El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO - Get Free Report)'s stock price crossed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of $12.05 and traded as high as $14.25. El Pollo Loco shares last traded at $14.04, with a volume of 243,795 shares.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
LOCO has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c)" rating on shares of El Pollo Loco in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. William Blair restated a "market perform" rating on shares of El Pollo Loco in a report on Friday, March 13th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on El Pollo Loco from $12.00 to $13.50 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, December 15th. Zacks Research cut El Pollo Loco from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, December 30th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of El Pollo Loco from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $12.88.
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El Pollo Loco Stock Performance
The firm has a market capitalization of $420.64 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.60 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 0.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $12.05 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.99.
El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ:LOCO - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 12th. The restaurant operator reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $123.52 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $122.18 million. El Pollo Loco had a return on equity of 10.39% and a net margin of 5.40%. On average, analysts forecast that El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. will post 0.83 EPS for the current year.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On El Pollo Loco
Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in El Pollo Loco by 11.1% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 12,212 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $128,000 after purchasing an additional 1,217 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its stake in El Pollo Loco by 85.0% during the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,862 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 1,774 shares during the last quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC lifted its stake in El Pollo Loco by 17.7% during the third quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 13,590 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $132,000 after purchasing an additional 2,048 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. lifted its stake in El Pollo Loco by 11.5% during the third quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 20,413 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $198,000 after purchasing an additional 2,100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Panagora Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in El Pollo Loco by 6.7% during the fourth quarter. Panagora Asset Management Inc. now owns 35,492 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $371,000 after purchasing an additional 2,214 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.28% of the company's stock.
About El Pollo Loco
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El Pollo Loco NASDAQ: LOCO is a fast-casual restaurant chain specializing in Mexican-style fire-grilled chicken and complementary menu offerings. The company's signature product is its marinated, flame-grilled chicken, which is prepared in an open-flame rotisserie and served in a variety of formats including tacos, burritos, bowls and salads. In addition to its core chicken offerings, El Pollo Loco menu items feature fresh-made salsas, guacamole, sides such as charro beans and fresh tortillas, as well as a selection of beverages and desserts.
Founded in 1975 in Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico, by Juan Francisco Ochoa, the concept expanded into the United States in 1980 with its first U.S.
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