99,300 Shares in El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) Purchased by Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new position in El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 99,300 shares of the restaurant operator's stock, valued at approximately $1,146,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned approximately 0.33% of El Pollo Loco at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of El Pollo Loco by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 198,267 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $2,288,000 after acquiring an additional 1,450 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in shares of El Pollo Loco by 22.3% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 10,713 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $124,000 after acquiring an additional 1,954 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its position in shares of El Pollo Loco by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 61,201 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $706,000 after acquiring an additional 2,416 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its position in shares of El Pollo Loco by 16.9% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 22,508 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $260,000 after acquiring an additional 3,262 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rodgers Brothers Inc. boosted its position in shares of El Pollo Loco by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Rodgers Brothers Inc. now owns 214,550 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $2,476,000 after acquiring an additional 4,000 shares during the last quarter. 81.28% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of El Pollo Loco from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Craig Hallum began coverage on shares of El Pollo Loco in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. They set a "buy" rating and a $18.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Benchmark reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of El Pollo Loco in a research report on Monday, March 10th.

El Pollo Loco Trading Up 1.4%

Shares of El Pollo Loco stock traded up $0.15 during trading on Friday, hitting $11.05. The stock had a trading volume of 303,031 shares, compared to its average volume of 253,926. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $9.63 and its 200-day simple moving average is $10.91. The stock has a market cap of $332.07 million, a PE ratio of 13.99 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 0.31 and a quick ratio of 0.29. El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $8.29 and a 12 month high of $14.25.

El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ:LOCO - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The restaurant operator reported $0.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.20 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $119.18 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $118.20 million. El Pollo Loco had a return on equity of 10.34% and a net margin of 5.11%. El Pollo Loco's revenue was up 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.22 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. will post 0.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

El Pollo Loco Profile

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.