El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO - Get Free Report) shares passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $10.61 and traded as low as $10.25. El Pollo Loco shares last traded at $10.30, with a volume of 356,037 shares trading hands.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of El Pollo Loco from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd.
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El Pollo Loco Stock Up 1.5%
The company has a market cap of $314.04 million, a PE ratio of 12.44 and a beta of 1.01. The company's 50 day moving average is $10.71 and its 200 day moving average is $10.58. The company has a current ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28.
El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ:LOCO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The restaurant operator reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $125.83 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $124.24 million. El Pollo Loco had a net margin of 5.15% and a return on equity of 9.95%. The firm's revenue was up 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.26 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. will post 0.83 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. CWM LLC lifted its stake in shares of El Pollo Loco by 31.3% during the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 4,229 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 1,008 shares during the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP boosted its stake in El Pollo Loco by 27.3% in the 1st quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 7,722 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $80,000 after purchasing an additional 1,658 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP boosted its stake in El Pollo Loco by 235.6% in the 4th quarter. Quarry LP now owns 7,389 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $85,000 after purchasing an additional 5,187 shares in the last quarter. Trexquant Investment LP acquired a new stake in El Pollo Loco during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $105,000. Finally, Aquatic Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in El Pollo Loco during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $107,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.28% of the company's stock.
El Pollo Loco Company Profile
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El 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.
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