑Lockup ExpirationHigh Trading VolumeKRUSKura Sushi USA1.5254 of 5 stars$91.98-0.4%N/A+45.4%$1.03B$237.86M-117.923,219Gap DownHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BH Competitors HABT Competitors DENN Competitors DIN Competitors CHUY Competitors CNNE Competitors FWRG Competitors PLYA Competitors HDL Competitors KRUS Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LOCO) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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