El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $12.41 -0.40 (-3.12%) (As of 12/17/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends El Pollo Loco Short Interest DataEl Pollo Loco (LOCO) has a short interest of 1.14 million shares, representing 4.47% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -0.87% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.1, indicating that it would take 5.1 days of the average trading volume of 270,404 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,140,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,150,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-0.87%Dollar Volume Sold Short$14.50 millionShort Interest Ratio5.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateNovember 30, 2024Outstanding Shares29,939,000 sharesFloat Size25,510,000 sharesShort Percent of Float4.47%Today's Trading Volume327,588 sharesAverage Trading Volume270,404 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average121% Short Selling El Pollo Loco? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for El Pollo Loco and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartLOCO Short Interest Over TimeLOCO Days to Cover Over TimeLOCO Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Brownstone ResearchDo this Before Elon’s Reveal on January 22ndElon’s newest tech could pay you an extra $30,000 a year — while you sleep. It’s smaller than a quarter but designed to power a $9 trillion AI revolution. 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El Pollo Loco Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 11/30/20241,140,000 shares $14.50 million -0.9%4.5%5.1 $12.72 11/15/20241,150,000 shares $14.21 million +2.7%4.5%5 $12.36 10/31/20241,120,000 shares $13.69 million -5.1%4.3%4.4 $12.22 10/15/20241,180,000 shares $16.19 million +0.9%4.6%4.7 $13.72 9/30/20241,170,000 shares $16.03 million +15.8%5.0%4.6 $13.70 9/15/20241,010,000 shares $13.74 million -4.7%4.3%3.6 $13.60 Get the Latest News and Ratings for LOCO and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for El Pollo Loco and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/31/20241,060,000 shares $14.69 million +1.9%4.5%3.9 $13.86 8/15/20241,040,000 shares $13.67 million -20.0%4.4%3.8 $13.14 7/31/20241,300,000 shares $15.68 million -5.1%5.5%4.6 $12.06 7/15/20241,370,000 shares $15.51 million +25.7%5.6%3.8 $11.32 6/30/20241,090,000 shares $12.33 million -2.7%4.5%3 $11.31 6/15/20241,120,000 shares $11.69 million +8.7%4.6%3.2 $10.44 5/31/20241,030,000 shares $11.00 million -26.4%4.2%2.9 $10.68 5/15/20241,400,000 shares $15.54 million +10.2%5.7%4 $11.10 4/30/20241,270,000 shares $10.82 million -0.8%5.1%4.1 $8.52 4/15/20241,280,000 shares $11.02 million -2.3%5.2%5.6 $8.61 3/31/20241,310,000 shares $12.76 million -3.7%5.2%5.8 $9.74 3/15/20241,360,000 shares $11.60 million +3.8%5.4%6.3 $8.53 2/29/20241,310,000 shares $11.87 million -1.5%5.0%5.8 $9.06 2/15/20241,330,000 shares $12.29 million -5.0%5.1%5.6 $9.24 1/31/20241,400,000 shares $12.96 million +25.0%5.0%5.1 $9.26 1/15/20241,120,000 shares $9.55 million +2.8%4.0%3.8 $8.53 12/31/20231,090,000 shares $9.61 million -9.9%3.9%3.7 $8.82 12/15/20231,210,000 shares $10.76 million +4.3%4.3%4 $8.89 11/30/20231,160,000 shares $9.64 million -3.3%4.2%3.8 $8.31 11/15/20231,200,000 shares $10.78 million +9.1%4.6%4 $8.98 10/31/20231,100,000 shares $9.19 million -12.0%4.2%3.7 $8.35 10/15/20231,250,000 shares $10.26 million -3.9%4.7%3.8 $8.21 9/30/20231,300,000 shares $11.64 million -0.8%4.9%3.4 $8.95 9/15/20231,310,000 shares $11.88 million -3.0%4.9%2.3 $9.07 8/31/20231,350,000 shares $12.84 million -11.8%5.0%2.2 $9.51 8/15/20231,530,000 shares $15.64 million +4.8%5.7%2.5 $10.22 7/31/20231,460,000 shares $15.55 million -4.6%5.4%2.3 $10.65 7/15/20231,530,000 shares $15.24 million -13.1%5.6%2.4 $9.96 6/30/20231,760,000 shares $15.44 million +32.3%6.5%2.9 $8.77 6/15/20231,330,000 shares $13.22 million -10.7%4.9%2.6 $9.94 5/31/20231,490,000 shares $13.62 million +1.4%5.5%3.3 $9.14 5/15/20231,470,000 shares $13.92 million -0.7%5.4%3.5 $9.47 4/30/20231,480,000 shares $13.79 million -2.0%5.4%3.8 $9.32 4/15/20231,510,000 shares $13.79 million -5.6%5.4%4.8 $9.13Hiding in the Bible (Ad)New documentary reveals the lost wealth-building secret hidden deep within ancient religious texts from almost every 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10/15/20221,370,000 shares $14.99 million +14.2%7.0%7.2 $10.94 9/30/20221,200,000 shares $10.70 million +31.2%6.1%9.4 $8.92 9/15/2022914,400 shares $8.35 million +5.6%4.7%7.5 $9.13 8/31/2022866,100 shares $7.84 million +2.6%4.5%7.2 $9.05 8/15/2022843,800 shares $8.25 million +0.4%4.3%7.3 $9.78 7/31/2022840,100 shares $8.17 million +5.1%4.3%6.3 $9.72 7/15/2022799,200 shares $7.78 million -1.4%4.1%5.2 $9.73 6/30/2022810,700 shares $7.98 million -18.1%4.2%4.7 $9.84 6/15/2022989,500 shares $9.78 million -4.9%2.8%5.7 $9.88 5/31/20221,040,000 shares $10.77 million +13.0%2.9%5.5 $10.36 5/15/2022920,500 shares $9.60 million -5.9%2.6%4.7 $10.43 4/30/2022977,700 shares $10.41 million -2.1%2.7%5.1 $10.65 4/15/2022998,300 shares $11.07 million -20.1%2.8%5.3 $11.09 3/31/20221,250,000 shares $14.53 million +3.3%3.5%6.4 $11.62 3/15/20221,210,000 shares $13.27 million -4.0%3.4%6.1 $10.97 2/28/20221,260,000 shares $16.72 million +5.9%3.5%6.3 $13.27 2/15/20221,190,000 shares $16.09 million -5.6%3.3%5.9 $13.52 1/31/20221,260,000 shares $16.81 million +20.0%3.5%6.3 $13.34 1/15/20221,050,000 shares $14.56 million -4.6%2.9%5.5 $13.87 12/31/20211,100,000 shares $15.61 million -12.7%3.1%6.4 $14.19 12/15/20211,260,000 shares $17.14 million +2.4%3.5%7.9 $13.60 11/30/20211,230,000 shares $15.52 million -18.5%3.7%9.6 $12.62 11/15/20211,510,000 shares $22.35 million -0.7%4.6%13.3 $14.80 10/29/20211,520,000 shares $22.34 million -3.2%4.6%14.7 $14.70 10/15/20211,570,000 shares $24.16 million -2.5%4.8%15.6 $15.39 9/30/20211,610,000 shares $27.21 million -6.4%4.9%15.8 $16.90 9/15/20211,720,000 shares $29.48 million -4.4%10.6%12 $17.14 8/31/20211,800,000 shares $32.65 million -1.1%11.2%11.4 $18.14 8/13/20211,820,000 shares $32.67 million +1.7%11.3%10.8 $17.95 7/30/20211,790,000 shares $33.31 million +1.7%11.2%9.6 $18.61 7/15/20211,760,000 shares $32.17 million -0.6%11.0%8.6 $18.28 6/30/20211,770,000 shares $32.37 million +6.0%11.0%8.4 $18.29 6/15/20211,670,000 shares $28.12 million No Change10.4%8.5 $16.84 5/28/20211,670,000 shares $28.16 million +1.2%10.4%7.5 $16.86 5/14/20211,650,000 shares $28.46 million -7.3%10.3%7.2 $17.25 4/30/20211,780,000 shares $30.33 million +3.5%9.3%7.4 $17.04 4/15/20211,720,000 shares $29.21 million +13.2%9.0%7.1 $16.98 3/31/20211,520,000 shares $24.70 million -21.2%7.9%6 $16.25 3/15/20211,930,000 shares $37.08 million +12.2%10.1%7.6 $19.21Hiding in the Bible (Ad)New documentary reveals the lost wealth-building secret hidden deep within ancient religious texts from almost every civilization… an investment one expert says is “so perfect that only God could have created it.” Watch it now to discover how this asset that you’ve likely never considered before can produce returns so safe, secure, and endless it is nothing short of miraculous.This is the untold, true story of God’s Investment. 2/26/20211,720,000 shares $32.03 million +3.0%9.0%7.3 $18.62 2/12/20211,670,000 shares $33.03 million -15.7%8.7%6.6 $19.78 1/29/20211,980,000 shares $39.82 million -7.9%10.4%7.8 $20.11 1/15/20212,150,000 shares $41.22 million -4.9%11.2%7.9 $19.17 12/31/20202,260,000 shares $41.15 million +3.7%11.8%8.4 $18.21 12/15/20202,180,000 shares $39.89 million +1.4%11.4%8 $18.30 11/30/20202,150,000 shares $33.99 million -12.6%11.2%7.5 $15.81 11/15/20202,460,000 shares $38.50 million -23.8%13.0%8.4 $15.65 10/30/20203,230,000 shares $56.85 million -6.7%17.1%11.7 $17.60 10/15/20203,460,000 shares $60.38 million -2.3%18.6%11 $17.45 9/30/20203,540,000 shares $57.35 million -1.1%19.0%10.9 $16.20 9/15/20203,580,000 shares $58.71 million -0.6%19.2%10.8 $16.40 8/31/20203,600,000 shares $64.33 million -0.6%19.3%10.7 $17.87 8/14/20203,620,000 shares $62.70 million -1.6%19.9%10.1 $17.32 7/31/20203,680,000 shares $72.72 million -6.8%20.2%9.7 $19.76 7/15/20203,950,000 shares $57.12 million -0.3%22.2%11 $14.46 6/30/20203,960,000 shares $57.97 million +6.7%22.3%10.4 $14.64 6/15/20203,710,000 shares $53.54 million -1.3%20.9%8.7 $14.43 5/29/20203,760,000 shares $52.00 million +0.5%21.2%7.9 $13.83 5/15/20203,740,000 shares $48.73 million +18.7%21.1%7.8 $13.03 4/30/20203,150,000 shares $38.52 million +12.5%17.6%6.8 $12.23 4/15/20202,800,000 shares $28.62 million -17.2%15.6%6.7 $10.22 3/31/20203,380,000 shares $36.50 million -17.0%18.9%8.4 $10.80 3/13/20204,072,900 shares $45.45 million -5.7%18.4%7.6 $11.16 2/28/20204,320,000 shares $34.39 million -2.0%19.5%13.3 $7.96 2/14/20204,410,000 shares $46.44 million +1.9%24.9%14.2 $10.53 1/31/20204,330,000 shares $58.71 million +8.3%24.5%12.9 $13.56 1/15/20204,000,000 shares $57.48 million +3.6%22.6%9.8 $14.37 12/31/20193,860,000 shares $56.01 million -9.6%21.8%9.7 $14.51 LOCO Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is El Pollo Loco's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of El Pollo Loco shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 30th, traders have sold 1,140,000 shares of LOCO short. 4.47% of El Pollo Loco's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on El Pollo Loco's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for El Pollo Loco? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. LOCO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on El Pollo Loco's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for El Pollo Loco? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 4.47% of El Pollo Loco's floating shares are currently sold short. Is El Pollo Loco's short interest increasing or decreasing? El Pollo Loco saw a drop in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,140,000 shares, a drop of 0.9% from the previous total of 1,150,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is El Pollo Loco's float size? El Pollo Loco currently has issued a total of 29,939,000 shares. Some of El Pollo Loco's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. El Pollo Loco currently has a public float of 25,510,000 shares. How does El Pollo Loco's short interest compare to its competitors? 4.47% of El Pollo Loco's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "restaurants, hotels, motels" compare to El Pollo Loco: Cannae Holdings, Inc. (1.47%), Playa Hotels & Resorts (5.06%), Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (22.04%), First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. (8.94%), Soho House & Co Inc. (5.09%), Target Hospitality Corp. (3.45%), Bally's Co. (2.95%), Civeo Co. (0.57%), Potbelly Co. (2.44%), GreenTree Hospitality Group Ltd. (0.03%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.55 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($3.84 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.07 billion), International Paper ($3.00 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.93 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.54 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.53 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.24 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short El Pollo Loco stock? Short selling LOCO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from El Pollo Loco as its price is falling. LOCO shares are trading down $0.40 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against El Pollo Loco? A short squeeze for El Pollo Loco occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of LOCO, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is El Pollo Loco's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including LOCO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024. 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